Our top picks for the best artificial Christmas trees. Best overall: Balsam Hill 6.5-Foot Fraser Fir Artificial Christmas Tree - See at Balsam Hill Best budget: The Puleo International 6.5-Foot ...

While artificial trees have become a trendy piece of holiday décor, they have been around for a long time. In fact, Sears sold the first artificial trees, which could be bought for $0.50.

According to the Nature Conservancy, real trees don’t require the carbon emissions it takes to produce and transport artificial ones. Of the 350-500 million trees growing on U.S. tree farms ...

Cedar Grove Christmas Trees is a retail and wholesale company that is responsible for 50,000 real trees across the country, selling to local vendors, Walmart and Home Depot. More: Here's what ...

Post Wanted rounded up the best artificial Christmas trees to shop now for the 2025 holiday season, plus an exclusive interview with Balsam Hill. Shop budget, realistic and more options.

It concluded that artificial trees have a more favorable effect on the environment if reused for at least five years. It's worth noting, though, that with all these variables, the study says that ...

Producing artificial trees, on the other hand, leave behind a large carbon footprint. According to the expert, manufacturing just one faux tree creates 88 pounds of carbon dioxide. 4.

Many years ago, an artificial tree could be bought for as low as $0.50. Today, the price of an artificial tree ranges from a few hundred dollars to over $1,000.

Roughly one decade ago, Wolfe said he had the idea to decorate his house for Christmas with full-sized artificial trees. “Started with the front porch, put three trees up there.

Christmas trees await their harvest at Rossview Farm in Concord earlier this season. Twenty years ago, it wasn’t all that close: residents of New Hampshire opted for real trees over artificial ...

A recent study indicates the majority of Virginians may now prefer artificial trees for their holiday enjoyment, but Virginia Christmas tree growers don’t agree. Virginia, along with 17 other ...