Vermont Christmas Tree Association

The decorated Christmas tree can be traced back to the ancient Romans who during their winter festival decorated trees with small pieces of metal during Saturnalia, a winter festival in honor of Saturnus, the god of agriculture. An evergreen, the Paradise tree, was decorated with apples as a symbol of the feast of Adam and [...]

Christmas trees have been sold commercially in the United States since about 1850. Until fairly recently, all Christmas trees came from the forest. More than 2,000 trees are usually planted per acre. On an average 1,000-1,500 of these trees will survive. In the North, maybe, 750 trees will remain. Almost all trees require shearing to [...]