WEST GREENWICH – On one side of Big John Leyden’s Tree Farm & Nursery is a pond that’s used to water some of the thousands of Christmas trees growing there. When Tim Leyden checked on it this past ...
Christmas time is almost here and that means it is also prime time for Christmas tree farms, but getting through this growing season hasn’t been easy. This year brought lengthy droughts and high ...
There are some 15,000 Christmas tree farms across the U.S., from which 30 million trees are purchased each Christmas, according to the National Christmas Tree Association — with many families of all ...
For many Americans, selecting and cutting down a Christmas tree remains a family tradition, a fitting kick-off for the holiday season. We've curated a list of some of the best venues around the ...
Sam Cartner Jr., co-owner of Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm, measures the official White House Christmas tree, a 20-foot Fraser fir, in Newland, N.C., on Nov. 13, 2024. The Christmas tree industry just ...
A Christmas tree farmer's busiest time is during the holiday season.But what happens once the holiday is over?Real Christmas ...
Christmas trees are grown at farms across the country that have to deal with the same weather, pest and disease pressures of any other crop. We meet a few upper Midwest Christmas tree growers. Trees ...
With Thanksgiving now past, many families across the country are ready for the annual tradition of putting up the Christmas tree. For those who opt for a real tree, the first mark of the holiday ...
Cartner Christmas Tree Farm's fraser fir tree that won first place in the 2024 National Christmas Tree Association Competition. “There (were) two people,” he said. “Dale Haney, who's the head gardener ...
Christmas tree farms across Massachusetts are heating up the tree-selling competition this season, with multiple farms offering wide varieties of unique add-ons and perks to their customers’ Christmas ...