A New Hampshire Christmas tree salesman said someone stole 19 of his highest quality trees.

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David Gouette of Maggie D's Garden Center in Laconia said the trees were untouched when he visited the lot at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, but he returned two hours later to find a portion of the fence surrounding the trees had been pushed down and 19 of the most expensive trees, Balsam firs and Frazier firs, had been taken, The Laconia Sun reported Tuesday.

"Whoever took them knew what they wanted," Gouette said.

Laconia police are asking anyone who spotted a truck at or near the business Thursday to contact officers.