Today, almost 350 million Christmas trees are currently growing on farms across the U.S. Approximately 25-30 million real Christmas trees are sold annually in the U.S.
The average production lifespan of a conifer growing on a Christmas Tree Farm is 6-10 years. The first Christmas Tree Farm was started in 1901 when W.V. McGalliard planted 25,000 Norway Spruce seedlings on his farm in New Jersey.
More than 2,00 trees are usually planted per acre. On average, 100-1500 of these will survive.
Teaching kids about the Christmas tree industry helps them understand the time, care, and energy dedicated to growing Christmas trees for the holiday season, fostering an appreciation for the sustainability and eco-friendliness of choosing real trees.
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Your kids are going to love learning about the Christmas Tree Industry history and fun facts, conifer tree production lifecycle, conifer products, external parts and the top 10 U.S. Christmas Tree-producing states. The most common Christmas Tree types are highlighted in the Agriculture Field Guide Tree Identification Cards.
Plant Science Activity: Conifer Tree Identification
Tree identification book for trees across the U.S. Take your tree identification skills outside with your family and work through the process of using your observation and dichotomous key skills to learn to identify different conifer trees. Different types of conifer trees have different types of wood. Explore the differences between pine, cypress and cedar wood slices.
Natural Resource Activity: The Carbon Cycle
Carbon compounds make up 18 percent of all the matter in living things. Carbon molecules, like water molecules, are transferred from plants and animals to the earth and water into the atmosphere and back again in the carbon cycle. Take a journey as a carbon molecule in our carbon cycle activity and learn how carbon is stored and utilized in the carbon cycle. Christmas Tree Farms and agriculture play an important in the carbon cycle.
STEM Activity: O' Christmas Lights
Learn about simple and parallel circuits, while your child learns how to create their own LED Light-up Christmas Tree Art.
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