Christmas 2024-Artificial Christmas Trees 12-1-24

It's interesting to see how the trend of artificial Christmas trees has been increasing steadily over the years, with 77% of Americans displaying a Christmas tree opting for an artificial one this year, according to a survey from the American Christmas Tree Association. This has resulted in a slow decline in the natural Christmas tree industry, with 27% fewer Christmas trees cut down in 2017 than in 2002, according to the most recent data from the Department of Agriculture. It takes a long time to grow a Christmas tree, and it's challenging to predict what will sell and how much it can sell ten years from now. Despite the decline, some farms, like Trout Creek Tree Farm in Corbett, Oregon, are still growing natural Christmas trees, with noble firs being the second most popular type of Christmas tree in the nation. https://www.accuweather.com/en/business/christmas-trees-have-gotten-a-lot-less-real-in-recent-decades-in-charts/1605118