christmas trees

Here are the Christmas tree collection dates and information you need to know for the post-holiday cleanup in the D.C. area. News4’s Susan Hogan reports.

The holiday season has gotten off to a rocky start for the owner of a farm market in Loudoun County, Virginia. News4’s Aimee Cho explains how the owner of the farm is doing something nice despite a recent theft.

Paige’s Pit Stop owner Paige Critchley said someone snuck onto her farm and stole some of her Christmas trees last week.

University of Maryland’s fire research scientists burned Christmas trees to collect data and teach holiday fire prevention. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

Someone stole hundreds of dollars worth of Christmas trees from a volunteer fire department in Takoma Park, Maryland, that was selling the trees to support the fire station. News4’s Pat Collins reports.

News4’s Derrick Ward visited a Christmas tree farm to find out why we’re spending more green on this tradition.

Christmas tree farms in Michigan provided more than 200 trees to the Trees for Troops program.

An artificial Christmas tree might be cheaper and easier to clean up, but a real tree is better for the environment and keeps holiday tradition alive.

For 50 years, the “People’s Tree” has come from a different national forest every year, this year it will come from the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina.

Here’s how to dispose of Christmas trees once it’s time for them to come down.

News4’s Shomari Stone reports that residents are urged to forgo real trees for safety reasons at one Rockville apartment complex.

Forget buying a heavily trimmed, dry old evergreen that you’ll throw out come the new year – more farms are now offering rentable Christmas trees that stay planted in a pot. Then, after the holiday, the tree goes back to the farm where it can stay healthy for next Christmas. When trees get big enough, they get planted in a...

Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan explains why there’s a shortage of Christmas trees this year and why prices are higher.

The White House unveiled the 2021 holiday decorations on Monday which showcase first lady Jill Biden’s theme, “Gifts from the Heart.”

An artificial Christmas tree may save money in the long run and be easier to clean up – but nothing compares to picking out a tree and keeping family traditions alive during the holiday season.

Easy changes to the way we gift wrap, send cards, decorate and entertain can cut out a lot of waste — and even save some money

Supply chain bottlenecks are raising prices for both artificial and farmed trees.

Experts are predicting that the U.S. could see supply shortages for holiday gifts, decorations and Christmas trees this year as pandemic supply chains remain backlogged.