Few things are sadder than a Christmas tree at the start of a new year. It was once the center of a living room, the place where presents were put before they were opened. A few weeks later, the tree ...

NAMPA, Idaho — This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press. Residents in two of Idaho’s biggest cities who want to clean out their living room of loose Christmas tree needles as soon as the ...

Artificial and real Christmas tree prices are comparable. However, if you want the real thing, you’re likely to pay a little extra based on the size and type of tree. This year, the cost of Christmas ...

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As people contemplate their holiday plans, they may find themselves in an environmental quandary, asking: Which is more sustainable, a real or artificial Christmas tree? "I think a misconception about ...

Every December, as twinkling lights go up and the scent of pine (real or artificial) fills our living rooms, one question returns: which Christmas tree is better for the planet, a real or an ...

Across the country, artificial Christmas trees remain more popular than their natural counterparts — even in Connecticut, which is home to 4,039 acres of tree farms, according to 2022 USDA data.

Tree farmers and the marketing group that supports them want more Americans to buy live-cut trees. A new Home Depot ad gave them holiday hope. By Kevin Draper Milk had “Got Milk?” Beef had “Beef: It’s ...

The holiday debate over whether to get a real or artificial Christmas tree is timeless. Is a natural tree a beautiful custom or a frustrating, shedding mess? Is an artificial tree the sensible choice, ...

On a recent December day, Mark Latino and a handful of his workers spun sheets of vinyl into tinsel for Christmas tree branches. They worked on a custom-made machine that’s nearly a century old, ...