don t have the tree. the christmas tree association is warning that this isn t the year to buy a last-minute tree and a live tree will set you back about $78. bob schaffer is ceo of noble mountain tree farm which has more than a 4,000 acre tree farm and he joins us from salem, oregon. thanks so much for being with us. as you just heard, a customer and a seller both say they are having trouble finding enough trees. so tell us how is your business looking this year? do you have enough supply? our company does have enough supply. in fact, our numbers are up a little bit this year. the heat dome but the christmas tree industry in uncharted territory. we got 117 degrees which is 10 degrees higher than the highest temperature ever recorded t.dim pact our number one species grown on the west coast which is a noble fir.