With Christmas less than two weeks away, finding the perfect tree might take some searching.
People searching for the perfect Christmas tree typically glance at Sandy Parsons’ limited offerings, then keep walking.
Christmas tree supplies are tight again this year across the United States, depending upon location and seller. The industry is still bouncing back from the Great Recession and trying to win back customers who shifted to artificial trees when times were especially tough.Industry officials say not to worry: Everyone who wants a last-minute tree should be able to find one. It just might take a little more searching, especially if you want a specific type, and you might have to pay a little more.
“I can tell you how many I didn’t buy: 350,” said Parsons, whose disappointment has been tempered by robust wreath sales.In the next lot, Robert Cole was having a jolly old time preparing an abundance of trees for loading onto customers’ vehicles.“We’ve been busier than we’ve ever been before,” Cole said.
Larry Smith, who has been selling Fraser firs from the same lot in Lenoir, N.C., for 40 years, and second-generation Christmas tree farmer Mike Rood of Hermann, Mo., said some farmers’ adult children aren’t as eager to take over the family business, leading to a labor shortage. Smith’s trees have graced homes across the North Carolina foothills and up to the White House. He said he’s having his best year ever and doesn’t foresee running out. When his supply dwindles, his team heads up the mountain to harvest more.
Missouri Christmas Tree Assn. President Steve Meier said that by late December, “there’s still going to be Christmas trees left that haven’t been chosen.”Oregon has the highest annual production of Christmas trees, followed by North Carolina and Michigan. In Oregon, where some tree farms cover thousands of acres, Kirchem Farm owner Cher Tollefson in Oregon City closed her 100-acre business this holiday season for the first time in nearly three decades, citing a lack of trees.
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