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Automakers use imaginative names to evoke feelings, sometimes resulting in confusing or cheesy associations. Unusual names are ultimately memorable, making them effective marketing tools despite their ...

Only 14% of the Christmas trees decorating American households this month were grown naturally rather than manufactured. And just a fourth of those real evergreens were bought at the tree farm where ...

BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. (WSBT) — As many continue to get in the holiday spirit, some families are working to get their Christmas tree before Santa arrives. This year, some Christmas tree farms in our ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - It’s the holiday season, which for many means time to pick out a Christmas tree. For those who prefer a real tree, you can find thousands of them spanning 25 acres in Allen ...

Christmas tree lots and farms in the Jacksonville area are now open for the holiday season. Songer's Christmas Tree Farm offers a choose-and-cut experience with varieties like cedar and pine. Several ...

Ralph Rottman’s Christmas tree roots run deep — three generations deep. His grandfather planted the first sapling on Windy Hills Farm in Stark County's Tuscarawas Township in 1938. At 85, Rottman is ...

Looks like people weren’t dreaming of a “bright Christmas.” Wyckoff’s Christmas Tree farm in New Jersey had Christmas Grinches saying fir-getaboutit after offering Yuletide pines that come in a ...

FESTUS, Mo. — A Christmas tree farm that has brought in families from across the St. Louis area for generations is now on the market. Meert Tree Farm, a 150-acre property in Festus, Missouri, known ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Applejack Tree Farm in Augusta opened Friday to kick off the Christmas holiday season. Guests can pick out their perfect Christmas tree from the farm’s selection of evergreens ...

This holiday season, there are nearly 30 tree farms statewide that you can buy from.One is Jackson Giant Christmas Tree next to the fairgrounds on Greymont Avenue in downtown Jackson. They have been ...

REGION FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS. IT IS OFFICIALLY THAT TIME OF YEAR WE’RE BRINGING TINSEL TO TRY OUT. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ARE COMING AND WHAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE? THE CHRISTMAS TREE. OF COURSE.