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Expect to pay more for Christmas trees, experts say

Experts said tree buyers should expect to pay between 10% and 30% more for both live trees and artificial trees this year

By The Associated Press

You can thank the Great Recession for 2019’s Christmas tree shortage

Because Christmas trees grow at an average rate of a foot per year, the public only started to harvest in 2017 trees planted during the recession.
By Ximena Conde/WHYY

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Updated: 2019-11-25 15:13:25

Melania Trump receives official White House Christmas tree from Schuylkill County farm

The tree came from Mahantongo Valley Farms in Pitman, Pennsylvania. Owner Larry Snyder earned the honor of presenting the White House a tree from his farm after winning an annual contest held by the National Christmas Tree Association.

By The Associated Press