A family Christmas tree farm lost thousands of trees in ... - CBS News
3 days ago · First lady Jill Biden on Monday unveiled one of the surviving trees, a 20-foot Fraser fir, as this year's White House Christmas tree. ... Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital ...
Biden pardons turkeys 'Peach' and 'Blossom' | AP News
3 days ago · The 18.5 foot (5.64 meter) Fraser fir came from a farm in an area of western North Carolina that recently was devastated by Hurricane Helene. Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm lost thousands of trees in the storm “but this one remained standing and they named it ‘Tremendous’ for the extraordinary hope that it represents,” Jill Biden said.
No Christmas Tree Shortage Expected Despite Storm Damage
2 days ago · In North Carolina, Fraser fir is the most common species grown and sold by Christmas tree farms, with about 850 growers producing more than 50 million trees annually. Fraser firs grow naturally at elevations of at least 5,000 feet in western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee and southwestern Virginia.
Daytona Christmas tree sellers anticipate busy season, good supply
1 day ago · Most of these premium varieties start at around $20 to $30 per foot, according to most of the tree sellers interviewed by The News-Journal. Mike Mankic, operator of Two C's Trees in DeLand ...
At the White House, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
3 days ago · WASHINGTON — An 18.5-foot Fraser fir — which survived a hurricane to earn an honored home for Christmas — arrived at the White House on Monday on board a horse-drawn carriage greeted by first lady Jill Biden.“In just a few days, volunteers from all over the country will pour in to transform this tree and the entire White House,” Biden said during her brief remarks.
Cartners send off winning Frasier fir to DC | News | averyjournal.com
2 days ago · NEWLAND — The Cartner family’s “Tree-mendous” Christmas tree left for Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, for its five-day journey to the nation’s capital, but not without a ...
White House Christmas tree chosen from North Carolina area hit
Nov 3, 2024 · White House staff traveled to Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm in Newland, Avery County, on Monday to select the 20-foot-tall Fraser fir that will decorate the Blue Room.
How to Grow and Care for Fraser Fir - The Spruce
Apr 5, 2024 · Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri) is a small, coniferous tree that is often used as a Christmas tree. Read on to learn how to care for a fraser fir.
20-foot Fraser fir in Avery County chosen for next White House
Oct 28, 2024 · A 20-foot Fraser fir in Avery County was chosen to be the next White House Christmas tree. The selection Monday came weeks after Helene devastated much of western North Carolina.
America’s Most Visited National Park Is Threatened by Climate …
Mar 30, 2024 · Spruce and Fraser fir forests are at risk from rising temperatures. CLIMATEWIRE | The endangered forest at the heart of America’s most biologically diverse national park has made a modest...
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