Source: Abbie Bennett, NEWS & OBSERVER, 11/27/16

Most live Christmas trees purchased in Johnston County arrive here via flatbed trailers from farms in Western North Carolina. But some come from a farm much closer to home. Johnstonians looking for the freshest Christmas tree – one they can cut themselves – need look no further than Northlake Christmas Trees and Nursery near Benson, where the air is full of the scent of evergreens.

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