Source: Martha Quillin, NEWS & OBSERVER, 12/19/18


Here it is, less than a week before Christmas, T-minus-6 days until the Big Guy in the Red Suit takes to the skies, and suddenly supplies of fresh Christmas trees are as scarce as red-nosed reindeer. “We’ve got a shortage,” said Ronnie Best, manager of the N.C. State Farmers Market in Raleigh. “It’s one of those years.” Several things have conspired to make it hard for last-minute tree buyers to bag Ol’ Tannenbaum.

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