"Ever since I was a little rascal, we'd go there every year and get a Christmas tree," Watkins said. "I wanted to continue that here." What started as planting several trees on what Watkins called ...

As it ages, its branches tend to grow in horizontal planes, giving it a uniquely sculptural wedding-cake look. 'Unlike fresh-cut Christmas trees, Norfolk Island Pine is an inexpensive tropical ...

It goes without saying that old growth forests, peatlands and other native habitats should never be used to plant Christmas trees. The plantations are grown for roughly 10 years before harvesting ...

Many Christmas tree purchasers have Oregon or North Carolina to thank for the festive firs sparkling in their windows during the holiday season. That’s according to a U.S. News analysis of tree ...

Sergey Ryzhov – stock.adobe.com Meanwhile, those who are really serious about minimizing their festive footprint could just plant their own Christmas tree, the NRDC’s Hoover suggested.

“The only difference is that our crop takes seven to 10 years to mature.” The farmland where Christmas trees grow supports many kinds of wildlife. Field mice often hang out near the trees ...

This process could make future Christmas trees more sustainable, Jump believes. The conventional way of growing Christmas trees is “quite an inefficient system, if you look at it from the carbon ...

It's time to discuss one of the perennial debates of the holiday season: Which are more eco-friendly, real trees or their fake counterparts? If you ask Tim O'Connor, executive director of the ...