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Hurricane Florence’s moisture means muddy harvest but moist needles in NC Christmas trees

The day after Thanksgiving is a popular day to shop for a Christmas tree, and tree farmers want shoppers to know that rain from Hurricane Florence won’t necessarily push prices higher.