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Christmas Trees

Summary

Growing, harvesting and marketing Christmas trees is big business in Oregon. In fact, more Christmas trees are produced in our state than any in the U.S. Clackamas County is one of Oregon's leading tree producing counties with approximately 2 million trees collectively harvested annually by over 300 growers. Clackamas County has been a favored area for producing trees for several reasons. First, Christmas trees are well-suited to many of the marginal agricultural sites in the county. Second, excellent proximity to transportation and markets is ideal for domestic and international destinations. Third, a long history of growing Christmas trees in the region has resulted in a well-developed infrastructure of technical support, services and "know-how" that is an essential part of any healthy industry.