Fake Christmas trees will cost more this year, thanks in part to tariffs

By Ayesha Rascoe

Published November 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM EST

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Mac Harman, the CEO of Balsam Hill, about how tariffs are pushing up the prices of artificial Christmas trees this holiday season.

Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe is the host of "Weekend Edition Sunday" and the Saturday episodes of "Up First." As host of the morning news magazine, she interviews news makers, entertainers, politicians and more about the stories that everyone is talking about or that everyone should be talking about.

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