Why would anyone start a Christmas tree farm? In the case of Tom Ward of Ward Ranch in Bonny Doon, California, it’s because he loved working with trees. Ward started his farm in 1995, and it took ten ...

It’s not easy growing Christmas trees in Alabama. The famous Frasier Fir, one of the most popular Christmas trees, grows best in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and many Alabamians who put ...

PARKERS PRAIRIE, Minn. — Almost 60 years ago, Lowell Dittberner and Cynthia Singleton’s father bought acreage in Parkers Prairie, in west central Minnesota, for duck and deer hunting. Over the years, ...

Standing just outside the Richardson Christmas Tree Farm gift shop, Lisa Bauman aimed her can of metallic gold spray paint at a tinfoil dish full of pine cones destined to add pop to fresh evergreen ...

OWASSO, Okla. — As the Christmas season kicks off across Green Country, the Owasso Christmas Tree and Berry Farm is already experiencing one of its strongest years yet. Owner Bill Jacobs says opening ...

Christmas Ranch Tree Farm also sells wreaths, graveside blankets and tabletop trees. The products take months to prepare before they are marked for sale in November. Hundreds of families come to ...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the aptly named Missouri city of Festus, where an “iconic” tree farm has just been put on the market for the first time since it began doling out festive ...

RICHTON — For many Perry County families, choosing a Christmas tree has become more than a holiday errand. It’s a reason to gather, bring children outdoors and reconnect with a rural way of life that ...