Welcome to the Iowa Christmas Tree Association
Iowa Christmas Tree Association Members Give You A Lasting Memory and a Christmas to Remember!
For many families, picking out their traditional REAL Christmas Tree at an Iowa choose-and-harvest farm has become an annual event. Getting the family together revolves around warm, peaceful traditions that sometimes date back generations.
Christmas Tree Facts
> Real Christmas Trees are an all-American product, grown in all 50 states, including Alaska and Hawaii. Most artificial trees are manufactured in Korea, Taiwan, or Hong Kong.
> Real trees are a renewable, recyclable resource. Artificial trees contain non-biodegradable plastics and metals.
> For every real Christmas tree harvested, 2 to 3 seedlings are planted in its place.
> There are about 1 million acres in production for growing Christmas trees. Each acre provides the daily oxygen requirements of 18 people.
> There are about 15,000 Christmas tree growers in the U.S., and over 100,000 people employed full or part time in the industry.
> There are approximately 100 choose-and-harvest farms in Iowa.
> It can take as many as 15 years to grow a tree of average retail sale height (6 feet), but the average growing time is 7 years.
> The top selling Christmas trees in Iowa are Scotch Pine and White Pine.