ROCKFORD, Mich. — Thanksgiving is next week, which means —very soon— the center of many homes will be a Christmas tree. Are you hoping for a real tree this year? For many families cutting down a tree ...

Christmas trees are grown as a farm crop. It takes several growing seasons before a Christmas tree is ready to harvest.

Cacao plantation in the project: ‘Ecological intensification and multifunctionality of genetically diverse cocoa agroforestry systems in Peruvian landscapes (Eco-Cacao)’. Tree crops such as these ...

Christmas trees are grown at farms across the country that have to deal with the same weather, pest and disease pressures of any other crop. We meet a few upper Midwest Christmas tree growers. Trees ...

COURTLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — West Michigan Christmas tree farmers are thrilled with this year’s crop despite an extended drought that went late into the spring. The owners of Hart Tree Farm near ...

GOBLES, Mich. (WOOD) — Constant rainfall during this year’s Christmas tree growing season was an improvement after a dry summer last year, according to researchers. The good news comes as farms around ...

TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. — For some, November 1st means it's time to deck the halls, while others wait to set up the tree after Thanksgiving. Owner of Brush Branch Christmas Tree Farm & Pumpkin Patch in ...

An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the nation with renewable energy. As large parts of the Sunshine State’s once ...

The wet spring followed by near-drought conditions in September and October in Michigan combined to produce fantastic tree quality this year. The state is one of the top Christmas tree producers. Are ...