going forward, then? do you think more trees need to be planted to stave this off in the future? >> on our farm and we have drastically increased the number of trees we planted and added irrigation this past summer to outwitt mother nature. 8 to 10 years for a tree to be cut down and it will take several years to show up and affect the supply issue. >> bill: let's listen to the christmas tree lot owner. from new york city. watch. >> a lot of cannedian trees this year. there is a shortage of american trees on the market. right now the going rate for my trees is $20 a foot. 10 years ago it was $15 a foot. 15 years ago $6 a foot. >> bill: he is making your point for you. listen, good luck and now that the word is out, hopefully everybody can find their way to