Future Christmas trees

These are a whole bunch of baby Christmas trees, growing in a field at the corner of 10th Ave. and E. Pine St. in Stayton. One day they'll be harvested and stuck in random parking lots, waiting for random folks to take them home and stick random objects and lights on them. It's a time honored tradition.

There are a lot of Christmas tree farms in Oregon. Doing a search on StateofOregon.com for 'Christmas trees' in the business directory brings up 174 listings. That's quite a few.

The picture was taken from 10th Ave., looking across the field towards E. Pine St. The field sits across the street from Santiam Memorial Hospital, which is also on 10th Ave.