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Tariffs, input costs put pressure on Christmas tree prices

A man reaches out to an evergreen tree.
Tony Guggisberg, 58, owner of Guggisberg Tree Farm ten miles south of New Ulm, Minn. anticipates a busy holiday season prepares his Christmas trees for sale ahead of his opening weekend on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. Demand is healthy, he said, but he also added that costs to grow real trees have gotten more expensive over the years due to increasing fertilizer costs, seedlings, and also higher labor costs.
Hannah Yang | MPR News