Alabama Grown Trees Heading to Troops in North Carolina

HUNDREDS OF ALABAMA CHRISTMAS TREES ENROUTE TO TROOPS

Baldwin County, AL (Newsradio 92.3) -- More than 250 Christmas trees grown in Baldwin County are heading to military families in North Carolina. Auburn researchers planted the trees three years ago as part of an experiment to boost Alabama's Christmas tree industry. When the study wrapped up, they still had all those trees. So they donated them to the Trees for Troops program. The trees are going to families at Marine Air Base Cherry Point. Since 2005, Trees for Troops has provided free Christmas trees to military families across the country and overseas.