Consider This: Christmas Trees , 2009
December 15, 2016
Christmas Trees
Host: Cathy Wyatt
Guests: Jeanne Reames, Ph.D. / History Department, UNO
Dennis Adams / Owner, Walnut Grove Tree Farm
Jessica Brummer / Marketing & Public Relations, Durham Museum
Program description:
They are grown in all 50 states including Hawaii and Alaska.
Coming up on the next edition of “Consider This…” Christmas Trees.
Dating back to the 16th Century, Germany gets the credit for creating this holiday tradition.
So, when did they arrive in the states? And, how did they become so popular?
A program that may have you viewing them in a whole different light.
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