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Cut your own Christmas tree, but beware of drying it out early
Drought, earlier start to season can lead to problems without proper care
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Dick Mecham of Gainesville hauls his family’s Christmas tree to be taken to his car Saturday at the Kinsey Family Farm in Gainesville. The weekend after Thanksgiving is when the Kinsey Family Farm sees a large influx of customers as families prepare their houses for the holiday season. - photo by Erin O. Smith
There are countless different reasons to pick a certain type of Christmas tree. Any family who has bought a tree knows the struggle and weighing of options that goes into picking the perfect yuletide decoration. For some, like the Buquoi family of Hall County, it’s the perfect smell of a Carolina sapphire that makes an excellent tree.