Harvesting of the Christmas Trees

A section of Christmas trees are seen at Omni Farm in West Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Inocencio Hernandez takes a break from cutting down Christmas trees at Omni Farm in West Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Julio Hernandez cuts down a Christmas tree at Omni Farm in West Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Hernandez and Rosales walk through a section of Christmas trees looking for a marked tree to be cut down at Omni Farm in West Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

A Christmas tree makes its way through the bailing machine as it is prepared to be shipped, at Omni Farm in West Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Workers use a bailing machine to prepare a Christmas tree to be shipped at Omni Farm in West Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Pedro Cardenas throws a Christmas tree after it has been bailed in the field prior to being shipped out at Omni Farm in West Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Pedro Cardenas throws a Christmas tree after it has been bailed in the field prior to being shipped out at Omni Farm in West Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Jose Mendoza works on making a wreath out of scraps of Christmas tree in a shed at Omni Farm in West Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Fraser Fir Christmas trees can be seen on a hillside at Omni Farm in West Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Abraham Plaza carries a Christmas tree to a tractor trailer to be shipped at Omni Farm in West Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Valencia carries a Christmas tree to a tractor trailer to be shipped at Omni Farm in West Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Gimlin walks through a field of trees looking for Christmas tree's to be marked for harvest at Omni Farm in West Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Hernandez shields his eyes from the sun as he looks for marked Christmas tree's to be cut at Omni Farm in West Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

A worker uses a chainsaw to make final cuts to a Christmas tree before it is bailed for shipping Omni Farm in West Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Plaza and Rosales drag a Christmas tree through a field at Omni Farm in West Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Fraser Fir Christmas trees wait to be shipped at Peak Farms in Jefferson, North Carolina. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

A tag is placed on a tree by second grade students at Peak Farms in Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Najera places a Christmas tree onto a conveyor belt that loads carries trees up to a trailer to be shipped at Peak Farms in Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Najera carries a Christmas tree to be shipped at Peak Farms in Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Cruiz walks past a row of Christmas trees before they are shipped at Peak Farms in Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

A sign displays the amount of oxygen produced by an acre of Christmas trees outside of the shop at Peak Farms in Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Garcia reaches out to grab a tree as it is loaded into a trailer to be shipped to Florida at Peak Farms in Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

Garcia carries a Christmas tree to be shipped at Peak Farms in Jefferson. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS