Archive for November, 2007

November 24th, 2007

City charity delivers pm's Christmas wish – Scotsman

City charity delivers pm's Christmas wishScotsman, United Kingdom - 2 hours agoThe organisation's Caring Christmas Tree campaign will provide Mr Brown with two trees – one for his Kirkcaldy constituency office and the other for his …

November 24th, 2007

Tinsel trees make Christmas mod again – Dallas Morning News

Dallas Morning NewsTinsel trees make Christmas mod againDallas Morning News, TX - 13 hours agoWhen it came to Christmas trees in America in the late '50s and '60s, households went one of three ways: real, flocked or fake. If your mom and dad weren't …

November 24th, 2007

Lighting ceremony kicks off Mayor’s Christmas Tree Fund campaign – Kansas City Star

Lighting ceremony kicks off Mayor’s Christmas Tree Fund campaignKansas City Star, MO - 11 hours agoBy SARA SHEPHERD Perhaps the part where people lean over to light the candles of strangers standing next to them best defines the Mayor’s Christmas Tree …

November 24th, 2007

Ore. Growers Promote 'Green' Xmas Trees – The Associated Press

KOMOOre. Growers Promote 'Green' Xmas TreesThe Associated Press - 17 hours agoThe trees are not organically grown, but the coalition says the measures help mitigate some of the environmental dangers of Christmas tree farming, …Christmas trees outlast drought but losses could lie ahead Online Athens (subscription)all 98 news articles

November 24th, 2007

Shoppers may see the needle rise on Christmas tree prices – Boston Globe

Shoppers may see the needle rise on Christmas tree pricesBoston Globe, United States - 8 hours agoWith turkey leftovers packed away, thousands of Massachusetts residents shifted gears yesterday and embarked on the annual quest for a Christmas tree. …Christmas tree auction shows price spike BusinessWeekHoosier Gardener: Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp How to select, care for a … Indianapolis StarChristmas Tree Shopping WLBT-TVMSNBC - McDowell Newsall 41 news articles

November 24th, 2007

Rising gas prices lead to costlier Christmas trees (KBZK Bozeman)

Higher gas prices are leading to costlier Christmas trees this holiday season. The manager of the self-proclaimed “biggest Christmas tree auction in the country” in Pennsylvania says you should not be

November 24th, 2007

Christmas trees go on sale Saturday at the school (Pahrump Valley Times)

Going Christmas shopping this weekend? Check out this advisory from the Pahrump Valley High School Athletics Department. “The Pahrump Valley High School Athletics Department is selling Christmas Trees this holiday season.

November 24th, 2007

Tree Farms Shipping Christmas Trees Around The Country (WPBN Traverse City)

By Rob Preston Posted: Friday, November 23, 2007 at 6:32 p.m. Watson Tree Farms sent out more than 3,000 trees on Friday alone and they say they will be sending out about 40,000 before the Christmas holiday. That means their trees can be seen in living rooms across the country.

November 24th, 2007

Price Of Christmas Trees Expected To Be Higher (22 WSBT South Bend)

(WSBT) The National Christmas Tree Association says Americans are buying fewer trees, and this year could be worse with drier trees and higher prices.

November 24th, 2007

Christmas trees going ‘green’ in Oregon (The Charlotte Observer)

Picking a Christmas tree is typically a matter of taste. Is the shape right? Is it too tall? Too short? Now a handful of growers in the top Christmas tree producing state of Oregon want people to consider another factor – how “green” a tree is. They’ve created a system to help consumers identify trees grown under certain environmental standards. “Consumers like to do the right thing,” said Joe …