“We plant about 1,200 trees every Spring, and for the last two years, there has been hardly any little seedlings that have made it though,” Kathy Radde said.
This summer s drought has increased the cost of the average Christmas tree to nearly $100. Farms across the US report lost tens of thousands of trees due to abnormally low rainfall.
The ongoing drought in the US has been affecting Christmas tree farms all over the country. The ongoing drought in the US has been affecting Christmas tree farms all over the country.
Radde Tannenbaum Farm had to make the difficult decision to close it's cutting field for the season after drought and weather patterns affected growth of trees.