Here are the states that grow the most Christmas trees
FILE-Consumers shop for a Christmas tree on a farm. Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)
With Christmas a few days away, people are decorating their trees which are a trademark of the holiday.
Whether you have an existing tree in the closet, or the plan is to purchase one for the novelty of a new tree in your living room, certain areas are known for producing a lot of Christmas trees.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Christmas trees are grown commercially on about 16,000 farms across all 50 States in the U.S.
The agency also noted that data from the Census of Agriculture shows that in 2022, the U.S. cut over 14.5 million Christmas trees.
According to the USDA, half of the trees cut in 2022 were grown in two states, Oregon and North Carolina, where growing conditions for trees are good for production of popular species of Christmas trees, including Noble, Douglas, and Fraser firs.
Here are the states that grow the most Christmas trees.
States that grow the most Christmas trees
Oregon
Oregon produces over 4.7 million trees each year, which is roughly 33% of all Christmas trees produced in the U.S. The Noble Fir and Douglas Fir are Oregon’s most produced Christmas trees, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information.
North Carolina
North Carolina is right behind Oregon, producing almost 4 million trees a year and is known for producing Fraser Fir trees.
Michigan
Michigan produces 2 million Christmas trees annually, per the Michigan Agricultural Council. The state also has over 560 Christmas tree farms, ranging from large wholesale farms, to choose and cut farms, to small farms with a few acres selling pre-cut trees, FOX 2 Detroit reported.
Washington
Washington produces almost a million Christmas trees a year, including popular tree species like Scotch pine, Balsam fir, and Fraser fir.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania produces roughly 1 million trees a year with over 1,400 Christmas tree farms in the state.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin has over 800 farms for producing Christmas trees and the state is a major producer of Scotch pine, Balsam fir, and Fraser fir, cutting around 700,000 trees a year, according to Wisconsin Christmas Tree Producers Association.