Christmas Trees and the Environment
* Growing Christmas trees provides a habitat for wildlife.
* Recycled trees have been used to make sand and soil erosion barriers and been placed in ponds for fish shelter.
* Christmas trees remove dust and pollen from the air.
* Artificial trees will last for six years in your home, but for centuries in a landfill.
* 59 percent of real Christmas trees harvested are recycled in community programs.
* An acre of Christmas trees provides for the daily oxygen requirements of 18 people.
* Recycled trees have been used to make sand and soil erosion barriers and been placed in ponds for fish shelter.
* Christmas trees remove dust and pollen from the air.
* Artificial trees will last for six years in your home, but for centuries in a landfill.
* 59 percent of real Christmas trees harvested are recycled in community programs.
* An acre of Christmas trees provides for the daily oxygen requirements of 18 people.
Fun Christmas Tree Facts
* Christmas trees take an average of 7-10 years to mature
* In the United States, there are around a half billion Real Christmas Trees growing on U.S. farms.
* The first decorated Christmas tree was in Riga, Latvia in 1510.
* The use of evergreen trees to celebrate the winter season occurred before the birth of Christ.
* 98 percent of all Christmas trees are grown on farms.
* For every tree that Lebanon Christmas Tree Farm sells three are planted the following year to take its place
* In the United States, there are around a half billion Real Christmas Trees growing on U.S. farms.
* The first decorated Christmas tree was in Riga, Latvia in 1510.
* The use of evergreen trees to celebrate the winter season occurred before the birth of Christ.
* 98 percent of all Christmas trees are grown on farms.
* For every tree that Lebanon Christmas Tree Farm sells three are planted the following year to take its place