| Tree Facts - Did You Know?
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There are approximately 25-30 million Real Christmas Trees sold in North America every year. |
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Approximately 330,000 Real Christmas Trees are sold via e-commerce or catalogue and shipped mail-order. |
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North American Real Christmas Trees are grown on tree plantations in all 50 states and Canada. Eighty percent (80%) of artificial trees are manufactured in China. |
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Real Trees are a renewable, recyclable resource. Artificial trees contain non-biodegradable plastics and possible metal toxins such as lead. |
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For every Real Christmas Tree harvested, 2 to 3 seedlings are planted in its place the following spring. |
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There are about 1 million acres in production for growing Christmas Trees. Each acre provides the daily oxygen requirements of 18 people. |
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There are about 15,000 Christmas Tree growers in North America, and over 100,000 people employed full or part-time in the industry. |
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It can take as many as 15 years to grow a tree of average retail sale height (6 feet), but the average growing time is 7 years. |
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Please recycle or compost your Christmas tree. For more information contact your local city or county government, call the Missouri Botanical Gardens compost hotline at 314-577-9555, or locate the nearest recycling program by logging onto www.realchristmastrees.org, or call 1-800-CLEANUP. |
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