Shop Christmas trees now and plant them after the holidays; see top picks like Arizona cypress, Deodora cedar and Aleppo pine ...

Chal Landgren is a Christmas tree specialist at Oregon State University’s North Willamette Research and Extension Center in Aurora. Credit: Michelle Klampe, Oregon State University For those who ...

For me, the Christmas season does not begin until the smell of a fresh-cut Frasier fir fills my family room. Once a live or ...

SO, TROY, HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT GROWING YOUR OWN CHRISTMAS TREE IN YOUR YARD? NO, I CAN’T SAY, BUT IT CAN ACTUALLY BE A GREAT LONG TERME PROJECT FOR YOUR FAMILY. YEAH, I MIGHT GET STARTED NOW.

After the whole realization about Santa, one of the hardest truths to swallow about Christmas is the personal responsibility for the large-scale tree murder. It dawned on me, as an eight-year-old ...

For the past couple years, my kids have helped to renew an ancient ceremony. We go out to a small Christmas tree farm and wander until a particular tree calls. We pray, make an offering of incense and ...

Weighing the environmental pros and cons of a real or artificial Christmas tree can get murky. Here are a few things to consider before you buy.