Due to a national Christmas tree shortage this year, the price of trees at Glacier Gardens Nursery did go up. (Photo by Elizabeth Jenkins/Alaska’s Energy Desk) But that classic-looking ...

At Alaska Mill Feed & Garden Center in Anchorage, the perfect Christmas tree will cost a bit more this year. Tree prices there have gone up about 15 percent since 2015, because there are fewer ...

As the 2015 Capitol Christmas Tree’s home state, Alaska is responsible for decorating the tree, so Chugach National Forest organized a Christmas in July event over the summer for locals to ...

The only other time a Capitol Christmas tree has come from Alaska was in 2015, when a nearly 23-meter-tall Lutz spruce was selected from the Chugach National Forest, The tree selection process can ...

Alaska (KTVF) - Located within the Tongass National Forest, a Sitka spruce from the Wrangell Ranger District was chosen to represent the 49th state as this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree.