“We had an artificial tree once and it was disgusting and we will never do it again, for us it just didn’t work”.
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The only thing you will likely see more of than trees is smiles as families search for the flawless Christmas tree.
As the industry grows, he says, revenue from Christmas trees are now a significant source of yearly family income for some farmers.
For Wayne Bayliss and his family, picking out a tree and cutting it down is the best part of having a real one.
Buyers we spoke with today, like Thomas Williams, say the slight increase isn’t deterring them from getting in the Christmas spirit.
“I’m asking for a transformer and a puppet chipmunk and a 3d board came of Scooby Dooby Doo and I forget what the other stuff”, Alden Archambeau said.
Huron view tree farm also makes and sells wreaths of all sizes, kissing balls, memorial blankets and much more.
For the 11th consecutive year, local volunteers are participating in an effort organized as a special way to say “thank you” to the troops.
Motley told THV11 that a trip to his farm is all about a holiday experience.
New installed Chuggy the train that takes kids and grown ups around the farm to get a look at the numerous trees.
Guggisberg Tree Farm is open Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday.
With thanksgiving nearly over and Christmas straight ahead, more and more Christmas trees will soon shine around West Tennessee. He was 4 when his parents made a decision to add the trees to their farm. With 65 acres planted and six tree varieties, there are options.
Beck said that recent rains have actually helped perk up his growing trees just in time for the Christmas holiday.
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“It’s a short window of opportunity to get them harvested when they need to be and get them shipped where they need to be”, she said. Fast forward to 2008, there were too many trees, prices plummeted, and growers started going out of business.
