Christmas tree shortage means higher prices this year

Sixty miles west of Chicago, Kim Kuipers and her husband have been selling real Christmas trees for 15 years.

“We actually sold out quicker this year than we ever have”, said Michelle Price, owner of Tangled Tinsel Christmas Tree Farm between Alton and Fosterburg. Since setting up their first tent in 2000, the Roberts family has grown its business to five locations in Tampa Bay – Riverview, Gibsonton, New Port Richey, Lutz and New Tampa.

Choosing the ideal Christmas tree is a fun tradition for many families, but it’s important to consider fire safety when decorating for the holidays, a pediatricians’ group advises. She added, “We pay less of course because we have a lot of trees in our forest”. It’s a relaxing atmosphere and mood, there are activities, like, wreath making.

Christmas trees are symbols of the holiday season and the spirit of giving that the season champions.

At Anawim House, a drop-in and transitional house for the homeless, their annual Christmas tree sale fundraiser is in full swing.

The main area of activity was the sidewalk by the entrance to Lane Plaza, where a number of families enthusiastically came forward to select Christmas trees. But when people decide on artificial ones, she gets it. Taking the family out to a local tree farm to cut your own tree will ensure that your tree is fresh and create lasting memories. We have a pre-cut selection that is pretty much all picked through.

Fearne Cotton’s tree looks the one we all grew up with; multi-coloured fairy lights, glittery baubles and some white feathery decorations.

“You’re going to want to top your stand up in the evening, top it up in the morning, and just keep an eye on it”, he says.

Below the National Fire Protection Association has some information on how to make sure your Christmas tree is safe.

“We just saw this one. And we have a Santa Claus out here, too, so they will come out for that”. Wisconsin also had 33,450 acres of production for Christmas trees in 2007.

In the 38 years Cassens has operated the tree farm, cultivating techniques have changed a lot, as have the demands for certain Christmas tree varietals.

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So far, consumers still purchase more real Christmas trees than artificial ones each year, but the artificial trees can last for many holiday seasons. When you bring your tree home, make a fresh cut to remove about a half inch from the base of the trunk. Because real trees are natural, they’re 100 percent biodegradable. In fact, if you do have a natural tree this year, check with the KY Department of Fish and Wildlife and they will take it off your hands so it can be placed in a public lake to serve that very objective. Even though many tree sellers in NY come from Quebec, all their trees are grown in the USA.