A CHRISTMAS tree farm has been left destitute by historic flooding, and the owner warns holiday cheer may be set back for years.
Hurricane Helene tore through the North Carolina farm in September, uprooting 80,000 trees and ruining a family’s legacy.
“It’s going to be a tremendous amount of money to strip all this land back down, to take the dirt and start all over,” owner Graham Avery told CBS affiliate WJHL.
“It’s millions of dollars, and it’s many years. It’s just awful.”
Devastating pictures show Trinity Tree Company at Avery Farms left in shambles after brutal winds downed trees and uprooted the six-generation property.
The farm is located in the Appalachian region of the state, about two hours northwest of Charlotte, and was one of the hardest hit in the country.