Poll: Xmas tree - real or fake

Castanet - Dec 2, 2017 / 7:50 am | Story: 213088

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Holiday shoppers might have to fork over a little more for the evergreen scent of a natural Christmas tree this year as a shortage south of the border and increased demand for real trees put pressure on prices.

Canadian Christmas tree farmers are raising prices as much as 10 per cent as the effect of market forces making firs, pines and spruces sparse in the U.S. spills over into Canada.

The average price of a Christmas tree in B.C. is about $39, according to data from Square Communications.

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