After several years of tight supplies and drought this season, Christmas tree growers are making plans now on how to provide real trees for the holiday.

Executive director of the Christmas Tree Promotion Broad Marsha Gray tells Brownfield during June, a large production region in Oregon experienced record hot temperatures for several days.

“That was really difficult for those full, harvestable trees, not just the small ones,” she says.

As a result, some varieties took on a sunburn appearance turning needles red and Gray says while they can be trimmed for future years, not all will be salable.

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