Owners Jessie Davis, Rusty Estes and Carol Pennington won the honor when their business was named grand champion grower at the National Christmas Tree Association contest held in Des Moines, Iowa, in August, according to the department. “We are absolutely honored to send a tree to the White House,” Davis said in a statement.
“To be able to do this for Ashe County, for North Carolina and for the United States is like winning the Super Bowl for a tree farmer.” White House staff will visit the farm Oct. 21 to select the tree, according to the department.