Wisconsin Christmas Tree Growers Support Military Families Through Trees for Troops

Wisconsin Christmas tree growers are donating real Christmas trees as part of the nationwide Trees for Troops® program, sponsored by the Wisconsin Christmas Tree Producers Association, the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and FedEx Freight.

Wisconsin Christmas tree growers are donating real Christmas trees as part of the nationwide Trees for Troops® program, sponsored by the Wisconsin Christmas Tree Producers Association, the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and FedEx Freight.

By the Numbers

• 277,001 fresh, farm-grown Christmas Trees have been donated to troops and military families in the United States and overseas through Trees for Troops®, since the program started in 2005.
• Thousands of trees are donated by American farm families and the public, and FedEx Freight delivers these trees to a range of 60 to 80 military bases, across five branches of service in the U.S. and overseas.
• FedEx has logged more than a million miles for the Trees for Troops® program.
• Final numbers for 2021: 14,736 total trees, picked up from 56 locations and delivered to 77 different bases.
• For 2022, it was estimated 15,300 total trees picked up from 54 locations and given to 84 total bases.