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As climate warms, the perfect Christmas tree may depend on growers’ ability to adapt

CHICAGO (AP) — Christmas tree grower Jim Rockis knows what it’s like to have someone die long before they reach the recipient. Rockis grows trees in West Virginia and Pennsylvania; here he and other growers grow their iconic evergreens outside their preferred habitats, often high in the mountains. But this may mean planting in warmer,… Read More »

As climate warms, the perfect Christmas tree may depend on growers’ ability to adapt

CHICAGO (AP) — Christmas tree grower Jim Rockis knows what it’s like to have someone die long before they reach the recipient. Rockis grows trees in West Virginia and Pennsylvania; here he and other growers grow their iconic evergreens outside their preferred habitats, often high in the mountains. But this may mean planting in warmer,… Read More »