Here’s some Christmas tree trivia from www.thehistoryofchristmas.com:

• Christmas trees have been sold commercially in the United States since about 1850.

• The tallest living Christmas tree is believed to be the 122-foot, 91-year-old Douglas fir in the town of Woodinville, Washington.

• The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree tradition began in 1933.

• Franklin Pierce, the 14th president, brought the Christmas tree tradition to the White House.

• In 1923, President Calvin Coolidge started the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony now held every year on the White House lawn.

• Since 1966, the National Christmas Tree Association has given a Christmas tree to the President and first family.

• Christmas trees generally take 6-8 years to mature.

• Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states including Hawaii and Alaska.

• 100,000 people are employed in the Christmas tree industry.

• 98 percent of all Christmas trees are grown on farms.

• More than 1,000,000 acres of land have been planted with Christmas trees.

• 77 million Christmas trees are planted each year.

• Thomas Edison’s assistants came up with the idea of electric lights for Christmas trees.

• Teddy Roosevelt banned the Christmas tree from the White House for environmental reasons.

• California, Oregon, Michigan, Washington, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina are the top Christmas tree producing states.

• The best selling trees are Scotch Pine, Douglas Fir, Fraser Fir, Balsam Fir, and White Pine.