Living Christmas trees are set out in pots for customers at Second Nature at Reads Creek plant nursery in Readstown, Wisconsin. Some tree farms in the central U.S. are selling more potted Christmas ...

First, select a species that will match the conditions and limitations of the desired planting site, often referred to as “right plant, right place.” ...

Most nurseries offer live Christmas trees. Your challenge is to find a specimen that looks the way you want it to look as a holiday tree and also is adapted to our growing conditions. Here are some ...

Steve Ottman was born to sell Christmas trees. Ottman, 73, said his family has been growing the holiday staple in Wisconsin since the Great Depression. But now his 50-acre Christmas tree farm just ...

Families often have their traditions surrounding the holidays. Setting aside time to decorate the family’s Christmas tree, drawing names for gifts, or heading out to a local tree lot or tree farm to ...

Since he can remember, Don Firebaugh has been growing trees. A jovial man in his 80s with a neatly trimmed white beard, the Rockbridge County Christmas tree grower remembers planting papaya and banana ...