The Iowa Christmas Tree Growers Association is organized to help its members grow and market Christmas Trees. Growing Christmas Trees is a business. It takes 6 to 12 years to grow as saleable tree.
Valuable time is wasted when one tries to learn from one's own experience.
New technology and customer preference make it imperative that growers keep up to date. The best way is to learn from other growers. Because of these realities, the Iowa Christmas Tree Growers Association was formed in 1963 so that growers could help each other. Presently, there are 190 member families and associate members. Their experience ranges from years in the business and annual sales of thousands of trees, to those who have yet to plant their first tree.