CHICAGO (AP) Christmas tree breeder Jim Rockis knows what it looks like when one dies long before it can reach a buyer. Rockis farms trees in West Virgini
CHICAGO Christmas tree breeder Jim Rockis knows what it looks like when one dies long before it can reach a buyer.
Rockis farms trees in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, where he and other producers .
Christmas tree breeder Jim Rockis knows what it looks like when one dies long before it can reach a buyer. Christmas tree growers and breeders have long prepared for a future of hotter weather that will change soil conditions, too. People buying trees may not have noticed a difference in availability this year and may not even in the next couple; the average Christmas tree takes eight to 10 years to reach marketable size.