For many, holidays start with cutting down tree
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For granddad, a walk in the woods with a saw or an ax provided the Christmas centerpiece that would sparkle in the den or living room.
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PORTLAND, ORE. - US environmentalists who love the trappings of Christmas but cringe at the thought of cutting down a tree now have another option - an Oregon company that rents out living evergreens and then replants them after the holidays.
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By Ed Fletcher, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Mar. 3--The event wasn't very eventful: watching two hard-hat-wearing, chainsaw-wielding men cutting the tree until the large cottonwood began to creak, then lean, and then with "thud ... crackle, crackle," it was down.
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Fifty-three percent of Americans prefer green holiday gifts. But is a real tree better than a fake one?
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ABINGTON -- After 28 years, Tricia Ford has finally convinced her husband to scrap a Christmas tradition: a real tree.
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With the gift-giving season upon us, the guys who see classic mistakes have a few tips before you put that gadget under the tree.
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The holiday creates so much pressure that it's a common time for relationships to end.
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Every second week in October, The Start catches a leaf as it falls from a tree. It has happened in West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida and Ohio.
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Security concerns at a city water plant are threatening a holiday tradition in which residents decorate a centuries-old oak.
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TRAVERSE CITY - It may not replace cherries as the region&#39;s signature farm crop, but the area&#39;s Christmas tree industry is sprucing up all the same.
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The holidays mark the end of one year and the beginning of another -- a worthy occasion for celebration. So it's hardly surprising that wine, beer and spirits flow freely.
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MADISON, Wis. - &#39;Tis the season to buy real trees to decorate the home and Wisconsin Christmas tree farmers hope they can repeat last year&#39;s success.
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Before you open your holiday gifts, Eric and Gloria Sundback want you to open up your Christmas tree. Instead of buying an evenly shaped tree densely packed with
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Christmas tree growers are hoping you&#39;ll pine for a &quot;real&quot; tree this year, and they&#39;re spending plenty of green to promote cut trees over artificial ones.
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It wasn't exactly traditional, but it got to the heart of the holiday.
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By Margaret Slaby, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Jun. 7--You've planted and pruned, watered and watched it grow. And now, at last, the first crop of tree fruit is ripening on the branch. Then the birds descend. They perch and peck, pillage and plunder.
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The holiday season is a time of giving for love and friendship, but also because end-of-year tax planners encourage their clients to make deductible gifts to charities and personal gifts