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Christmas tree growers invest time to produce perfect firs

Christmas tree growers invest time to produce perfect firs

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MENDON – Up a gravel driveway about an hour from downtown Boston, rows of Christmas trees of all sizes rise from a stone-strewn field that is also riddled with stumps as harvest season comes to a close at Vandervalk Farm & Winery. "Everybody is looking for the perfect Christmas tree," said Casey Vandervalk, the owner of the farm.  "And every perfect Christmas tree is different for everybody."

MENDON – Up a gravel driveway about an hour from downtown Boston, rows of Christmas trees of all sizes rise from a stone-strewn field that is also riddled with stumps as harvest season comes to a close at Vandervalk Farm & Winery. "Everybody is looking for the perfect Christmas tree," said Casey Vandervalk, the owner of the farm.  "And every perfect Christmas tree is different for everybody."…