A family tree farm is entering the holiday season without its beloved owner for the first time since it opened. Rettig Tree Farm in Bondurant started selling trees in the late 1970s. Vernon Rettig founded the farm and had been selling trees ever since.

"I do not want to send something home with people that I know will start getting dry very fast," said Mike Smolak. "Nothing worse than a Christmas tree with the needles falling off." Instead, he's ordered pre-cut trees from Maine and Canada to sell to his customers.

The Walkers will open Juno’s Tree Farm to the public on Nov. 23 for the first of three weekends of Christmas tree sales. The lot will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, and by appointment. Because their own trees aren’t yet mature enough to sell, the Walkers are bringing in trees from a fellow Christmas tree grower in Cambridge.

Veeder’s Tree Farm in Earlton, Greene County is opening for the season on Friday. It takes eight to 12 years to grow these trees, according to the family that runs it, and keeping the trees alive takes a lot of work.

For many, it’s tradition after the Thanksgiving feast has been eaten and the turkey coma has subsided to go out and find the perfect Christmas tree. It’s time to start thinking about glittering lights,

You can cut down your own Christmas tree for free at the beautiful Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area along the Kentucky-Tennessee state line.

The U.S. Forest Service allows cutting of trees in districts throughout Colorado's mountains and foothills with the purchase of a permit.

Christmas may still be over a month away, but Central Illinois Christmas tree farms are already prepping for the holiday season. Read on below to find out where you can buy your Christmas trees locally.

As most tree farms open the day after Thanksgiving, there are few cut-your-own trees in greater Green Bay available before Nov. 29, though many farms offer precut trees beginning earlier in the month.