According to statistics from the National Fire Protection Association, one out of every 52 reported home fires that began with a Christmas tree resulted in a death. https://chrn.cl/2LRLKs2 (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle) | Houston Chronicle

We visited Hemphill Farms, a tree farm in Clackamas County where you take the Christmas train or hayride out to the fields and cut your own tree. Saturday, Dec. 17 is the last day of the season for the farm! Video by Samantha Swindler | The Oregonian

Wasco County Farm Bureau member Fritz Ellett explains the growth cycle of Christmas trees raised at Green Ridge Tree Farm, a fourth-generation farm in The Dalles, Oregon. | Oregon Farm Bureau