christmas trees

The National Christmas Tree Association said yes, there is a bit of a Christmas Tree shortage.   Marsha Gray, Director of Communications said, “We are down in production for sure. We do have fewer trees coming out of the harvest this year.”   ...

A nearly 80-foot tall Christmas tree arrived Monday at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.  The Department of Agriculture's Forest Service provides a tree each year from a different state for the Capitol.  This year's tree a 79-foot tall Engelmann Spruce, comes from northwest Montana.  The 15,000 lbs., ...

There is a bit of a shortage of real Christmas trees this year, but as the USDA's Gary Crawford explains, chances are most of us won't notice it.​           If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

Not to scare you, but it’s less than two months to Christmas, approximately eight weeks, and that means Christmas trees will be going up soon in homes across the Northwest.   The largest supplier of Christmas trees in the U.S., Oregon...

Recent oversupplies in the Christmas Tree market pushed a lot of growers to change crops in recent years which has resulted in a down year in terms of yield.   Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association Bryan Ostlund said that’s not the only reason for the lower numbers.   “...