There are fewer Christmas trees being grown than 10 to 15 years ago, yet more people are buying them. A spokesman for the National Christmas Tree Association says the shortage is a result of farmers planting fewer trees during the Great Recession.
It's an interesting time for the Christmas tree industry right now: There are fewer Christmas trees being grown than 10 to 15 years ago, yet more people are buying them. And, they're paying a heftier price to boot.
According to the National Christmas Tree Association, two major tree-producing states, North Carolina and Oregon, have fewer trees to offer this year than in years past. However, there's no need to panic: Despite the shortage, there are still enough trees to go around. The 2019 White House Christmas tree"We don't think that there's going to be any problem," Doug Hundley, a seasonal spokesperson for the National Christmas Tree Association, told CNN.
Drought killing future Christmas trees 01:37"Fifteen years ago, we had too many trees available for the demand. In 2008 and 2009, we had the recession, which cut back on sales and made it worse," Hundley says."When tree growers can't cut the trees, they don't have the space to plant more."The rest is simple math: It takes about eight to 10 years to grow a Christmas tree.
Melania Trump shows off White House Christmas décor 00:58As for the cost, that's simply the economics of supply and demand. "We definitely don't feel like we have a shortage," Hundley says."What we do have is a tighter supply than we had 10 or 15 years ago."The burden can be shared among growers The particulars of the Christmas tree industry are really quite fascinating.
The best holiday lights go all out 01:56"When North Carolina and Oregon's plantings were down significantly, there was a lot of Fraser firs growing in Michigan and Wisconsin and even Canada, so they were able to pick up the slack and ship in trees," he explains. While the NCTA says Christmas trees are grown in every state, Hundley says there are about 8-10 states that produce a significant amount of these trees, and 8-10 states that don't grow many of their own.
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