Oregon Christmas Trees - Publication

NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE

OREGON
CHRISTMAS TREES

September 1, 2011
USDA, NASS, Oregon Field Office
PRESS RELEASE
805 SW Broadway, Suite 910
Internet-www.nass.usda.gov/or
Portland, Oregon 97205
Email: [email protected]
(503) 326-2131 or 1-800-338-2157
In 2010, Oregon Christmas tree growers cut and sold 6.41 million trees, down 13% from 2008. The 2010 gross sales totaled $91.1
million, down 17% from 2008. The average tree sold for $14.21, a decrease of $0.80 from 2008. All workers totaled 7,956, down
from 8,475 in 2008. The average worker was paid $3,871, down $559 from 2008.
For the first time since the inception of this survey, Noble Fir trees made up the largest percent of total trees sold.
In 2010, Noble Fir trees accounted for 52% of all trees sold, up from 45% in 2008. Douglas Fir trees, previously
the industry leader, accounted for 40% of all trees sold.
At 45% of total trees sold, California remained the top destination for Oregon grown Christmas trees. Thirteen
percent of all trees were sold to in-state buyers, making Oregon the number two destination. At 10% each, Mexico and Other
Western States were tied as the third most popular destination for Oregon Christmas trees.
In 2010, 5.6 million trees were planted. At the time of the survey, producers intended to plant 6.0 million trees in 2011 and 5.8
million trees in 2012.
Table 1 - Christmas trees: Production, sales, workers, wages, and average price per tree, by size of operation, Oregon,
2005-2008, and 2010
Size of operation
Category and year

1-14
acres

15-29
acres

30-49
acres

50-99
acres

All
operations

100+
acres

2005
2006
2007
2008
Value of sales (1,000 dollars) ............................... 2010

7,230
4,659
3,480
4,361
2,837

3,318
3,326
2,873
2,988
3,260

4,480
4,563
4,115
3,534
4,019

6,616
7,798
7,612
6,096
6,039

86,332
89,109
91,187
93,139
74,968

107,976
109,455
109,267
110,118
91,123

2005
2006
2007
2008
Number of trees sold (1,000 trees) ....................... 2010

464
377
272
317
265

259
225
211
228
325

300
316
298
370
388

431
623
619
497
509

5,457
5,401
5,653
5,923
4,924

6,911
6,942
7,053
7,335
6,411

2005
2006
2007
2008
Average price per tree (Dollars)........................... 2010

15.58
12.36
12.79
13.75
10.71

12.81
14.78
13.62
13.14
10.03

14.93
14.44
13.81
9.56
10.36

15.35
12.52
12.30
12.26
11.86

15.82
16.50
16.13
15.72
15.22

15.62
15.77
15.49
15.01
14.21

2005
2007
2008
Acres growing trees (Acres) ................................. 2010

7,165
5,662
4,992
4,953

3,689
3,197
5,267
4,912

4,060
4,548
4,018
5,100

4,713
4,404
5,763
4,762

43,193
44,039
44,460
37,523

62,820
61,850
64,500
57,250

2005
2007
2008
Number of workers ............................................... 2010

2,070
1,636
1,283
1,307

854
731
505
464

633
709
531
796

901
783
700
768

5,194
5,296
5,456
4,621

9,652
9,155
8,475
7,956

2005
2007
2008
Wages (1,000 dollars) ........................................... 2010

995
930
1,203
914

847
1,119
934
1,010

1,442
1,435
1,297
2,015

1,883
1,954
1,897
1,820

27,001
27,983
32,212
25,041

32,168
33,421
37,543
30,800

2005
2007
2008
Number of operations .......................................... 2010

1,130
1,069
1,266
1,101

185
174
242
249

112
116
97
142

70
76
81
74

93
105
94
67

1,590
1,540
1,780
1,633

Table 2 - Christmas trees: Trees sold, sales, and average price received, by species and size of operation, Oregon, 2005-2008
and 2010
Species and year

