Christmas Tree Shortage In Bismarck? Bah-Humbug!

It's that time of year again, are you ready?

Now of course that question could pertain to quite a few things right around this time of year. The first week of November where we have our sights and hunger set for Thanksgiving! Let's take a quick second to move past the turkey, pumpkin pie, and your relatives sleeping on your couch. The yuletide time of the season is, well ALMOST here.

We've all read the horror stories of people panicking when there is a toilet paper shortage

That came apparent last year after the pandemic started, there was a shortage of like toilet paper, other products, and at one point some feared that North Dakota was running short of gasoline. Now check out the latest.

There MAY be a shortage of Christmas trees, but no need to panic, Santa won't abandon you

Tradition is quite different for families all over the world, but when it comes to having a Christmas tree in your living room, you will find either a real one or an artificial one. It's that simple. According to KFYR TV "If you’re going for the traditional, real tree this Christmas, Bismarck nurseries like Cashman’s have had to expand their search for suppliers" KFYR TV also goes on to say that because of "... dry weather conditions in Oregon had an impact on nationwide supply. He said trees were harder to come by in Wisconsin as well"

In other words, they have had to expand their search to be able to keep trees fully stocked.

Trees are not available yet, but they encourage you to order them early. So now the hard part, getting your Christmas shopping all wrapped up!