If you’ve ever had a Christmas tree start shedding needles just days after decorating, you know how frustrating it can be. The good news is that some pine varieties are better at playing the role of ...

This past Christmas, we put up a real Scotch pine Christmas tree. It made the entire house smell like a forest, and it was great, until we forgot to keep water in the tree stand. The tree ended up ...

California couple Joe and Gina Mistretta bought their potted potted Scotch pine 34 years ago and have used it ever since Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

Workers at Strathmeyer Forest are in the fields this week busy cutting down what took about 5 years to grow. Over the next few weeks, these Douglas fir and scotch pine Christmas trees will be ...

I went shopping the other day, and it wasn't for a box of chocolates, or a new dress for my wife, or toys for my boys. It was for a Christmas tree. Shopping for a natural Christmas tree is one of my ...

Christmas trees may be harder to acquire, but that just seems to put them in hotter demand. Jolly Pines Tree Farm was so busy on the Saturday after Thanksgiving that they needed someone to help direct ...

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 ...