Today we"re showing off a serene scene at a Christmas tree farm outside Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. If you were to visit a farm like this today, however, it"s unlikely you"d find much peace and quiet. Of the 25 million to 30 million natural Christmas trees sold each year in the US alone, 98 percent of them come from farms. "Tis the season for tree chopping. Oregon, home to the popular noble and Douglas firs, produces the most Christmas trees of all US states, shipping much of the harvest to California. North Carolina, of Fraser fir fame, comes in at No. 2. Canada is the world"s largest exporter of Christmas trees, spreading holiday cheer around the world.
A growing business
Today in History
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Moving as one
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Bournemouth beach huts
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Headed to the High Country
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Does it swim in slow motion too?
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World Reef Day
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What happened to these clouds?
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Happy Pi Day!
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Celebrating all things Austen
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Veterans Day
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Once upon a midafternoon dreary…
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Hemingway’s Keys
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Nomads of the Gobi
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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Marine Day in Japan
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Gifford Pinchot National Forest
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Paris is photo-ready this week
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Cherry blossoms spring to life
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Oud-West, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Happy Easter!
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Ponta Delgada
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Celebrating women in science
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The most wonderful day of the year. Period.
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In honor of those we ve lost
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National Go Birding Day
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The desert blooms
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A tale of almonds and bees
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Big dreams require a big sleigh
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A learning garden
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Feelin groovy on Record Store Day
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Meandering through Patagonia