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There are about 25-30 million Real Christmas Trees sold in the U.S. every year.
It can take as many as 15 years to grow a tree of typical height (6 - 7 feet) or as little as 4 years, but the average growing time is 7 years.
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The most common Christmas Tree species are: balsam fir, Douglas-fir, Fraser fir, noble fir, Scotch pine, Virginia pine and white pine.
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In 2012, 46 million Christmas tree seedlings were planted by U.S. growers.
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More than 2,000 trees are usually planted per acre.
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The top Christmas Tree producing states are Oregon, North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Washington.
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An hourly rate for a Christmas tree producer is 20.80$
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98% of the trees are grown from farms and only 2% are cut from the wild
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16% of people cut their own tree down
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