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at area nurseries. they had, oh, my goodness, maybe a third of the supply that we ve seen in past years. they re tiny. they re cute but like charlie brown trees. so we decided to come here. reporter: here is a parking lot in centerville where mount rodgers christmas tree farm has set up shop and she s convinced this is the right spot. our tree is here. reporter: part of the reason she s struggling has to do with the shortage, something owner rodney richardson is familiar with. we ve done wholesale, but we ve cut our customers back about 10% and we re not taking on new customers because we just don t have the trees. that s pretty well the scenario for all growers now. reporter: part of the reason about a decade and a half ago growers had too many trees. then the financial crisis of 2008 hit and people weren t buying them, making it worse. growers planted less.
since it takes about a decade to grow the tree, the demand is much higher for the supply that s available. then add in increased costs for fertilize e fuel and labor shortages, and it all makes for a challenging time. even fake trees are harder to come by thanks to the supply chain shortage. but when it comes to selling the trees he grows for retail, richardson is not letting any of that slow him down. keeping his sense of humor along the way. i think you can look around and see our quality is pretty good and as a grower, you keep that quality and sell somebody else all the ugly ones. reporter: when looking for that perfect tree is that you might have to spend a little more than in years past. actually cost is up so the price has to be up a little bit. reporter: so the key to finding that perfect tree, start early, have patience, and expect to pay a little more. skinny or a fat tree, that is the annual question this time of year. today is one of the busiest
Katie Ellis DeSimone says the pain never truly goes away, but the days are a little easier to manage. Six years ago, her husband, Richmond Police Officer Daniel Ellis, was shot and killed in the line of duty.