The race for a Christmas tree is on, and the post-Thanksgiving rush is a busy time for vendors of all types of trees.
According to stats compiled by the National Christmas Tree Organization, 27 million real trees and 8.2 million fake trees were sold in 2010. The number is staggering, but it’s the fewest sold since at least 2004. With the holidays upon us, we were wondering where and what kind of trees people buy – assuming they get one at all.
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This chart from the association breaks down where people get their trees. How do your shopping habits compare?
LOCATION
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Choose & Harvest Farm
29%
21%
31%
32%
33%
Nursery/Garden Center
15%
20%
11%
10%
12%
Chain Store
(Wal-Mart, Home Depot, etc.)
19%
23%
24%
20%
21%
Retail Lot
25%
12%
7%
17%
13%
Non-profit Group
(Boy Scouts, churches, etc.)
9%
9%
18%
13%
9%
Internet
4%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Other
9%
15%
9%
8%
12%
