Not sure whether to buy a real or fake Christmas tree? Local experts share advice on cost, care, safety and style to guide your holiday decision.

The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation established “Fruit Tree 101” in 2007 in order to address important issues like sustainability, caring for the environment and proper nutrition. The program donates ...

Bring home festive cheer with a real Christmas tree and keep it vibrant through the holidays! Here's how to care for a live Christmas tree.

YONKERS — Stew Leonard Jr. is a fir man. Surrounded by thousands of fragrant balsams and Fraser firs — the only two types Stew Leonard's sells — he's readying for the biggest weekend of the year for ...

Home and lifestyle blogger, Jill Bauer, has clever tricks to make your Christmas tree look full and fabulous, no matter if it’s real or fake, throughout the entire holiday season. Her tips include ...

If you have any interest in growing your own fruit, it’s prime time to pick up apples, plums, cherries and pears. Growing fruit trees in our own back yards can be lots of fun and nutritionally ...

This year, welcome Santa Claus without flames in the fireplace — or engulfing your tree. As families across the country bring trees into their homes for Christmas and trim them with lights and ...

Fraser firs grow almost exclusively at elevations above 3000 feet. Photo by Darrell Black Friday is the kick-off day not only a key day for Christmas shopping but also for Christmas trees sales.

Kathleen and Dale Putrah’s home has been decked for the season since the week of Halloween. “Decorating kicks off the season,” Kathleen said. “It puts you in the mood.” The couple share a big house in ...