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, ...

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 ...