Tropical Storm Helene devastated Western NC’s Christmas tree farms, but buying a real Fraser fir tree this holiday season can help farmers rebuild. The aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene has ...

North Carolina’s live Christmas tree industry ... to fully assess the extent and implications of damage to Christmas tree farms affected by the hurricane, but our farmers have weathered ...

Many Christmas tree purchasers have Oregon or North Carolina to thank for the festive firs sparkling in their windows during the holiday season. That’s according to a U.S. News analysis of tree ...

But then Hurricane Helene struck, unleashing a deadly deluge across western North Carolina, including Avery County, where Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm has stood for decades. Though the farm ...