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Getting Christmas Trees

Getting a Christmas Tree Might Be a Problem This Year

Getting a Christmas tree might be a problem this year. Between the drought, pandemic supply-chain issues, and wild fires a perfect storm is shaping up that may affect your ability to get a Christmas tree this year. Growers of Christmas trees…
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Five Reasons NOT to take Down Your Christmas Tree Yet

We live on a busy Main Street in our little town. We have a large picture window at the front of our house. Each Thanksgiving weekend we look forward to the beacon of light our Christmas tree becomes along our bustling street. But as the…
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The First Christmas Tree in England

It was the British royal family’s German connections which led to the introduction of the Christmas tree custom in England. King George III’s wife, Queen Charlotte -- who was of German descent-- arranged for a great yew tree to be erected…
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What Your Christmas Tree is Doing Right Now

A month from now folks will begin heading out into the woods -- if they have a permit -- to snag a Christmas tree from U.S. Forest lands. Those rare few will get a tree cheap, at least compared to the cost of an artificial tree from a store…
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A Different Kind of History of Christmas Trees

Pick a history resource out there and you will find a history of Christmas trees that dates back to pagan traditions of the Winter Solstice. The History Channel says Christmas trees took root from ancient use of evergreens as an end-of-year…
Tips for Keeping Your Tree Fresh
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Tips for Keeping Your Christmas Tree Fresh

By Walt Frazer, California Tree Grower The great debate of Christmas trees will usually lead to what is "wrong" with a real or artificial tree. The hard truth of the matter is that no Christmas tree is imperfect. If there are problems with…
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Christmas Debate: Real or Artificial?

By Jeff Westover (Author bias: We use an artificial tree in our home every holiday season but we do so under protest. If I could, I would use a real tree. But our choice of tree has nothing to do with environmental consciousness. The simple…