In 1901 the first Christmas tree farm was begun with the planting of 25,000 Norway spruce near Trenton, New Jersey. Transplants and seedlings appeared to grow well in poor soil. Christmas tree farms often involve generations of families and today there are about 12,000 growers in the United States who work about a million acres to produce approximately 35,000,000 trees annually. In Alabama, close to 100 Christmas Tree farms sell an average of 800 trees per year. Trees grown and sold in Alabama include White Pine, Red Cedar, Virginia Pine and two new trees that have become very popular, Leyland Cypress and Arizona Cypress.
Attention is paid to conservation practices.
With proper planning and forest management trees will be available for those who want them for a very long time.