Tennessee Living

“Choose Tennessee” this Christmas and you’ll make a lot of state tree farmers happy.

* The 30 member farms of the Tennessee Christmas Tree Growers Association grow a variety of trees, offering pre-cut, choose-and-cut, or balled and burlapped options.
* 80 percent of Tennessee’s tree farms are small family-owned operations, with less than 12 acres.
* Pines are the No. 1 choice among Tennesseans – White, Virginia and Scotch varieties. A typical 7- to 8-foot tree is 10 years old. Trees grow an average of one foot per year after the three-year seedling stage.
* East Tennessee grows spruce and firs; Middle Tennessee grows Leland cypress, Virginia pine and Scotch pine; West Tennessee grows Virginia pine, white pine and Leland cypress.

To find a tree farm in your area, visit www.picktnproducts.org or the Tennessee Christmas Tree Growers Association at www.tennesseechristmastrees.org (731-632-3715).

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Magazine:
Tennessee Home & Farm, Summer 2010 Edition Edition

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O Christmas Tree …

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“Choose Tennessee” this Christmas and you’ll make a lot of state tree farmers happy.

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