The White House's Christmas Tree Is a Symbol of Resilience

The White House Christmas Tree Will Come From Farm Hit by Hurricane Helene
A North Carolina farm hit by Hurricane Helene is set to provide the White House with a Christmas tree this holiday season. Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm, located in Avery County, faced severe challenges after the storm unleashed destructive mudslides, taking out thousands of trees and leaving the landscape scarred.
White House Christmas tree selected from Helene-ravaged North Carolina farm
A 20-foot-tall Fraser fir grown on the Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm in Newland, North Carolina, will be displayed in the White House this holiday season.
White House Christmas Tree Is a Symbol of Resilience for Hurricane-Hit North Carolina Farms
We wanted to really be an uplifting symbol for the other farmers and other people in western North Carolina that have experienced so many losses."
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The White House's Christmas tree is a symbol of resilience for hurricane-hit North Carolina farms
But then Hurricane Helene struck, unleashing a deadly deluge across western North Carolina, including Avery County, where Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm has stood for decades. Though the farm lost thousands of trees to a mudslide, many more survived ...
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Sam Cartner Jr., co-owner of Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm in western North Carolina, talks about being able to provide the official White House Christmas tree, a 20-foot Fraser fir.
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We wanted to really be an uplifting symbol for the other farmers and other people in western North Carolina that have experienced so many losses."
The White House Christmas tree is more than a decoration for hurricane-hit North Carolina farms
The White House's Christmas tree is slated to be cut and transported from a North Carolina farm on Wednesday. NEWLAND, N.C. — The Cartner family had known since last year that one of their farm’s Christmas trees would be headed to the White House this winter.
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White House Christmas tree a symbol of resilience for hurricane-hit North Carolina farms
The Cartner family had known since last year that one of their farm’s Christmas trees would be headed to the White House ...