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State urges New Yorkers to put up Christmas trees from the Empire State
State urges New Yorkers to put up Christmas trees from the Empire State
You’ve seen the Taste NY signs around the state. New York state officials are trying to make this Christmas what could be called “Tree NY.”
On Tuesday, state Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball urged fellow New Yorkers to buy locally grown Christmas trees this year, promoting the Empire State’s $8 million Christmas tree industry. The state is displaying locally grown trees in a variety of high-profile sites this year, from the State Capitol in Albany to the state office buildings in New York City.
“New York is one of the largest producers of locally grown Christmas trees anywhere in the country and there is nothing quite like a fresh, locally grown tree during the holidays. They look better, smell great and stay fresher longer,” Ball said in a prepared statement.
Domes Tree Farm in Bliss, Wyoming County, donated the 30-foot Concolor Fir that will be lit Monday, Nov. 27, at Lincoln Square Park in New York City. Domes also contributed the 32-foot Norway spruce that will tower over an annual holiday celebration Dec. 7 at the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building Plaza in Harlem.
Other trees from farms around the state, from Springville in southern Erie County to Warwick in the Hudson Valley region, will be shown at state offices and gathering spots. The list includes Franke Farms in Marion, Wayne County.
Trees were selected from the first farms to participate in the state’s New York State Grown & Certified Tree Farm program. Farms in the program follow environmental sustainability standards, including soil and water conservation management plans.
For more information about New York-grown trees, visit the state Christmas Tree Farmers Association.
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