Christmas Tree Farms

Christmas Tree Farms (HM1DK6)

Location: Whitetop, VA 24292 Grayson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 35.942', W 81° 37.513'

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The national demand for commercial Christmas trees has brought a new look to the highest mountains of Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina. Billion of dollars worth of Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri) plantations produce regular crops of Christmas trees sold to retailers in dozen states. Fraser fir (named for Scottish explorer John Fraser) is the only fir tree native to the southeastern United States. It grows up to 50 feet in height in its native high Appalachian communities of spruce and fir.
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HM NumberHM1DK6
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Placed ByThe Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Date Added Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 12:26pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 444079 N 4050575
Decimal Degrees36.59903333, -81.62521667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 35.942', W 81° 37.513'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 35' 56.52" N, 81° 37' 30.78" W
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Area Code(s)276
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-198 Daniel Boone St, Whitetop VA 24292, US
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