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Growing Christmas Trees It's Become Big Business
Ed Christianson runs a Virginia Christmas tree farm near Winchester off Rt. 50 and Rt. 608. He planted 6,300 seedlings in 1962 and now grows about 4,800 trees on four acres with plans to expand. Trees are grown, sheered, sprayed for pests, and harvested after six to seven years into six foot specimens sold at a discount to retailers. the industry peaked postwar, with more than 48 million trees sold nationally and plantations supplying a major share.
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