The owners of Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm in Newland, North Carolina, speak about the family-owned farm and how they grew a tree to be selected by the White House.

Susan Walsh / AP The official White House Christmas tree, a 20-foot Fraser fir, is seen at the Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Newland, N.C. Erik Verduzco / AP The ...

AVERY COUNTY, N.C. — A 20-foot Fraser fir in Avery County was chosen to be the next White House Christmas tree. The selection Monday came weeks after Helene devastated much of western North ...

It need not snow Dec. 25 to fit the weather service's definition of a white Christmas: There just needs to be at least 1 inch of snow on the ground. A trace amount of snow does not count.

A white Christmas — which requires at least an inch of snow on the ground on Christmas morning — is expected in parts of about 30 states, from Alaska, to the mountains of California, to Maine.

White House staff picked out a 25-year-old Fraser fir that stands 20 feet tall and weighs approximately 400-500 pounds. As part of the harvesting process, the tree was cut and lifted by a crane.

Pine cones on a tree limb are covered in ice at Jacobson Park Feb. 4, 2022, after an overnight winter storm of ice, sleet and snow blanketed Lexington. Here’s what to know about the outlook for ...

First lady Jill Biden speaks alongside her grandson Beau Biden as she receives the official 2024 White House Christmas Tree on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25 ...

The reason for the absence of a White House Christmas tree during Theodore Roosevelt's presidency is unknown. Sources have various theories for why a Christmas tree was not displayed.

Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm is family-owned and operated, and has grown Fraser firs since 1959. Cartner s Christmas Tree Farm. Since 1966, members of the National Christmas Tree Association ...