![]() Badger Evergreen Farms’ inventory includes Black Hills spruce, Colorado blue spruce, White pine and Norway pine. These are family farms growing a product that is intended to be harvested and replanted.” Michigan tree farms are known for growing Fraser fir, Scotch pine, Douglas fir and more. “You’re putting a farmer out of business. “By not buying a real tree, you’re not saving a tree,” Gray adds. cities are powered by waste wood, including Christmas trees.”Īrtificial trees, on the other hand, end up in landfills. “Trees can be recycled into mulch and even a few U.S. “Then when you’re done with it at the end of the season, it’s biodegradable,” Gray says. She notes while a tree is growing, it’s providing oxygen, clean air, wildlife habitat and helps stop soil erosion. “We were all taught to save trees, but the fallacy lies in that this is an agricultural product.” ![]() ![]() “It is very concerning that many people think an artificial tree is better for the environment,” says Marsha Gray, director of industry communications for the Christmas Tree Promotion Board and executive director of the Michigan Christmas Tree Association.
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