It’s October 6, which means there are only 79 days until Christmas. So here’s our full interview with Rick Dungey, executive director of the National Christmas Tree Association: 1:50 - How the Christmas tree industry works 3:45 - The economics of growing a crop that takes 6-8 years to yield 7:15 - How a Christmas tree gets selected for the White House 10:25 - When should you actually buy your Christmas tree? 12:20 - How to keep your tree alive 13:45 - The fight against tariffs and imported fake trees from China 15:40 - Trees for Troops ▻