Certain fake Christmas trees look more authentic than others, but if you're shopping online, it can be hard to spot the difference. However, reading the tree's product description can help.

If you figure 10 real trees over the lifespan of the fake tree, that’s 70 tree years of drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and converting it to oxygen. Meanwhile, the trees provide ...

Balsam Hill BH Balsam Fir Artificial Christmas Tree: “We were impressed by this model, also a top performer in Lab tests, and found it a breeze to put together and fluff.Light connections are ...

While overall tree sales have only jumped by about 2 million, sales of artificial trees are up by 9 million. On the price front: It costs about $25 for retailers to import both a fake and a real tree.

A majority of these trees are grown on family-owned tree farms all over the country whereas fake trees are produced overseas. Finton noted around 100,000 people are employed across the 15,000 tree ...