![]() ![]() For further information call the Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association in Salem Oregon at 50. Each fall a Buy-Sell Directory is published which lists members who have trees for sale, and regional buyers who are looking for trees. They also sponsor an annual Summer Meeting and Farm Tour at various locations throughout western Oregon and Washington. Members organize a September Tree Fair and Trade Show, which is one of the largest in the country. This organization is responsible for the bulk of industry recognition and promotion for Oregon and Washington. In Oregon and Washington the key grower association to support research, industry surveys, and market expansion is the Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association, based out of Salem, OR. It can only be grown successfully west the Cascades as it needs a mild moist climate. Noble fir has become the most important Christmas tree species in the Northwest. For further information call the National Christmas Tree Association headquarters in Chesterfield, MO at 63 or visit their website. Dues entitle the member to receive the quarterly magazine, promotional art work that can be used to help sell trees, liability insurance, credit card programs, and admittance to national meetings. Membership dues for Christmas tree growers who would like to join the National Association start at $$214/year plus $.15/tree sold. Nationally sales were expected to surpass 27 million trees, up from 23.4 million trees a year earlier. ![]() households stated that they were going to purchase a real tree, as opposed to a fake tree. In the year 2005 Christmas tree growers were very satisfied with the stat of the industry. During the late fall over 100,000 people are employed either full or part-time in the industry. All told there are more than 500,000 acres in production, being tended to by 21,000 growers. National Christmas tree production in 2004įrom: Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree AssociationĪccording to the National Christmas Tree Association, Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states of the nation as well as all through Canada. California Hawaii and the other western states account for 60% of sales. Over 90% of the Oregon grown trees are shipped out of the state. Growers have organized the Clackamas County Christmas Tree Marketing Association in order to help their membership grow and market trees successfully. Hood can encourage trees to grow as much as one foot per year. The deep rich soils on the western flanks of Mt. In Oregon the leading Christmas tree producing region is Clackamas county, with 17,700 acres of trees being raised directly south of the Columbia River. This number does not account for trees sold at local Choose and Cut farms. In 2004 an estimated 7.3 million trees were harvested, with a combined value of $142 million dollars. On a national basis Oregon produces over one-third of the total number of Christmas trees purchased. Oregon leads the entire United States in Christmas tree production by having nearly 61,000 acres under cultivation by an estimated 775 producers. Oregon State University has recently revised the principal Christmas tree production guide for the Pacific Northwest. ![]() The value of the industry has stayed even over the last 5 years. Washington is ranked sixth nationally in terms of the number of trees sold. In Washington there are over 300 commercial Christmas tree producers, who farm 25,000 acres, and each year harvest 2 million trees worth an estimated $60 million dollars. Clark county is ranked 6th in the state as far as county Christmas tree production. Total sales amounted to $1.3 million dollars 2002. These farms range in size from just a few acres to large farms approaching 100 acres. The most recent data from the Washington State Agricultural Statistics Services finds that there are approximately 350 acres of plantation Christmas tree farms in Clark county. If the trees are properly displayed with access to fresh water they will stay fresh and green all during the holiday season. The high humidity and cool fall harvesting season ensure good keepability once the tree has been cut. There is a good demand for locally raised trees from the large population base in Clark and Cowlitz counties. The mild winters, and long growing season, encourage the vigorous growth of Douglas fir, Noble fir, Grand fir, and to a lesser extent Fraser and Nordmann fir. Raising and selling sheared Christmas trees is popular as well as profitable enterprise for rural landowners in southwest Washington. ![]() Note the excellent shearing and good weed control. 4-H Restorative Community Service GardenĪ healthy stand of 7’–8’ Noble firs ready for harvest.4-H Youth Development Program – Clark County. ![]()
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