John Weaver, the president of family-owned and operated Weaver Tree Farms in West Jefferson, N.C., is kicking off his 33rd holiday season selling trees in the Scenic City.
And while the reach of Weaver Tree Farms has grown throughout the U.S., sitting outside his Touring Edition Crusader trailer and his Dodge truck earlier this fall, Weaver’s comfort level in Chattanooga is as homegrown as his products.
“I love Chattanooga. It really is like our second home,” Weaver says.
His connection to the city originally started when he was at Appalachian State University, as the Mountaineers sports teams were annual competitors with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
His father, John D. Weaver, and his uncle, Dale Shepard, started the farm in 1967, and Weaver was part of the original foray into Chattanooga, selling trees on Signal Mountain Road across the street from the entrance to Baylor School.