Christmas Tree Trivia

By admin | Posted on December 2, 2015

We may put up a Christmas tree every year, but few of us are aware of their history and significance. University of Illinois Extension educator Ron Wolford enlightens us.

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From 1887 to 1933, a fishing schooner called the “Christmas Ship” would tie up at the Clark Street Bridge in Chicago and sell Michigan spruce trees to Chicagoans.

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Check out the University of Illinois Extension website Christmas Trees & More for more information: http://urbanext.illinois.edu/trees/.

- Ron Wolford, rwolford@illinois.edu