It’s October 6, which means there are only 79 days until Christmas.
So here’s our full interview with Rick Dungey, executive director of the National Christmas Tree Association:
1:50 - How the Christmas tree industry works
3:45 - The economics of growing a crop that takes 6-8 years to yield
7:15 - How a Christmas tree gets selected for the White House
10:25 - When should you actually buy your Christmas tree?
12:20 - How to keep your tree alive
13:45 - The fight against tariffs and imported fake trees from China
15:40 - Trees for Troops