Larry Whitehead is getting ready to open his Christmas tree farm for the season. Whitehead, owner Red Truck Trees in South Surrey, B.C., will open for business Nov. 24. For 15 years, he has been ...

In the last 10 years, Canada lost 1,017 Christmas tree farms and 19,165 acres of Christmas tree farmland, according to Statistics Canada. Christmas trees — and the farmers who grow them ...

But conifers — including cone-bearing evergreens favored as Christmas trees — shouldn't be affected. Despite the dry, smoky summer, there isn't a Christmas tree shortage, two experts said.

“So when a giant part of Canada burned down, as did a giant part of the Christmas tree inventory. So mix all those together and unfortunately have a higher price tree.” Feccia said Christmas ...

Every day for the past 72 years, from July to December, Pud Johnston spends hours pruning Christmas trees. As he approaches 100, he believes his work keeps him strong and robust. “It keeps me ...

“It could also impact the Christmas tree season in the States,” she told Canada’s CBC broadcaster. “If someone decides not to pay that tariff and not ship to the States, then that is going ...

The Boston Common Christmas tree will have its official lighting on Thursday, December 1st. But this isn't just any holiday ceremony, it's the continuation of a tradition started between Boston ...

In Canada, too, many small-scale operators are finding succession planning difficult — leading to shrinking supply. The [average] age of a Christmas tree farmer is between 65 and 85, said ...