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The 1986 winners were Ron and Dorothy Palmer of Mossyrock, Wash., and Dorothy and Charlie Burton of Cinebar, Wash., who are partners in the Bear Canyon Tree Farm.
The use of Christmas trees as holiday decorations is first recorded in Germany in the 1600s, although the roots of the tradition stretch back thousands of years in pagan rituals.
From Germany, the practice spread via the many German immigrants to America, and the first recorded White House Christmas tree was set up by Franklin Pierce in 1856.
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