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'Tis the season for Tannenbaum. It’s just a matter of which one. The choices can seem overwhelming at first: Will a blue spruce fill the house with the sharp scent of balsam better than a white pine?

In the real vs. artificial Christmas tree debate, artificial Christmas trees continue to be a top choice for households in the United States. However, because there are so many choices, many people ...

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One of the most difficult decisions you'll probably make this holiday season is between real and fake. Should you get a real Christmas tree, as more than 30 million people will do this year, according ...

Dublin has launched the world’s first dedicated artificial Christmas tree recycling program. More than a million artificial Christmas trees have been discarded by households across the Republic of ...

One standout from Walmart is the Holiday Time 6.5’ Pre‑Lit Artificial Christmas Tree, a budget-friendly option perfect for apartments or smaller living spaces. It comes with built-in lights and a ...

On a recent December day, Mark Latino and a handful of his workers spun sheets of vinyl into tinsel for Christmas tree branches. They worked on a custom-made machine that’s nearly a century old, ...

At Santa's Christmas Trees in Grapevine, owner Kevin Keck has a simple motto: “Every tree deserves a home, and every home deserves a tree.” To keep people happy in a challenging economy, he has not ...

Should you get a real Christmas tree, as more than 30 million people will do this year, according to the National Christmas Tree Association, or join the more 10 million people the Nature Conservancy ...