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The remainder were sugar pine, noble fir, red fir, incense cedar, western red cedar, mountain hemlock and western hemlock.

The Cascade Range’s cool and damp western flanks offer ideal growing conditions for conifers, such as the stiff-branched noble fir and densely needled Douglas fir, two of the country’s most popular Christmas tree species.

Native species like the Fraser fir and noble fir still reign supreme on the U.S. market, but species from other parts of the world are becoming increasingly popular with growers here, Chastagner says.

“You’ll get much more beautiful wreaths and garlands,” she says, such as mixed wreaths with two types of greens, including long-lasting cedar and noble fir.

If it gets direct sunlight for part of the day, choose a hardier green, such as a noble fir.