When considering the purchase of a Christmas tree this year, the facts are clear - artificial Christmas trees save real money over the annual purchase of fresh Christmas trees, according to the American Christmas Tree Association (ACTA). Based on a 10-year analysis, the purchase of a single, pre-lit artificial Christmas tree costs 70 percent less than the purchase of 10 real Christmas trees over the same period. That means that a real Christmas tree costs more than three times as much as an artificial tree. Read »


