Made in #ClackCo: Christmas Trees


Made in #ClackCo: Christmas Trees

Made in Clackamas County: Christmas Trees

Oregon is the leading producer of Christmas trees in the country, and a lot of those trees come from Clackamas County! We produce the second-most trees of any county in the country, and have more than 15,000 acres of agricultural land devoted to Christmas trees.

Learn about this booming business and how the industry works from seed planting and growing to sale and shipment in this episode of Made in Clackamas County, produced by #ClackCo TV.

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