This adds to the festive nature of the gift. It's hard to believe that it's about time to pick out a Christmas tree. Larry Tankersley, an Extension forester, visits a Tennessee Christmas tree farm and identifies different kinds of trees available. Types of Trees Available Christmas trees are grown, managed, and harvested throughout Tennessee, even though some trees are shipped here from states as far away as Michigan. Here are the identifying characteristics of some of the different trees grown in Tennessee.
Pine trees have needles that are arranged in bundles of two to five.
Eastern White Pine has blue-green needles about 3 to 5 inches long, arranged in bundles of five. Scotch Pine has needles about 1 to 2 inches long, arranged in bundles of two. It has a scaly orange-red bark. Virginia Pine has yellow-green needles about 1 to 3 inches long, arranged in slightly twisted bundles of two needles. Sand Pine has dark green needles about 2 to 3 inches long, arranged in bundles of two.