Drought Impact Reporter

Drought killed Christmas tree seedlings in Portland, Oregon
11/26/2018 12:00:00 AM

CATEGORIES:

Agriculture
Business & Industry

AFFECTED AREAS:

Multnomah County, OR
Portland, OR

Start Date: 4/1/2018 - End Date: 11/24/2018

A Portland Christmas tree grower planted 9,000 trees in the spring, but nearly all of them, except for a couple hundred, died because drought destroyed the trees. While the grower normally has a 95 percent survival rate, this year that percentage better described how many trees he lost. KPTV-TV Fox 12 Beaverton (Ore.), Nov. 24, 2018

Sources

SeattlePI.com . Portland Christmas tree grower says drought hurt crop - seattlepi.com (WA). Sunday, November 25, 2018 http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Portland-Christmas-tree-grower-says-drought-hurt-13420119.php.
Klamath Falls Herald and News . Portland Christmas tree grower says drought hurt crop - Klamath Falls Herald and News (OR). Monday, November 26, 2018 https://www.heraldandnews.com/ap_news/oregon/portland-christmas-tree-grower-says-drought-hurt-crop/article_c7046d75-9f72-5209-97a4-6ae9a1b36704.html.
KPTV-TV Fox 12 Beaverton . Growers say drought hurts Oregon Christmas tree crop - KPTV-TV Fox 12 Beaverton (OR). Saturday, November 24, 2018 https://www.kptv.com/news/growers-say-drought-hurts-oregon-christmas-tree-crop/article_8e84f738-f04b-11e8-8e49-07b991af3b07.html.

Drought killed Christmas tree seedlings in Portland, Oregon11/26/2018 12:00:00 AM

Drought killed Christmas tree seedlings in Portland, Oregon
11/26/2018 12:00:00 AM