As the holiday season approaches, many Michigan families are gearing up to select the perfect Christmas tree — a tradition made possible by the state’s 500 Christmas tree farms spanning 37,000 acres.

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 ...

The Christmas tree industry just can’t catch a break. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The industry — a collection of tree farmers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sam Cartner Jr., co-owner of Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm, measures the official White House Christmas tree, a 20-foot Fraser fir ...