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WACO, Texas (KWTX) - It’s a rare sight to see in Central Texas: a real Christmas tree farm. Its hot, dry, drought-prone climate makes it difficult for traditional pines to grow, but the Radde’s ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — If you’re one of those people who waits until after Thanksgiving to decorate for the holidays, the search for a Christmas tree is on! This holiday weekend, there are at least ...

As the family behind Rhodes Sisters Christmas Tree Farm prepares for another holiday season, it is continuing a tradition that has been carried on for nearly seven decades. Anson Rhodes first planted ...

Thanksgiving is wrapping up and Christmas is taking center stage. The star of the show is typically the tree, and this weekend might be your only chance to cut down your own.Nordstrom's Tree Farm will ...

Thanksgiving is this Thursday, ushering in the beginning of the Christmas season for many. For some, only a fresh-cut Christmas tree will do. Families make a yearly pilgrimage to a local tree farm to ...

Editor's note: Christmas tree farms open across Middle Tennessee the weekend before Thanksgiving. Hours and dates of operation are subject to change based on inventory. Check each farm's website or ...

First lady Melania Trump will receive the official White House Christmas for 2025 on Nov. 24, marking the first time a Michigan farm has provided the iconic holiday staple in more than four decades.

ADAMS, Mass. — The holiday season is here, and Whitney's Farm, located on Route 8 in Cheshire, has merchandise and food that can put you in the festive spirit. Second-grade students at St. Stanislaus ...

Begin a new holiday tradition — cut down a tree that is hand-picked by you and your family. The following farms offer a variety of trees for you to cut yourself or choose from a pre-cut tree and just ...

As Thanksgiving approaches, many families across the country are preparing for the post-Thanksgiving tradition of putting up the Christmas tree. For those who opt for a real tree, the first mark of ...

Standing just outside the Richardson Christmas Tree Farm gift shop, Lisa Bauman aimed her can of metallic gold spray paint at a tinfoil dish full of pine cones destined to add pop to fresh evergreen ...