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Come December, no other tree will inspire the warm fuzzies like a decorated fir, spruce or pine. Here’s a look at some cold, hard numbers behind the most festive greenery on earth. —SAM POLCER and ALICIA BUCHL PEREZ

ILLUSTRATION BY KELLI ANDERSON