http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/12/22/the-christmas-tree-industry/ Sociological Images encourages people to exercise and develop their sociological imaginations with discussions of compelling visuals that span the breadth of sociological inquiry. Fri, 10 Apr 2015 14:32:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/12/22/the-christmas-tree-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-541829 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:47:00 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=31668#comment-541829 In my area people buy from the Christmas tree farm a few houses down. They get to bring the kids into the farm, take a nice long walk, and choose their own and cut it down, then drag it out. Price is about $50 and many do it the Saturday of Thanksgiving. They do great business down the road and there are probably 15 people working there on the weekends (mostly family and friends of the farmer – kids too…)

]]> http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/12/22/the-christmas-tree-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-541783 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:33:00 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=31668#comment-541783 The analysis does not include live Christmas trees in pots (my preferred solution).  Of course, that is probably a tiny fraction of the market, and one tree can last a family 5–10 years before it gets too heavy to move indoors.

]]> http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/12/22/the-christmas-tree-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-541725 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:52:00 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=31668#comment-541725 I’ve always loved being able to drive down to a local farm and cut a tree. And when the trees don’t sell, or the owner retire, they usually let the forest keep on growing. My grandparents have ten acres of woods that used to be a christmas tree farm.

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