On a recent December day, Mark Latino and a handful of his workers spun sheets of vinyl into tinsel for Christmas tree branches. They worked on a custom-made machine that’s nearly a century old, ...

A year ago, a Jewish friend called me and asked, “Are you getting a Christmas tree?” “Yes!” I said, thrilled. It had been up in the air. My significant other worried we wouldn’t have room for a tree ...

Tree farmers and the marketing group that supports them want more Americans to buy live-cut trees. A new Home Depot ad gave them holiday hope. By Kevin Draper Milk had “Got Milk?” Beef had “Beef: It’s ...

Steve Ottman was born to sell Christmas trees. Ottman, 73, said his family has been growing the holiday staple in Wisconsin since the Great Depression. But now his 50-acre Christmas tree farm just ...

Living Christmas trees are set out in pots for customers at Second Nature at Reads Creek plant nursery in Readstown, Wisconsin. Some tree farms in the central U.S. are selling more potted Christmas ...