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ArticleScientific reports2025

Distinct terpene metabolite blends serve as core drivers of consumer aroma preferences in fir Christmas tree species.

William C Baldwin, Angela Chiang, Gabrielle Wyatt, Katlyn Nau, Gary Chastagner, Chal Landgren, Judith Kowalski, Charles Sims, Philipp Zerbe, Justin G A Whitehill

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William C BaldwinDepartment of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, 840 Main Campus Drive, Partners II, 2500 Suite, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
Angela ChiangDepartment of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, 840 Main Campus Drive, Partners II, 2500 Suite, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
Gabrielle WyattDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
Katlyn NauDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
Gary ChastagnerPuyallup Research and Extension Center, Washington State University, 2606 West Pioneer, Puyallup, WA, 98371, USA.
Chal LandgrenForest Engineering, Resources and Management, North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University, Aurora, OR, USA.
Judith KowalskiForest Engineering, Resources and Management, North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University, Aurora, OR, USA.
Charles SimsDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
Philipp ZerbeDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
Justin G A WhitehillDepartment of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, 840 Main Campus Drive, Partners II, 2500 Suite, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA. Jwhiteh2@ncsu.edu.

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McIntire-Stennis NCZ 2021 Whitehill
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Abstract

Real Christmas trees contribute ~$2.5 billion to the US economy annually. True fir (Abies spp.) are the most popular trees and account for the majority of sales. The real Christmas tree commodity board identified aroma as the primary driver for consumers to purchase a real tree. We conducted consumer aroma panels for five (Fraser, noble, Nordmann, Trojan, and concolor) of the most popular fir Christmas trees in the US. Based on aroma characteristics alone, Fraser fir was found to be most liked while noble fir ranked last amongst consumers. Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy metabolite profiling of terpene (the major drivers of conifer aroma) putatively identified 132 mono- and sesquiterpene and 48 diterpene metabolites across all five species. Among these, the sesquiterpene, β-bisabolene, was strongly correlated with consumer liking. These findings provide a resource to identify compounds positively associated with consumer preference to help guide Christmas tree genetic improvement efforts.

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AbiesConsumer BehaviorOdorantsTerpenesTreesAdultFemaleGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHumansMaleMiddle AgedSesquiterpenesSesquiterpenesTerpenesAromacis-abienolConsumer aroma panelsGC-MSTerpenes

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