In the debate over real Christmas trees or artificial trees, you can place Keith and Catherine Martell in the real tree camp. The Martells and their children have been operating Martell’s Northwoods ...

'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?

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - December is here, and many families are getting ready to put up the Christmas tree. Before it goes in the stand, there’s the yearly question: real or artificial? Now, a new ...

Every December, as twinkling lights go up and the scent of pine (real or artificial) fills our living rooms, one question returns: which Christmas tree is better for the planet, a real or an ...

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