Viewfinder: A Christmas Tree Shortage Drives Up Prices

Pacific Standard Staff
November 30, 2018
Workers help prepare a Christmas tree for sale at a Holiday Sale Christmas Tree lot on November 29th, 2018, in Miami, Florida.
Workers help prepare a Christmas tree for sale at a Holiday Sale Christmas Tree lot on November 29th, 2018, in Miami, Florida. Reports indicate that the United States is suffering from a Christmas tree shortage nationwide, which is causing prices of trees to go up. The Miami Herald reported that the economic crash of 2008 led to fewer trees being planted, which is affecting this year's harvest because the trees take about 10 years to mature. Wildfires and hurricanes have also contributed to the shortage.

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