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Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Is cutting down a real Christmas tree bad for the environment?

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To say buying a Christmas Tree is bad for the environment is like saying it is bad for the environment to purchase fresh flowers or the traditional Halloween pumpkin. The Christmas tree industry is just another branch of the agricultural business like the fern growing industry here in Florida.According to the national Christmas Tree Asoociation sales for live trees topped One Billion dollars last year. These trees are not cut down from Walton's Mountain they are propagated for the sole purpose of decorating your home during the holidays . The north Carolina growers association estimat...

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