North Carolina tree chosen for the White House
Published: Mon, Nov. 19, 2007 10:27AM
Modified Mon, Nov. 19, 2007 03:02PM
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closeA 20-foot Fraser fir from North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains has been selected for display at the White House during the holiday season.
Provided by Mistletoe Meadows Christmas Tree Farm in Laurel Springs, the tree is 13-feet wide, weighs 2,000 pounds and has a trunk measuring 18 inches at the base. The farm owners, Joe Freeman and his wife, Linda, will present the tree to First Lady Laura Bush on Nov. 26.
It will take about an hour Friday to cut and bail the tree, wrapping the branches in place with strong to make it easier to transport. The Christmas tree at the White House is traditionally displayed in the Blue Room.
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Mistletoe Meadows, a 130-acre tree farm, is located approximately five miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway and has approximately 100,000 trees.
The North Carolina Fraser fir Christmas tree is the most popular Christmas tree in North America and is shipped into every state in the U.S. as well as the Caribbean Islands, Mexico, Canada, Bermuda, Japan and other points all over the world.
If you have to have your own live Christmas tree, the state provides a list of tree farms at www.ncchristmastrees.com.
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