While many are ready to turn the page on 2020, it’s been a bright year for Christmas tree farmers across the country. The owners of Pinecrest Christmas Tree Farm in Galien, Mich. say 2020 is a year they’ll never forget. As more Americans stay home during the pandemic, it means many had more time to revisit traditions.
“We actually set record numbers on Thanksgiving weekend this year,” says Kris Goodenough of Pinecrest Christmas Tree Farm.
It’s not just a busy season for their tree farm, but the owners say it’s the busiest they’ve ever been since the farm opened in the 1970s.
“The numbers of people coming out has just been astounding this year,” says Goodenough.
Record sales aren’t just sprouting up in Michigan. The National Christmas Tree Association says it’s a phenomenon happening nationwide this year.
“It may even go beyond our coasts,” explains Doug Hundley, with the National Christmas Tree Association. “I’ve seen reports from England that the same thing is happening in Great Britain, as well.”
A holiday gift for tree farmers nationwide, as these farmers will remember 2020 as a record year where the return to Christmas traditions meant bountiful business for Christmas tree farmers from coast to coast.
