Improved Christmas Tree Seed Equipment

Year Funded

2024

Amount

$577,467.00

The Upper Mountain Research Station will install seed processing and testing equipment inside our recently constructed seed center. The Tobacco Trust Fund Christmas Tree Seed Center will make the most elite Fraser Fir Christmas tree seed in the world available to Christmas tree producers. This will increase profitability for producers and increase the experience for consumers.

Tracy Taylor
Agriculture Research Superintendent
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services 1020 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699