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Article: Isle Christmas trees get airlift
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- Honolulu Star - Bulletin
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- November 30, 2007
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face=+Bold; The 4,500 fresh-cut trees are the first large-scale air deliveryface=-Bold;
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The options for picking imported Christmas trees are getting fresher.
The first-ever large-scale air shipment of the traditional holiday Douglas, Noble and Grand firs was scheduled to arrive in Honolulu last night.
A Boeing 747 freighter operated by Evergreen International Aviation Inc. was bringing 4,500 trees from Portland, Ore. The company grew the trees in its agricultural division.
The trees, which were cut Wednesday, will go on sale at Evergreen's Honolulu International Airport location and through isle wholesalers and fundraisers. They range in height from four to 10 feet.
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