{"id":109466,"date":"2009-12-23T09:42:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-23T14:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/where-your-christmas-tree-comes-from-2009-12"},"modified":"2009-12-23T09:42:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-23T14:42:00","slug":"inside-the-1-billion-business-of-christmas-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/109466","title":{"rendered":"Inside The $1 Billion Business Of Christmas Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/where-your-christmas-tree-comes-from-2009-12\/first-some-history-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"float_right\" src=\"http:\/\/static.businessinsider.com\/~~\/f?id=4b32310b00000000009eafaf&amp;maxX=383&amp;maxY=287\" border=\"0\" alt=\"helicopter christmas tree\" width=\"383\" height=\"287\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding: 15px 15px 15px 0;\">\n<script src=\"http:\/\/d.yimg.com\/ds\/badge2.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\nhttp:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/where-your-christmas-tree-comes-from-2009-12\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Christmas tree is synonymous with the holiday season as much as gift-giving overload; fun but mildly dysfunctional family get-togethers; and otherwise cringe-worthy but enjoyable &#8220;seasonal&#8221; music.<\/p>\n<p>But do you know where your tree comes from? Should you have gotten a fancy plastic one with pre-attached lights?<\/p>\n<p>Are millions of real tree caracasses that end up in dumpsters January 1st really better for the environment?<\/p>\n<p>And who are those scruffy out-of-towners on New York City and other urban corners selling &#8220;real Canadian&#8221; firs?<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll tell you.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/where-your-christmas-tree-comes-from-2009-12\/first-some-history-1\">Christmas Trees 101 &#8211;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/where-your-christmas-tree-comes-from-2009-12#comments\">Join the conversation about this story &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>See Also:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/christmas-display-wall-street-christmas-tree-menorah-2009-12\">Wall Street&#8217;s Christmas Displays: Graded From F To A<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/a-turkeys-life-2009-11\">How Your Thanksgiving Turkey Gets Made<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/fEjyb4d8IT08iL8CIBdZxFmRzmM\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/fEjyb4d8IT08iL8CIBdZxFmRzmM\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/fEjyb4d8IT08iL8CIBdZxFmRzmM\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/fEjyb4d8IT08iL8CIBdZxFmRzmM\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?a=n50rfMlsdow:AY8hI7sLdzE:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?a=n50rfMlsdow:AY8hI7sLdzE:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?i=n50rfMlsdow:AY8hI7sLdzE:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?a=n50rfMlsdow:AY8hI7sLdzE:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?i=n50rfMlsdow:AY8hI7sLdzE:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?a=n50rfMlsdow:AY8hI7sLdzE:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?a=n50rfMlsdow:AY8hI7sLdzE:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?i=n50rfMlsdow:AY8hI7sLdzE:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/greensheet\/~4\/n50rfMlsdow\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Christmas tree is synonymous with the holiday season as much as gift-giving overload; fun but mildly dysfunctional family get-togethers; and otherwise cringe-worthy but enjoyable &#8220;seasonal&#8221; music. 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