21-foot tree from NC to deck the halls of the White House for Christmas :: WRAL.com – WRAL.com

White House staff visited Peak Farms in Jefferson and picked a 30-year-old tree to be delivered to D.C. in early November and decorated aroung Thanksgiving.

AGO. THE TOWN HAD SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO PULL IT OFF. THE 2019 PARADE WAS CANCELED AS A PRECAUTION BECAUSE OF THE INVOLVEMENT OF CONFEDERATE GROUPS. COVID WAS A REASON FOR THE CANCELLATION LAST YEAR. THE PARADE IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 18. >>> A 21 FOOT FRAZIER FOR FROM WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WILL DECK THE HALLS OF THE WHITE HOUSE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. WHITE HOUSE STAFF VISITED PETE FARMS JUST OUTSIDE BOONE TODAY WHERE THE OWNER WAS SELECTED AS THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE GROWER FOR THE THIRD TIME IN HIS CAREER. THE 30-YEAR-OLD TREE WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE WHITE HOUSE IN EARLY NOVEMBER AND DECORATED AROUND THANKSGIVING. RUSTY OWNS THE FARM ALONG WITH HIS SON BEAU. BEAUX-ARTS EXCITED AND JOINING US TODAY. MOST PEOPLE WOULD BE HONORED TO BE SELECTED ONCE IN THEIR LIFETIME, THIS IS YOUR THIRD TIME. WHAT IS YOUR SECRET? >> I DON'T KNOW. A LOT OF GOOD LUCK AND GOOD WEATHER. EVERYTHING WENT HER WAY. >> BEAU, I AM SURE THIS IS AN HONOR FOR YOU AS WELL WORKING ALONGSIDE YOUR DAD. TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK THAT GOES INTO HAVING TO PRODUCE THESE FAMILY LISTS CHRISTMAS TREES. >> IT IS LIKE ANY OTHER KIND OF FARM, IT DEPENDS ON THE WEATHER AND A LOT OF HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO A. >> HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE WHITE HOUSE. >> YES. >> WHAT WAS THAT EXPERIENCE LIKE? >> IT WAS GREAT. THE BEST PART I GUESS WAS GETTING TO TAKE MY YOUNG KIDS AT THE TIME IN 2008 AND LOOKING BACK AT THOSE PICTURES NOW. I WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AGAIN NOW THAT THEY'RE ALMOST GROWN. >> RUSTY, WHAT IS THE PROCESS LIKE FOR THEM DECORATING THE TREE IN THE WHITE HOUSE? AFTER YOU DELIVER THE TREE, IS IT HANDS-OFF ARE YOU? DO YOU OFFER ANY SUGGESTIONS? >> NO. THAT IS TOTALLY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FIRST LADY. SHE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL THEME THIS YEAR. IT IS KIND OF A SECRET, BUT HOPEFULLY MAYBE WE GET TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. IT IS ALL IN THEIR HANDS. THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL STAFF TO DO IT. >> BY SECRET, DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS? >> WE DO NOT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE THEME WILL BE THIS YEAR. >> YOU ALL HAVE BEEN IN PAST ADMINISTRATIONS NOW IN TERMS OF PROVIDING THESE BEAUTIFUL TREES. I WAS STRUCK BY THE FACT, THOUGH, THAT YOUR NAME IS BEAU AND THE LATE SON OF THE PRESIDENT, HIS NAME IS BEAU AS WELL. ANY SIGNIFICANT FOR YOU? >> NOT PARTICULARLY FOR ME. BUT IT IS ALWAYS AN HONOR TO GO SEE THE FAMILY AT THE WHITE HOUSE. >> I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WATCHING THIS AND SEEING ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL TREES AND EAGER TO COME TO YOUR FARM. WHAT IS A SUPPLY LIKE THIS YEAR AND WENT TO PEOPLE START GETTING THEIR TREES? >> MOST SLOTS OPEN AS EARLY AS THE WEEKEND BEFORE THANKSGIVING. WE WILL ACTUALLY HAVE TREES IN THE RALEIGH FARMERS MARKET THIS YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO BEING DOWN THERE IN RALEIGH. >> RUSTY, ARE YOU EXPECTING THE PRODUCTION TO BE ABOUT THE SAME THIS YEAR? >> JUST ABOUT THE SAME. WE MAY HAVE A FEW MORE TREES THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR. WE'RE GETTING BACK ON TRACK. HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE AS MUCH OR SHORTAGES LAST YEAR. >> WE CERTAINLY ARE HAPPY TO

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