GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Christmas Trees are big business in the Badger State.
Over 650,000 holiday trees are sold from Wisconsin each year.
Cheryl Nicholson, Executive Secretary with the Wisconsin Christmas Tree Producers Association in Portage says this past weekend tends to be the most popular time to get a tree.
“Typically it’s the Friday and Saturday and Sunday after Thanksgiving that’s very busy for ‘cut your own farms’ or retail lots. The next weekend is usually pretty busy too.”
When it comes to the debate of artificial versus real, Nicholson says most people that go the “real tree” route, usually had that experience as a child.
“Once they get married and have kids, then they go back and want that real tree again and give that experience to their children,” said Nicholson.
Nicholson says they bring in over $16 million dollars in Christmas tree sales each year.
Find more information on the Wisconsin Christmas Tree Producers Association at www.christmastrees-wi.org.
