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Christmas Trees

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Monday, 5th December 2005

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I’m not sure what it’s like where you are… but here in Edinburgh, Christmas seems to be well underway, despite the fact that at time of writing we’re still 19 days away…

Presumably the U.S. National Christmas Tree (a 40-foot Colorado blue spruce) has been lit by now, and even although it isn’t decorated in this satellite image, it has got a very cool shadow.

Apparently there are 36 million Christmas trees produced each year, and looking at the list of Christmas Tree farms in the US you can totally believe it. Totally at random, here’s a small farm near Janesville, Iowa.

Back here in the UK, one of the few christmas tree farms I can find with high-resolution imagery is Elveden Farms, near Cambridge, which has this cool x-shaped plantation of trees.

Finally, if you live in or around Edinburgh and have yet to pick up a tree for this year, consider getting one through the Bethany’s Caring Christmas Trees site, as for each tree bought, they will provide a homeless person with a hot meal, a bed for the night, and breakfast. You’ll have to hurry though, as there’s only six days left to reserve your tree!

See Wikipedia for the full unabridged history of the Christmas Tree.

Thanks to Ben Brockert and Hinkkanen.

Countries: District of Columbia, England, Iowa

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5 Responses to 'Christmas Trees'

  1. 1. northern git says: December 5th, 2005 at 8:33 pm

    Hey Edinburgh inhabitants - On the A702 near Biggar there is a Christmas tree farm right next to road. Do not - i repeat do not try to steal one of the ready cut trees they lean up against the fence. The fence is electrified.
    Buy one of Bethany’s instead - you will feel much better for it (and angry young men on quad bikes wont chase you)

  2. 2. vov says: December 6th, 2005 at 9:25 am

    Sounds like the voice of experience!

  3. 3. northern git says: December 6th, 2005 at 10:11 pm

    Any similarity to characters, alive or dead, is purely coincidental and the authors of this work do not condone this sort of thing. The potrayal of the events described above is purely anecdotal and is a work of fiction (honest!).

  4. 4. Mike says: December 8th, 2005 at 4:05 pm

    zoomed-in version:
    http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.894884~-77.03607&style=a&lvl=19&scene=180248

  5. 5. Alex says: December 10th, 2005 at 3:19 pm

    Mike, even better is the bird’s eye view of it!

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