IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 917 
Congratulating Korson’s Tree Farms in Montcalm County in Sidney Township 
for being selected to provide the 2025 White House Christmas Tree. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2025 
Mr. MOOLENAAR (for himself, Mr. JAMES, Mr. BERGMAN, Ms. SCHOLTEN, 
Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. WALBERG, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. BARRETT, Ms. 
MCDONALD RIVET, Mrs. MCCLAIN, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. TLAIB, and Mr. 
THANEDAR) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating Korson’s Tree Farms in Montcalm County 
in Sidney Township for being selected to provide the 
2025 White House Christmas Tree. 
Whereas Korson’s Tree Farms has been crowned Grand 
Champion of the National Christmas Tree Association 
Christmas Tree Contest; 
Whereas Korson’s Tree Farms will provide the official 2025 
White House Christmas tree; 
Whereas, in 2017, Korson’s Tree Farms won the Michigan 
Grand Champion Tree Contest; 
Whereas, in 2015, Korson’s Tree Farms won the reserve 
champion in the 2015 National Christmas Tree Associa-
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tion Christmas Tree Contest, providing a Christmas tree 
to the Vice President’s residence; 
Whereas Korson’s Tree Farms is the first Michigan grower 
in 41 years to supply the official White House Christmas 
tree; 
Whereas 1985 was the last time a Michigan tree was dis-
played at the White House and won the National Christ-
mas Tree Association Christmas Tree contest; 
Whereas Michigan is home to over 500 Christmas tree farms; 
Whereas 37,000 acres are in commercial Christmas tree pro-
duction in Michigan; 
Whereas Michigan ranks third in the Nation in the number 
of Christmas trees harvested; 
Whereas Michigan boasts an annual farm gate value of more 
than $40,000,000 in sales of wreaths, cut boughs, gar-
lands, and other cut greens; 
Whereas the Michigan congressional delegation congratulates 
Korson’s Tree Farms for winning the National Christmas 
Tree Association Christmas Tree Contest; and 
Whereas having a Michigan Christmas tree as the official 
White House Christmas Tree for 2025 is a source of 
pride for all Michiganders: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates Korson’s Tree Farms in 
Montcalm County in Sidney Township as being se-
lected to provide the 2025 White House Christmas 
tree; 
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(2) recognizes the agricultural and economic 
significance of the Christmas tree industry to the 
State of Michigan and the Nation; 
(3) invites Korson’s Tree Farms to the United 
States Capitol Building to be honored; and 
(4) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to make available enrolled copies of this reso-
lution to President Donald J. Trump and First 
Lady Melania Trump for appropriate display. 
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