Market Description Denmark produces about 6-7 million of the 50 million Christmas trees annually marketed in Europe. Denmark's population is approximately 5 million and includes nearly 4,000 Christmas tree growers. Annually, 500,000-700,000 Christmas trees are consumed in the country. The production and export of greenery is also of great importance to Denmark.
Noble fir is the premier species of the Danish greenery industry.
Currently, the revenue from Danish greenery sales is approximately one fourth that from Christmas trees. While greenery production is expected to remain relatively stable in the future, Christmas tree production in Denmark is expected to double in the next ten years, considering current planting estimates. Increased production by Denmark and other European countries is likely to result in stable or decreasing Christmas tree prices and an even greater emphasis on product quality in European markets. Comparison of desirable traits for an idealized natural-grown low density European and a medium to high density sheared American Christmas tree. Slightly Above Horizontal Preferences Vary Christmas trees are often decorated with candles that require gaps between branch whorls, particularly in the upper part of the tree.