North Carolina Christmas tree growers harvest between 5 and 6 million trees every year, resulting in about $250 million in sales. Employing nearly 7,000 workers, tree farms play a critical role in ...

C & J Christmas Trees (Boone): Operating since 1980, this farm provides North Carolina Fraser firs ranging from tabletop sizes to 7.5 feet tall.

The Fraser fir, a fragrant, deep green tree, naturally grows only in the southern mountains of Appalachia. Nearly every Fraser fir distributed across the country comes from western North Carolina ...

Now, Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm has grown to about 500 planted acres of land. Most of the farm’s business is selling wholesale to independent garden centers and stores around the country.

Sam Cartner Jr., co-owner of Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm in western North Carolina, talks about being able to provide the official White House Christmas tree, a 20-foot Fraser fir.

Try these up-cycled decoration ideas to keep your Christmas cost-effective but still festive. 🎄 Sparkly bauble decorations - Personalise your Christmas tree with this sparkly bauble using ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — In parts of western North Carolina, Christmas trees are big business, but that business has been threatened by Hurricane Helene. Tree growers in the western part of the ...

This year’s official White House Christmas tree comes from western North Carolina, one of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Helene in late September. White House staff traveled to Cartner’s Christmas ...