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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. We love real Christmas trees, but there’s a very good ...

Artificial Christmas trees, once a plasticky punchline, have improved significantly in recent years (although there's still a lot to be said for the experience of buying a real tree). Now the best of ...

A national organization said nearly 90% of artificial Christmas trees come from China. Experts expected families might switch to real trees because of tariffs. Wisconsin produces the sixth-most real ...

If you’ve been debating whether this is the year to try an artificial tree, consider this your gentle reminder that the switch can be surprisingly freeing. After years on Team Artificial, I can say ...

For the first time in two decades, a majority of Granite Staters are opting for an artificial tree, a recent poll found As we near the pinnacle of the holiday season, trees are on my mind – the ...

On a recent December day, Mark Latino and a handful of his workers spun sheets of vinyl into tinsel for Christmas tree branches. They worked on a custom-made machine that’s nearly a century old, ...

'Tis the season for Tannenbaum. It’s just a matter of which one. The choices can seem overwhelming at first: Will a blue spruce fill the house with the sharp scent of balsam better than a white pine?

For many families, choosing a real Christmas tree marks the official start of the holiday season. The scent, the visit to the local farm, watching dad wrestle a half-rusted saw through the branches ...