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    • Purchasing a Real North Carolina Tree
    • Christmas Tree Care
    • NC Christmas Tree Information
    • Christmas Tree Production
    • Pest Control
    • Scales in Christmas Trees
    • Ground Cover Management
    • Christmas Tree Farm Safety
    • Eastern Production
    • Additional Information for Growers
  • For Retailers
    • Providing a Positive Consumer Experience
    • How Fresh Are Your Trees?
    • Freshness Problems: When Care Issues Arise
    • Maintaining Freshness
    • Making a Freshness Plan
    • Care for Your North Carolina Fraser Fir
    • NCSU Survey: The 2003-2005 Retailer Survey
  • Videos
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Fraser fir buds beginning to transition from winter dormancy.

Drought in NC

Published - April 18, 2026 Read
Jerry Moody holds Fraser fir branch

The Roots of Leadership: Jerry Moody Wins CALS Award for Excellence

Published - March 19, 2026 Read

News From Christmas Trees

White-tailed deer in the winter snow searching for Fraser firs.
NC State Helps Christmas Tree Growers Deal With Common Challenge: Deer

Published - December 9, 2025

From: NC State Extension
NC State Extension Christmas tree experts help growers producers and consumers Hurricane Helene
Christmas Trees Are Plentiful a Year After Hurricane Helene

Published - November 26, 2025

From: NC State Extension
Cinara Aphids and Christmas Trees

Published - November 3, 2025

Algae on Fraser Fir

Published - September 2, 2025

Lanternfly with red, black-spotted wings caught on spider silk over green leaves
Spotted Lanternfly Creeping Toward WNC

Published - July 15, 2025

Terrific (And Free!) Opportunity for Learning About Land Succession Tools

Published - June 26, 2025

Young fir trees in a grassy tree farm under a clear blue sky
Rust Mite Check

Published - May 23, 2025

photo of scale insect on needle
Native Hemlock Scale Spotted on Fraser Fir

Published - May 13, 2025

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Avian Bowl and Poultry Judging Registrations Due Soon

Published - May 29, 2026

From: Poultry 4-H & Youth
Small Texas panicum in a field near Lewiston
Group 15 Herbicide Clarification Peanut Notes No. 95 2026

Published - May 29, 2026

From: Peanut
Flooded field in Mills River, NC
Veggie Disease Update: Week of May 24, 2026

Published - May 29, 2026

From: Vegetable Production
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The Power of Seeing and Describing Plants

Published - May 29, 2026

From: Gardening
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Food Access Near Home

Published - May 29, 2026

From: NC Steps to Health
Insect trap in apple tree
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - May 28, 2026

Published - May 28, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Slime mold fruiting bodies on the leaves of a zoysiagrass lawn
Slime Mold Outbreak (Hint: Don't Panic!)

Published - May 28, 2026

From: Turf Pathology
Peanuts injured after glyphosate was accidentally applied
Glyphosate or Glufosinate Drift or Worse Peanut Notes No. 94 2026

Published - May 28, 2026

From: Peanut
Good stand of peanuts in 2025
Adjuvant with Paraquat Mixtures Peanut Notes No. 93 2026

Published - May 28, 2026

From: Peanut
Sweetpotato plant
Imazapic (Cadre or Impose) Carryover to Sweetpotato Peanut Notes No. 92 2026

Published - May 27, 2026

From: Peanut
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