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By ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday, November 30, 2009 - 5:14 p.m.

MINDORO, Wis. (AP) — If you’re looking for just the right Christmas tree, you should have plenty of choices in Wisconsin.

The state is home to 1,100 Christmas tree farms and sells more than 1 million trees each year, putting Wisconsin fifth in the nation in the number of trees harvested.

In La Crosse County, Tom Bina operates Bina Tree Farm near Mindoro. Bina says the first two weeks after Thanksgiving are always the busiest. Bina has been selling trees for 50 years and opens for business the day after Thanksgiving.

The Wisconsin Christmas Tree Producers Association says there are about 33,000 acres of Christmas trees in the state.

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JustAskMe
Dec 1, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.
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and Merry Christmas to you bobb :)

JustAskMe
Nov 30, 2009 at 10:53 p.m.
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I see 2 of our local Grinches are here just in time for the Holidays.

HomerSimpson
Nov 30, 2009 at 8:34 p.m.
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We need to cut MORE trees! We can't let some backwater states like Oregon, North Carolina, Michigan, and Pennsylvania show us up!
Who are the cheese heads?
WE are the cheese heads!

piznat
Nov 30, 2009 at 5:25 p.m.
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Way to go Cheeseheads!

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