Buy Live and Local This Christmas!

Red Cedar Christmas Tree

Keep the holidays real this year and support North Carolina farmers by purchasing a North Carolina grown, live cut Christmas tree! From the adventure of picking the perfect tree to the fragrance a live tree brings into your home, you cannot beat the lasting memories and enjoyable experiences real trees create for the entire family. There are a couple of options when it comes to buying a live tree. These include purchasing a pre-cut tree that has been shipped from the NC mountains or visiting a local tree farm and choosing your own.  

To find out more about the types of trees grown at eastern NC Christmas tree farms as well as NC mountain grown Fraser Firs, read the rest of the article on the Pender Extension website: http://pender.ces.ncsu.edu/index.php?page=news&ci=LAWN+159.

More information about Christmas tree care and varieties, as well as the NC Christmas tree industry, is available online from the NC Christmas Tree Association at http://ncchristmastrees.com/.

A directory of eastern NC fresh cut Christmas tree farms is available online on the Eastern NC Christmas Tree Growers Association website: www.nc-chooseandcut.com.

OR visit the the NC Department of Agriculture's NC Farm Fresh Website to local farms where you can buy Christmas trees as well all types of vegetable, fruits, and farm produce: http://www.ncfarmfresh.com/farms.asp.

To find out more about Christmas tree care, or any aspect of lawn, garden, and landscape care, contact your local Extension office. In Pender County call 259-1235, Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm, or visit us online anytime at http://pender.ces.ncsu.edu/index.php?page=askanexpert, where you can post your questions to be answered by email using the ‘Ask an Expert’ widget!