Demand for live Christmas trees remains strong

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CHRISTMAS TREES Texas Christmas tree farms continue to see high demand for choose-and-cut trees. LAURA MCKENZIE | TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE
CHRISTMAS TREES Texas Christmas tree farms continue to see high demand for choose-and-cut trees. LAURA MCKENZIE | TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE

ADAM RUSSELL | TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE Demand for Texasgrown Christmas trees continues to rise as acreage and entrepreneurial interest in farms expands, according to a Texas A&M Forest Service expert.

Fred Raley, Ph.D., Texas A&M Forest Service director of the Western Gulf Tree Improvement Program, said Texas Christmas tree producers fared well this year after back-to-back seasons of drought…