Do Arizona Locals Prefer a Real or Artificial Christmas Tree?

Despite its reputation as a desert oasis, the southwestern state of Arizona has its fair share of coniferous forests, with plenty of Christmas tree-worthy pine trees along the Madrean Sky Islands of the southern fringe of the state, along with the northern portion on or along the Colorado plateau.

That bounty of pines means that Arizonans have options when it comes to finding that perfect tree for the morning of Dec. 25, with Grand Canyon State residents either being able to opt for the real thing (thanks to the state’s extensive pine tree assortment) or choosing the artificial variety of Christmas tree this year.

Holiday season is in full swing. At BetArizona.com, we were curious if locals in the Grand Canyon State prefer real or artificial Christmas trees. Using Google Trends, we compared the search interest scores for “real Christmas trees” and “artificial Christmas trees.” The search period was 11/30/2023-12/25/2023 and filtered to only include Arizona.

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Arizona Christmas Tree Preferences

Type	Score
Real Tree	9
Artificial Tree	5

Arizona Metro Preferences

Metro	Type	Percentage of Preference
Phoenix	Real Tree	51%
Tucson	Artificial Tree	57%

Arizona Prefers The Real Thing

When it comes to the state’s preference when it comes to Christmas trees, it appears that Arizonans by and large prefer the real thing, with actual trees scoring a search interest total of nine points, compared with artificial trees, which finished the period in question with a score of five.

The results get a bit more skewed when broken down by Arizona’s two main metropolitan areas, with the Valley of the Sun opting for real trees over fake ones by a 51%-to-49% margin, while the Tucson area went with fake trees over actual ones by a final margin of 57%-to-43%.

Regardless of personal tree preferences, it appears that Arizonans by and large can get down with the holiday spirit, which is something to celebrate as Christmastime approaches ever closer by the day from the chilly outposts of Coconino County on down to the borderlands on the state’s southern fringe.

USA Today photo by Meegan Reid.

Author

Christopher Boan

@cgboan

Christopher Boan is the lead writer at BetArizona.com after covering sports and sports betting in Arizona for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.