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12/02/20 Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski /
Brothers Josh (left) and Matt Dumm of Kline's Tree Farm outside of Carrolltown carry a Christmas tree to be bailed for a customer on Wednesday afternoon.
Some area growers say their supply of live Christmas trees is down again this year.
The number of Christmas tree farms in central Pennsylvania has been declining, according to Thomas G. Ford, commercial horticulture educator for Penn State Extension.
“When you factor in the loss of the available Christmas tree inventory because of owner retirement and add in the loss of inventory due to diseases like needle cast, the supply of Christmas trees in our area will be relatively tight,” Ford said.