Cardinal Tree Farms began in the early 1960s when growing Christmas trees as a profession was almost unheard of in Ashe County, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. However, some local farmers such as my father, Paul Poe, began to experiment with growing Fraser Fir Christmas Trees in a structured manner. After selling his first crop in 1972, he began to transition his successful Pole Bean operation into a first rate Christmas tree production.

In 1991, after graduating from college, I joined my father in producing top quality Fraser Fir Trees. We have continued to plant and sell more trees each year, but continue to stay family-owned and operated allowing us to focus on freshness and quality that is unsurpassed. Over the past 40 years we have supplied our customers with memories and traditions that will last a life time. - Mitchell Poe, Owner