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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
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Flyer for the NCDA Block Grant Final Information Session on June 4, 2026, details in main text.
Final NCDA&CS Hurricane Helene Block Grant Information Session on June 4th

Published - June 1, 2026

Fraser fir buds beginning to transition from winter dormancy.
Drought in NC

Published - April 18, 2026

Jerry Moody holds Fraser fir branch
The Roots of Leadership: Jerry Moody Wins CALS Award for Excellence

Published - March 19, 2026

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

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Preserve, Plan, and Prosper

Published - October 2, 2026

From: Extension Forestry
Items to select on Plants.ces.ncsu.edu to identify low maintenance plants
"Low Maintenance" Plant?

Published - October 2, 2026

From: Gardening
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2026 Apple Maturity Program [09.29.26]

Published - October 2, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
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Pencils at the Ready for Pasquotank County First Graders

Published - October 2, 2026

From: EFNEP - Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
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Adjust Defoliation Strategies for Expected Weather (Collins & Edmisten)

Published - October 1, 2026

From: Cotton
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Searching for the Brighter Pod Episode 7 Peanut Notes No. 242 2026

Published - October 1, 2026

From: Peanut
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NCSU Introductory Horse Judging Short Course

Published - October 1, 2026

From: Equine Husbandry
A bee lands on a zinnia.
The Garden's Secret Symphony: An Auditory Guide for Therapeutic Horticulture

Published - October 1, 2026

From: Therapeutic Horticulture
cows grazing among trees in a silvopasture system
Farmers & Forest Landowners: Take Our Agroforestry Needs Assessment Survey

Published - September 30, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
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WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 28, 2026

Published - September 30, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
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