WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden helped light the National Christmas Tree on Thursday while remembering those lost to the COVID-19 pandemic and crediting the American people for his optimism. Biden also paid tribute to service members, thanking them for their sacrifices. “We are a great nation because of you, the American people,” Biden said, joined on stage…
Christmas Trees Will Cost Up To 30 Percent More This Year
Christmas trees will be facing shortages this year, and the ones available will be priced higher as Americans go through an inflation-hit holiday season, along with supply chain shortages and the looming threat of Omicron CCP virus variant. Industry experts recommend customers start buying their trees—real or artificial—earlier this season, and expect to pay 10…
Orange County Christmas Tree Farms Face Short Supply
Christmas tree farms in Orange County are preparing for the seasonal rush, as a tree shortage strikes after a year of dry spells. Since opening operations in 1944, Noonan’s Christmas Trees, a tree farm in Costa Mesa, has never experienced a holiday tree shortage until this winter, according to its owner Doug Noonan. “There is…
Why Canada’s Floods Could Make Your Christmas Tree Cost More
OTTAWA—Finding the perfect real Christmas tree will be harder and more expensive this year. Canada, the world’s top exporter of natural Christmas trees, is grappling with a shortage that will likely be exacerbated by historic flooding in British Columbia, where some tree farms are underwater. A phenomenon known as an atmospheric river dumped a month’s…
B.C. Christmas Tree Growers Say Intense Heat Singes Prized Trees, Kills Seedlings
DUNCAN, B.C.—Christmas tree growers in British Columbia say they are facing a brown holiday season due to the heat dome that drove temperatures above 40 Celsius for days and burned firs destined for family living rooms. The late June heat dome turned some trees from green to brown and killed many spring seedlings, said Robert…
Late Wife Sends ‘Sign’ to Surviving Husband With Heart-Shaped Christmas Tree Trunk
When a Minnesota man revisited a Christmas tree farm he once frequented with his late wife in the past, understandably, his thoughts turned to her. But he couldn’t have anticipated getting a remarkable surprise that day: the tree he chose turned out to have a heart-shaped trunk, which turned into a heartfelt keepsake. Mark Schommer…
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