Two trees in Oregon for
one Bush in White House
PORTLAND (AP) — The
While House sent its land
scaper iind chief usher lo Or
egon during the last week of
August to scout the state for
two perfect Christmas trees.
"It's not loo early to begin
thinking about Christmas it
the White House,” Gary
Walters said We begun
planning the ornaments lor
this year's Christmas almost
two years ago."
As chief usher, Walters'
responsibilities include all
activities inside the K12
room structure Anri that in
cludes the presidential
Christmas trees that are
viewed by almost 100,000
tourists.
"We look at the character
of a tree, either naturally
grown into it or trimmed
into it," said hr win Wil
liams, a horticulturist and
superintendent of the White
House grounds.
Williams has found per
fect trees for the last half of
his 29 years at the White
House.
The pair, wearing suits
ami In s in the hot sun. spent
nearly all hour examining a
Douglas tir In Tualatin ami
two firs m the Salem area
The three trees were rho
son as the twist in Oregon bv
C.arv Sander, a Corvallis
C.hrisliniis tree grower and
this year's National Tree
Contest champion Sander is
the first winner from Ore
gun.
As national champion.
Sander won the privilege of
providing two Christmas
trees for the White House
once they meet Williams'
and Walters' approval
For the Bush s personal
room, the two aides chose a
12-fool Douglas Hr growing
in the Tualatin front vutd of
Sander's son. Todd.
‘•Actually, that's tunny,
because I was going to lot
the tree go wild because I've
been shearing trees all my
life," said Todd Sander
For the Blue Boom, the
main reception area of the
Whim House. Williams and
Walters chose an 1H foot
noble fir from the farm of
Jerry Barry, east of Salem
Barrv had dubbed the tir
"Mr Bush "
"Cury knew about this
tree." Burry said His per
sonal choice had been an
other tree relucted by Wal
ters and Williams as being
too short
Anv tree under HI tret is
too short. Walters said. I'he
tr<s> must be narrow enough
to fit through a 54-inch-wlde
door and tall enough for its
top to fit into a r bandolier
socket In the Blue Room, he
said
"It s hard to beat the noble
tir." Williams said, declaring
the tree perfect lor the room
"It's the Cadillac of trees "
Oregon is the No 1 sup
plier of Christmas trees in
the nation
Last year, farmers cut 7.it
million trees one-third of
the nation's supply
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