21-foot tree from NC to deck the halls of the White House for Christmas

AGO.

THE TOWN HAD SAID THEY DIDN'T

HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO PULL IT

OFF.

THE 2019 PARADE WAS CANCELED AS

A PRECAUTION BECAUSE OF THE

INVOLVEMENT OF CONFEDERATE

GROUPS.

COVID WAS A REASON FOR THE

CANCELLATION LAST YEAR.

THE PARADE IS SCHEDULED FOR

DECEMBER 18.

>>> A 21 FOOT FRAZIER FOR FROM

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WILL

DECK THE HALLS OF THE WHITE

HOUSE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

WHITE HOUSE STAFF VISITED PETE

FARMS JUST OUTSIDE BOONE TODAY

WHERE THE OWNER WAS SELECTED AS

THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE

GROWER FOR THE THIRD TIME IN

HIS CAREER.

THE 30-YEAR-OLD TREE WILL BE

DELIVERED TO THE WHITE HOUSE IN

EARLY NOVEMBER AND DECORATED

AROUND THANKSGIVING.

RUSTY OWNS THE FARM ALONG WITH

HIS SON BEAU.

BEAUX-ARTS EXCITED AND JOINING

US TODAY.

MOST PEOPLE WOULD BE HONORED TO

BE SELECTED ONCE IN THEIR

LIFETIME, THIS IS YOUR THIRD

TIME.

WHAT IS YOUR SECRET?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

A LOT OF GOOD LUCK AND GOOD

WEATHER.

EVERYTHING WENT HER WAY.

>> BEAU, I AM SURE THIS IS AN

HONOR FOR YOU AS WELL WORKING

ALONGSIDE YOUR DAD.

TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK

THAT GOES INTO HAVING TO

PRODUCE THESE FAMILY LISTS

CHRISTMAS TREES.

>> IT IS LIKE ANY OTHER KIND

OF FARM, IT DEPENDS ON THE

WEATHER AND A LOT OF HARD WORK

THAT GOES INTO A.

>> HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE WHITE

HOUSE.

>> YES.

>> WHAT WAS THAT EXPERIENCE

LIKE?

>> IT WAS GREAT.

THE BEST PART I GUESS WAS

GETTING TO TAKE MY YOUNG KIDS

AT THE TIME IN 2008 AND LOOKING

BACK AT THOSE PICTURES NOW.

I WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO

GO AGAIN NOW THAT THEY'RE

ALMOST GROWN.

>> RUSTY, WHAT IS THE PROCESS

LIKE FOR THEM DECORATING THE

TREE IN THE WHITE HOUSE?

AFTER YOU DELIVER THE TREE, IS

IT HANDS-OFF ARE YOU?

DO YOU OFFER ANY SUGGESTIONS?

>> NO.

THAT IS TOTALLY THE

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FIRST

LADY.

SHE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL THEME

THIS YEAR.

IT IS KIND OF A SECRET, BUT

HOPEFULLY MAYBE WE GET TO SEE

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. IT IS ALL

IN THEIR HANDS.

THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL STAFF TO

DO IT.

>> BY SECRET, DO YOU KNOW WHAT

IT IS?

>> WE DO NOT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE THEME

WILL BE THIS YEAR.

>> YOU ALL HAVE BEEN IN PAST

ADMINISTRATIONS NOW IN TERMS OF

PROVIDING THESE BEAUTIFUL

TREES.

I WAS STRUCK BY THE FACT,

THOUGH, THAT YOUR NAME IS BEAU

AND THE LATE SON OF THE

PRESIDENT, HIS NAME IS BEAU AS

WELL.

ANY SIGNIFICANT FOR YOU?

>> NOT PARTICULARLY FOR ME.

BUT IT IS ALWAYS AN HONOR TO GO

SEE THE FAMILY AT THE WHITE

HOUSE.

>> I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE

WATCHING THIS AND SEEING ALL

THESE BEAUTIFUL TREES AND EAGER

TO COME TO YOUR FARM.

WHAT IS A SUPPLY LIKE THIS YEAR

AND WENT TO PEOPLE START

GETTING THEIR TREES?

>> MOST SLOTS OPEN AS EARLY AS

THE WEEKEND BEFORE

THANKSGIVING.

WE WILL ACTUALLY HAVE TREES IN

THE RALEIGH FARMERS MARKET THIS

YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO BEING

DOWN THERE IN RALEIGH.

>> RUSTY, ARE YOU EXPECTING THE

PRODUCTION TO BE ABOUT THE SAME

THIS YEAR?

>> JUST ABOUT THE SAME.

WE MAY HAVE A FEW MORE TREES

THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR.

WE'RE GETTING BACK ON TRACK.

HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE AS MUCH

OR SHORTAGES LAST YEAR.

>> WE CERTAINLY ARE HAPPY TO