Source: Paul Garber, WFAE, 12/5/19


Thoughts of Yuletide and climate change don’t usually go hand-in-hand, but the state’s Christmas trees are not immune to the threats. Fraser firs are a major cash crop in western North Carolina. They’re native to the peaks of the southern Appalachians, but farmers have increasingly brought them to lower elevations to grow. And that can make them more vulnerable. Jeff Owen is a North Carolina State University expert on the Christmas tree industry.

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