Early holiday shoppers were not all trying to get deals on items to go under their trees.
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Their trip to Cooper’s Tree Farm at 5577 Winder Highway, Braselton, on Saturday introduced new family members to the sometimes hard, but always fun, venture to find the ideal tree.
The forest service also is urging people, when they make their selection, to consider that trees protect watersheds and provide habitat for wildlife.
The artificial trees have been on sale since last month. He said many families choose to make the trip an annual outing with the family and that he has many customers who return every year and have for decades. “The weather has been working with us right now; it’s a little bit warm but at least it’s not raining”.
“My Dad used to say, ‘You’re not selling a tree, you’re selling a tradition, ‘” Miller said.
According to The National Christmas Tree Association, on average, it takes seven years for a Christmas tree to reach 6-7 feet in height.
“We love it here”.
Amanda Longtain and Matthew Shephard venture out with their kids Stella and Lula to find the flawless Christmas tree for their home. Some just stop by for the familiar christmas tree smell.
“We always get a real tree”, Chris Kohls said.
Wiggins has run the farm since 1989, but his parents started it in 1980, when Christmas tree farms were a novel idea.
“I’m hoping it becomes a tradition where in the years to come at Christmas time and they’ll ask for it and they’ll expect that this is what we do every year”. “So everything everybody is seeing today was the dream that we had 35 years ago”.
“This is the only business I’ve ever been around where everybody’s happy”, Watson said. “I don’t know, I’m going to be hurting next year”. “I don’t know any different”, Cooper said.
Christmas tree shops are popping up all over the area, and one local tree farm is open again for the holiday season in Princeton.
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“This is one way of helping keep the morale of the troops up, especially since they’re not able to be home at this time of the year”, Grell said.
