Congratulations to John Wyckoff and family for winning the 2013 National Christmas Tree Association Contest! As part of this honor, John and his family will be traveling to the White House in early December to present one of their Jersey Grown trees to First Lady, Michelle Obama to be used as the national Christmas tree.
The Wyckoff Blue Spruce was crowned the Grand Champion Christmas Tree at the annual NCTA convention held in Arlington, Virginia on August 10th.
Each year, NCTA hosts a national tree contest, at which growers, industry experts and consumers vote to select the Real Christmas Tree grower who will provide the official White House Christmas Tree.
To qualify for the national contest, growers must first win their state or regional competitions, so being named National Grand Champion is quite an achievement.
NJCTGA President Chris Nicholson praised the Wyckoff accomplishment, “The Wyckoffs have made us all proud and have let the rest of the country know that we grow championship caliber trees in New Jersey”.
More details to follow as they become available.