As the holiday season approaches, many Michigan families are gearing up to select the perfect Christmas tree — a tradition made possible by the state’s 500 Christmas tree farms spanning 37,000 acres.

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 ...

The Christmas tree industry just can’t catch a break. The industry — a collection of tree farmers and sellers across the country — has only just emerged from supply shortages dating to the 2008 ...

The hunt for the perfect tree has been a holiday tradition for as long as Andrea McKinney can remember. “As a little girl, my family would go every year to cut a Christmas tree down,” said McKinney, ...

While Christmas tree sales are down long term, growers said their product is resilient to shorter economic pressures such as ...

Oklahoma families looking for the perfect Christmas tree have plenty of options, as local farms offer fresh-cut trees and holiday experiences. Tree farms across the state are opening for the season, ...

Around a third of consumers who celebrate Christmas buy a real Christmas tree in the First State, but many may not realize ...