Where To Find Christmas Trees In 2020 In The Muskego Area

Muskego, WI — As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic threatens a long list of 2020’s quintessential holiday traditions, it might still be possible to find the ideal Christmas tree for your family this year — and even more importantly, do it safely.

At least 25 million real Christmas trees are purchased each year across America, and currently, 350 million are growing in all 50 U.S. states. During this unprecedented year, Christmas tree lots and choose-and-cut farms nationwide are taking precautions amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic to ensure buyers can select their ideal tree with minimal risk to their family's health and safety.

In fact, the National Christmas Tree Association has created a 2020 guide containing recommendations and best practices for Christmas tree sellers to follow. Sellers are advised to frequently sanitize items such as hand saws and tree cart handles, as well as countertops, restrooms and other areas. Special signage and personal protective equipment for employees are also being encouraged.

Tree lot operators and choose-and-cut farms "must protect the health and safety of their employees, provide customers with the confidence they need so they can enjoy selecting a tree without risk and demonstrate to state and local officials they are conducting business responsibly," the association wrote on its website.

If a real Christmas tree is on your wish list this year, here's a selection of great local farms in the Muskego area.

• Green Acres Christmas Tree Farm
• Kroll's Fall Harvest Farm
• Buffalo Bill's Christmas Trees
• Evergreen Acres Christmas Tree Farm
• Ben's Christmas Tree Farm
• Christmas On Indian Lore
• Trees For Less Nursery
• Richardson Farms
• Pioneer Tree Farm
• Conifera Tree Farm

Want to get the most out of your real Christmas tree? It can take some patience, practice and good advice. Here are a few things to remember, from the National Christmas Tree Association:

• What to know about fake Christmas trees
• Knowing the different types of real Christmas trees
• Tips on selecting a real tree
• Caring for your tree
• Christmas tree safety
• How to recycle your tree