Topic summary
Tree farming
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Tree plantation.
Christmas tree farms
The first Christmas tree farm was established by 1860 in Maine, but most consumers continued to obtain their trees from forests until the 1930s and 1940s. Christmas tree farming was once seen only as a viable alternative for low-quality farmland, but that perception has changed within the agriculture industry. For optimum yield and quality, land should be flat or gently rolling and relatively free of debris and undergrowth.