Christmas trees in NJ damaged by summer drought, farmers say
New Jersey's hot, dry summer has not just been hard on residents: Christmas tree farmers say their stocks have been damaged by the lack of rainfall.
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New Jersey's hot, dry summer has not just been hard on residents: Christmas tree farmers say their stocks have been damaged by the lack of rainfall.
New Jersey's hot, dry summer has not just been hard on residents: Christmas tree farmers say their stocks have been damaged by the lack of rainfall.
New Jersey's hot, dry summer has not just been hard on residents: Christmas tree farmers say their stocks have been damaged by the lack of rainfall.
Christmas tree sellers are experiencing a shortage of the big, beautiful firs for a range of environmental and economic reasons, including supply chain issues.
MANALAPAN, New Jersey -- Business is booming at Anne Ellen's Christmas tree farm, a family-owned and operated business in Manalapan, New Jersey, that grows more than 50,000 Christmas trees every year. Despite the pandemic and the toll it has taken on many local businesses, at Anne Ellen's the demand for Christmas trees has exceeded that of any other year. "It's definitely been an interesting year. We have a lot of new customers coming in because everyone is home and they want to get their decorations so we've sold more Christmas trees this year than we've ever had," said Jack Sangillo, manage...