A holiday tradition has emerged in recent years. As the last Halloween decorations come down and you start thinking about Christmas, you encounter a story warning of a Christmas-tree shortage.
Such stories have been widespread since at least 2017. “Christmas tree shortage could cost you plenty of green,” declared one such story, on NBC’s “Today Show,” in 2019. It drives many in the industry nuts. They worry it might create bad will, stress out shoppers and even push some to buy artificial trees instead.
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