Christmas tree need stays high inspiteof inflation

Christmas tree need stays high inspiteof inflation

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SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — For all the concerns about inflation and the economy, Americans aren’t cuttingcorners on a focalpoint of lotsof events this vacation season: the Christmas tree.

Retailers from Home Depot and Lowes to mommy and pop operations raised their costs on trees — however individuals are still purchasing them.

Some Christmas tree growers worried over external aspects — high fuel, fertilizer and labor expenses — just to rediscover that vacation plant is mainly inflation-proof, even as Americans cut back on retail costs last month.

The expense of an average-size tree from the regional Rotary Club’s Christmas trees in South Portland, Maine, is $70 — $5 more than last year.

A study of 55 of the country’s biggest Christmas tree wholesalers showed practically all of them

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