By the numbers
Christmas trees
30-35 million: Number of Christmas trees sold in the U.S. each year
175,000: Estimated number sold online or by catalogue
500,000: Number of acres in the U.S. for growing trees
18: Number of people provided daily oxygen requirements from one acre of trees
7: Average number of years it takes to grow a tree
Source: christmastree.org
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