First Lady Michelle Obama, right, with daughters Sasha and Malia, welcome the arrival of the official White House Christmas tree at the White House on Sunday. (White House/Amanda Lucidon)


Growing Christmas trees is more complicated than it appears and growing trees as large as the ones required for the White House is a niche market, according to the growers who provided the trees to the White House this year, Obama Foodorama reported.

Both growers are members of the National Christmas Tree Association.

• Obama Foodorama — White House Holiday Tale: The First Lady, Two Champion Farmers and the Official Christmas Tree
• National Christmas Tree Association