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National Christmas Tree & Wreath Contest Winners Selected for 2023
For More Information: Tim O’Connor 800-975-5920 Ext 703 (voice) 303.229.9198 (direct) tim@realchristmastrees.org Read this press release in PDF form FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE National Christmas Tree & Wreath Contest Winners Selected Littleton, CO - (August 10, 2023) – The National Christmas…
2023 NCTA Board Meeting & National Tree and Wreath Contest
The 2023 Board Meeting and Contest will be held in conjunction with the Minnesota Christmas Tree Association meeting hosted by Wolcyn Tree Farms & Nursery, Cambridge, MN. The NCTA board meeting will be 1:00 pm Thursday, August 3, 2023 at…
NCTA Presents the 2022 Blue Room Christmas Tree to the First Lady
For More Information: Tim O’Connor 800-975-5920 Ext 703 (voice) 303.229.9198 (direct) tim@realchristmastrees.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NCTA Presents the 2022 Blue Room Christmas Tree to the First Lady Washington, DC - (November 21, 2022) – The official beginning of Christmas arrived…
2022 White House Christmas Tree Selected
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Littleton, CO – (October 10, 2022) – Christmas tree growers Paul and Sharon Shealer, Auburn, PA, waited for the arrival of special guests from our nation’s capital who were sent to select the 2022 White House Christmas…
2021 Vice President’s Residence Tree Delivered
Chuck and Lori Berry, Berry’s Tree Farm, NCTA’s 2021 Reserve Champion Growers, presented their Christmas tree, a Murry Cypress, to Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff on November 24th at the Vice President’s Residence on the…
2021 White House Tree Delivered to the First Lady
The Estes family, Peak Farms, NCTA’s 2021 Grand Champion Growers, presented their beautiful 18 ½ foot tall Fraser Fir to First Lady Dr. Jill Biden at the White House on November 22nd. The event was covered by a large group…
2021 National Tree and Wreath Contest Rules released
The NCTA Board of Directors approved updates to the National Tree and Wreath Contest rules for 2021; the updated rules have been sent to the state and regional associations are posted in the Member Center on the NCTA website. To…
Business of Agriculture podcast features discussion of Christmas Tree industry
NCTA member Casey Grogan and NCTA Executive Director Tim O’Connor were featured in an episode of Damian Mason’s Business of Agriculture podcast to discuss the Christmas tree industry.
From the Wall Street Journal: COVID-19 Stimulus Package Delivers a Christmas Haul for Loggers
Article excerpt: WASHINGTON—A few months ago, those who supply America’s homes with fresh Christmas trees were approved for special aid by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help against the economic ravages of the coronavirus pandemic. Frozen out were the…