Christmas, White House and Hurricane Helene

The White House Christmas Tree Will Come From Farm Hit by Hurricane Helene
A North Carolina farm hit by Hurricane Helene is set to provide the White House with a Christmas tree this holiday season. Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm, located in Avery County, faced severe challenges after the storm unleashed destructive mudslides, taking out thousands of trees and leaving the landscape scarred.
The White House’s Christmas tree is a symbol of resilience for hurricane-hit North Carolina farms
The visit to Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm by White House staff was initially delayed because of damaged roads, Greene said. When the staff made their selection in late October, they adorned their tree of choice with a red, white and blue ribbon that was larger than a basketball, Cartner said.
2024 White House Christmas tree will come from hurricane-hit N.C. farm
We wanted to really be an uplifting symbol for the other farmers and other people in western North Carolina that have experienced so many losses."
The White House Christmas tree is more than a decoration for hurricane-hit North Carolina farms
The White House's Christmas tree is slated to be cut and transported from a North Carolina farm on Wednesday. NEWLAND, N.C. — The Cartner family had known since last year that one of their farm’s Christmas trees would be headed to the White House this winter.
North Carolina Christmas tree selected for White House’s Blue Room
Sam Cartner Jr., co-owner of Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm in western North Carolina, talks about being able to provide the official White House Christmas tree, a 20-foot Fraser fir.
White House Christmas Tree Picked From Helene-Hit Area
This year's White House Christmas Tree is named "Tremendous," and comes from a part of North Carolina hit hard by Helene. Here's the full story.
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