Number
of trees
sold

Average
price

Value of
sales

Sales by size of operation
1-14 acres

15-29 acres

30-49 acres

50-99 acres

100+ acres

1,000 trees

Dollars

1,000 dollars

1,000 dollars

1,000 dollars

1,000 dollars

1,000 dollars

1,000 dollars

2005
2006
2007
2008
Douglas Fir ............................ 2010

3,625
3,544
3,516
3,439
2,548

10.73
11.65
10.85
11.48
10.52

38,885
41,288
38,149
39,469
26,797

1,698
1,788
1,192
1,151
1,116

1,275
742
633
982
892

1,183
1,286
909
1,391
1,080

2,259
2,859
2,728
1,708
1,629

32,470
34,613
32,687
34,237
22,080

2005
2006
2007
2008
Noble Fir ................................ 2010

2,755
2,830
2,904
3,330
3,344

21.96
21.22
21.31
18.75
17.06

60,508
60,053
61,884
62,440
57,046

4,225
2,388
1,883
2,365
1,340

1,567
2,119
1,759
1,310
1,964

2,458
2,660
2,602
1,539
2,430

3,727
3,921
3,805
3,497
3,639

48,531
48,965
51,835
53,729
47,673

2005
2006
2007
2008
Grand Fir ................................ 2010

367
427
491
370
326

17.06
14.41
14.37
15.01
13.58

6,262
6,153
7,056
5,542
4,428

982
471
390
386
225

427
393
418
377
300

600
497
488
404
264

463
790
843
600
642

3,790
4,002
4,917
3,775
2,997

2005
2006
2007
2008
Nordmann Fir ........................ 2010

39
21
33
85
134

22.87
22.29
21.27
17.06
15.69

892
468
702
1,452
2,102

163
10
13
141
67

17
37
36
300
83

167
35
36
182
202

155
170
183
131
108

390
216
434
698
1,642

2005
2006
2007
2008
Scotch Pine ............................ 2010

78
66
56
51
9

7.15
8.73
9.73
8.13
6.00

558
576
545
416
54

40
7
3

7
14
10
3
-

50
29
30
16
12

2
6
3
4
3

459
527
502
386
36

2005
2006
2007
2008
Other species .......................... 2010

47
54
53
60
50

18.53
16.98
17.57
13.28
13.92

871
917
931
799
696

122
2
2
311
86

25
21
17
16
21

22
56
50
2
31

10
52
50
156
18

692
786
812
314
540

2005
2006
2007
2008
Total ....................................... 2010

6,911
6,942
7,053
7,335
6,411

15.62
15.77
15.49
15.01
14.21

107,976
109,455
109,267
110,118
91,123

7,230
4,659
3,480
4,361
2,837

3,318
3,326
2,873
2,988
3,260

4,480
4,563
4,115
3,534
4,019

6,616
7,798
7,612
6,096
6,039

86,332
89,109
91,187
93,139
74,968

Table 3 - Christmas trees: Number of trees sold, by species, Oregon, 2003, 2005-2008, and 2010
Species

Douglas Fir
Noble Fir
Grand Fir
Nordmann Fir
Scotch Pine
Other species
Total

Number of trees sold
2003

2005

2006

2007

2008

2010

1,000 trees

1,000 trees

1,000 trees

1,000 trees

1,000 trees

1,000 trees

3,693
2,405
415
28
45
70
6,656

3,625
2,755
367
39
78
47
6,911

3,544
2,830
427
21
66
54
6,942

3,516
2,904
491
33
56
53
7,053

3,439
3,330
370
85
51
60
7,335

2,548
3,344
326
134
9
50
6,411

Table 4 - Christmas trees: Percent of tree sold, by sales destination, Oregon, 2005-2008, and 2010 1
Sales destination

Douglas Fir

Noble Fir

Percent

Percent

Grand Fir
Percent

Nordmann Fir

Scotch Pine

Other species

All species

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

2005
2007
2008
Oregon ................................... 2010

8
10
7
15

8
11
9
10

16
23
18
21

23
24
16
10

9
18
15
42

16
16
15
62

8
12
8
13

2005
2007
2008
Washington ............................ 2010

2
2
3
2

4
3
3
4

8
7
8
7

3
3
8
5

1
1
1
-

8
2
1
6

3
3
3
4

2005
2007
2008
California ............................... 2010

36
37
36
39

61
54
55
50

45
38
40
46

58
57
51
60

17
23
20
41

38
38
26
6

47
44
45
45

2005
2007
2008
Other Western 2 .................... 2010

10
9
8
8

11
12
11
11

18
19
25
17

10
9
10
6

6
8
7
2

30
24
4
18

11
11
10
10

2005
2007
2008
Midwest 3 .............................. 2010

2
2
1
1

2
2
1
2

3
3
1
1

1
1
1

20
5
9
-

7
6
8

2
2
1
1

2005
2007
2008
Gulf States 4 .......................... 2010

10
9
10
10

7
8
7
7

4
3
2
2

2
4
7
3

39
44
48
15

2
-

9
8
9
8

2005
2007
2008
Atlantic States 5 .................... 2010

5
7
6
6

1
3
2
1

1
1
2
1

1
1

4
1
-

1
-

3
5
4
3

2005
2007
2008
Northeast States 6 ................. 2010

1
1
1
2

1
1
1
1

2
2
1
1

1
1
1
-

-

5
-

1
1
1
1

2005
2007
2008
Canada 7 ................................ 2010

3
2
2
2

1
1
1
2

2
2
3

2
1
3

4
-

6
54
-

2
2
2
2

2005
2007
2008
Mexico ................................... 2010

23
21
25
11

3
4
9
10

1
1
2
1

6
10

-

1
-

13
11
16
10

2005
2007
2008
All other destinations ............ 2010

4

1
1
2

1
-

1

-

-

1
1
3

1

2
3
4
5
6
7

Sales percentages represent the percent of trees sold in each location for each species, not the percent of all trees sold. For example, the sum of all destination sales for Douglas
Fir trees is equal to 100 percent.
Other Western States include: AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY.
Upper Midwest States include: IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, ND,NE, MN, OH, SD, WI.
Gulf States: AL, AR, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX.
Atlantic States: DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV.
Northeast States: CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT.
Canada: All provinces.

