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42680
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John Hall started his choose-and-cut tree farm The Christmas Tree Patch, just outside of Sanford, N.C. in 1956.
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22758
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This article profiles the Reilly Road Farmer's Market and their fresh pine trees they sell near the Christmas holiday.
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18394
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The Christmas tree crop in North Carolina is an important one for the state--it is estimated that the value of the crop is approximately $100 million annually.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 44 Issue 11, Nov 2012, p22, f
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28189
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Even with the deep cuts in the economy, North Carolina’s Tree Farmers are doing well. A photojournal shows the process of cutting and shipping Christmas trees. The type of workers who work the farms, the type of trees grown, and the process for cutting and shipping trees is also briefly described.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 25 Issue 51, December 2008, p31-33 Periodical Website
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29642
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North Carolina has more than 1,500 Christmas tree growers, most in 12 mountain counties. And the state ranks number 1 in dollar value per tree, and this year a North Carolina grower will again provide the White House Christmas tree.
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NC Magazine (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 65 Issue 12, Dec 2007, p38, por
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31558
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North Carolina farmers are expected to harvest a record of 1.4 million Christmas trees for sale this season. Christmas trees grown in North Carolina consist primarily of four native species, which include Fraser fir, white pine, Virginia pine and Eastern red cedar. Trees are being produced as a “cut your own” practice on tree farms, as a conservation measure, and as an export to other states.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 11 Issue 12, Dec 1979, p6-7, il, por
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13423
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From the mountains of Roan come firs, spruce, balsams, and pines. In the Sandhills the business of pines, cones, holly, and other evergreens is growing. Clarendon Gardens at Pinehurst have the largest collection of holly trees in the south, and the coast offers cedar, holly, mistletoe, and yaupon.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 21 Issue 26, Nov 1953, p6-7, f
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15419
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An old, live oak in Wilmington is the largest living Christmas tree in the United States. Every year, the tree which is thought to date back to the 17th-century, is decorated with 1,200 vari-colored lights and many thousands of ornaments.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 4 Issue 18, Oct 1936, p7, 16, f
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