Cutting down a tree is one of those jobs that seems simple until you’re standing at the base of a 40-foot oak with a rope, a chainsaw and no idea what to do next. Whether your tree is leaning a little ...

For many families, cutting down the Christmas tree is as much a holiday ritual as baking cookies or hanging stockings. And believe it or not, you don’t have to live in a snowy state to make this ...

Last year, I had a fiasco. My friends and I drove out to the Turnagain Pass area to cut down a Christmas tree. It looked perfect, and I was excited to set it up in our living room and decorate it. But ...