Table 5 - Christmas trees: Number of trees planted, by species and year planted, Oregon, 2004-2012
Year planted

Species

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011 1

2012 1

1,000 trees

1,000 trees

1,000 trees

1,000 trees

1,000 trees

1,000 trees

1,000 trees

1,000 trees

1,000 trees

Douglas Fir
Noble Fir
Grand Fir
Nordmann Fir
Scotch Pine
Other species
Total
1

3,323
5,200
733
466
17
70
9,809

3,018
4,047
611
520
21
73
8,290

2,832
3,349
519
480
13
118
7,311

2,934
3,040
574
511
21
120
7,200

2,524
2,559
418
508
10
32
6,050

2,017
2,769
240
421
1
24
5,472

2,327
2,579
255
449
4
18
5,632

2,416
2,824
356
350
1
21
5,968

2,290
2,802
233
436
2
14
5,777

Includes trees planted or intended to be planted.

Table 6 - Christmas trees: Workers and wages, by size of operation, Oregon, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2010
Size of operation
Category and year

1-14
acres

15-29
acres

30-49
acres

50-99
acres

All
operations

100+
acres

2005
2007
2008
Full-time workers ................................................ 2010

26
13
68
67

26
22
18
52

19
22
25
40

63
48
61
71

702
693
881
712

836
798
1,053
942

2005
2007
2008
Seasonal workers ................................................. 2010

2,044
1,623
1,215
1,240

828
709
487
412

614
687
506
756

838
735
639
697

4,492
4,603
4,575
3,909

8,816
8,356
7,422
7,014

2005
2007
2008
Total workers ....................................................... 2010

2,070
1,636
1,283
1,307

854
731
505
464

633
709
531
796

901
783
700
768

5,194
5,296
5,456
4,621

9,652
9,155
8,475
7,956

2005
2007
2008
Total wages (1,000 dollars) ................................ 2010

995
930
1,203
914

847
1,119
934
1,010

1,442
1,435
1,297
2,015

1,883
1,954
1,897
1,820

27,001
27,983
32,212
25,041

32,168
33,421
37,543
30,800

2005
2007
2008
Annual average wage/worker (Dollars) ............. 2010

481
568
937
699

992
1,531
1,849
2,177

2,278
2,024
2,443
2,531

2,090
2,495
2,710
2,370

5,198
5,284
5,904
5,419

3,333
3,651
4,430
3,871

Table 7 - Christmas trees: Acres, trees sold, sales, and price, by county, Oregon, 2007, 2008, and 2010
County

Acres in operations
2007

2008

Number of trees sold

2010

2007

2008

Total sales

2010

1,000 trees 1,000 trees 1,000 trees

Average price per tree

2007

2008

2010

2007

2008

2010

1,000
dollars

1,000
dollars

1,000
dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Acres

Acres

Acres

Benton
Clackamas
Douglas
Lane
Linn
Marion
Polk
Washington
Yamhill
Other counties

7,200
19,000
900
3,400
2,800
12,900
8,300
2,600
3,600
1,150

6,500
19,000
1,200
3,200
3,000
13,900
9,900
2,600
3,400
1,800

5,100
16,900
500
2,400
2,800
14,900
8,100
2,300
2,700
1,550

920
2,560
42
220
270
1,460
1,091
180
240
70

988
2,389
37
344
312
1,476
1,307
161
233
88

551
1,948
14
213
389
1,810
1,042
155
219
70

15,347
36,352
667
3,181
3,791
21,798
19,998
2,873
3,719
1,542

15,516
33,260
628
4,842
3,352
22,062
22,401
2,608
3,804
1,645

8,732
25,699
185
2,891
5,484
24,509
16,997
2,373
3,195
1,058

16.68
14.20
15.87
14.46
14.04
14.93
18.33
15.96
15.50
22.03

15.70
13.92
16.94
14.07
10.75
14.95
17.14
16.21
16.32
18.75

15.85
13.19
13.21
13.57
14.10
13.54
16.31
15.30
14.59
15.11

Oregon

61,850

64,500

57,250

7,053

7,335

6,411

109,267

110,118

91,123

15.49

15.01

14.21

For more details, please contact the Oregon Field Office of USDA, NASS at (503) 326-2131 or 1-800-338-2157 or via email at [email protected]. Information is also available on our home page: www.nass.usda.gov/or.