Hale Tree Farm

In 2003, 78 percent of Christmas trees purchased were pre-cut and 22 percent were cut down.	The Hale family's tree from Christmas 2005.	An acre of Christmas trees provides the daily oxygen requirements for 18 people.
The first decorated Christmas tree was in Riga, Latvia in 1510.		Growing Christmas trees provides a habitat for wildlife.
Two to three seedlings are planted for every harvested Christmas tree. In 2004, 60 million Christmas tree seedlings were planted by Christmas tree farmers.		Ninety-three percent of real Christmas tree consumers recycle their trees in community recycling programs, in their gardens, or in their backyards.
In 2002, 20 percent of U.S. households had a real tree, 48 percent had an artificial tree, and 32 percent had no tree.		Artificial trees will last for six years in your home, but for centuries in a landfill.
Christmas trees take an average of seven to 10 years to mature.		Thirty to 35 million real Christmas trees are sold in the U.S. every year.