TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) – Many Florida Christmas tree farms suffered losses due to Hurricane Michael, and this holiday season city officials say one of the ways you can help support the damaged timber industry is to buy a local Christmas tree.
Many people forget trees are victims of Hurricane Michael. Downed trees littered the land in the wake of the Hurricane wreaking havoc on power lines, houses, roadways and tree farms. Franco and Sigrid Camacho, owners of the Bavarian Christmas Tree Farm said Hurricane Michael effected their crop.
"I lost 10 percent of the trees and I have friends and labor to help me to straighten the trees because almost 60 percent of the trees were down," said Camacho.
Camacho said he was lucky tree farmers he knows in areas like Pensacola had their crops devastated. The Camacho's gave one of their beautiful trees to Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putman so he could present it to the Governor and Cabinet members. Commissioner Putnam said one of the ways Floridians can help the state's timber industry is by buying local Christmas trees.
Back at the Bavarian Christmas Tree Farm loyal customers like the Odom Family are enjoying thier holiday tradition, picking out and cutting down their Christmas tree, while supporting their community's tree farmer.
