The tradition of Christmas trees can be traced back to early 1800s Germany , a practice that was exported to other European nations as well as the US .

Leading European producers of natural Christmas trees are Germany ( 18mn ), Denmark ' s ( 10mn ), France ( 6mn ), Belgium ( 5.2mn ) trees , and Great Britain ( 4.4mn ). In the US , around 40mn trees are sold annually . Most ( 90 %) of the seeds used to grow Christmas trees in Europe are harvested in Georgia . In contrast , artificial Christmas trees are mostly produced in the Pearl River delta area of China . As far back as August , retailers have been warning customers to order artificial trees early , because of manufacturing problems in China and ongoing port congestion .

12 December 2022