Christmas Tree Farm | Choosing a REAL Christmas Tree | What's Up Wednesday!

It's that time of the year, Christmas time. So today for What's Up Wednesday, we're gonna head out and get a Christmas tree at a local Christmas tree farm. So rumor has it that it's kind of difficult to get live Christmas trees or real Christmas trees this year. There's a big shortage. So we're gonna head out and see what we can get. So cooks, it's Wednesday and it's the start of the Christmas season. So join me. Let's go pick out a Christmas tree. So the first Christmas tree lot we went to had a lot of issues with weather and their trees were really small. They lost a lot of trees throughout the year and they didn't have anything that was over like two or three feet. So we headed out to another Christmas tree lot. This was a pretty big farm. They also had the same kind of issues. They lost a lot of trees. They were just planting a lot of new ones. So they told us if we go out and find something, they'll cut it down for us. They did have some pre-cut trees that if we don't find anything, we could go look over there. So their trees are obviously grown in the USA because we're out here at the farm. And this is a working farm. So there's tractors going around and all kinds of fun stuff. So they had a lot of nice trees in here, but the problem is a lot of them were too small. They were planting and planting as much as they can, but like the other farm, they were having similar kind of issues. The weather over the last couple of years has really taken a toll on the trees. So we started walking around. We were looking at trees. We were having a good old time. I saw a lot of interesting things out there. A lot of- Deidre got a whole lot. Yeah, Deidre got a whole lot of some of them. I actually saw a few that had promise. So we went around to take a look at them. This farm was absolutely beautiful. The views, I think those are birch trees out there, if I'm not mistaken, the white ones. The property was absolutely beautiful. I could see, like, I looked at this and I was like, I need to get into the Christmas tree business because I can do this for a living, right? But yeah, their property was amazing. So although the farm was beautiful and we really wanted to get a tree from out here, we just didn't find the tree that was right for us. So our next option was to go look at their pre-cut trees. So Eric was making fun at a few of the trees because they appeared to be eaten by deer. And this tree was so cute. I wanted to take this home and put it in the kitchen, but, you know, I just let it be, get big. So we headed over to another tree lot. We have been to this tree lot before and we were finding the same thing. The pickings were pretty slim. So we moved on to another one. So we found a tree lot that had a lot of pre-cut trees. So we headed over there. They had plenty to choose from. So we were on a mission to find us a tree. And this is kind of hard because you can never find, they're not like fake trees. Every tree has something that, you know, some kind of issue. So it's either thin on one side, so we did find a specimen that looked pretty nice. So Eric's out modeling it for me and showing me all the sides. I kept telling him to twirl it around. It was a little flat on one side, but, you know, that could go on the back. And then we found this one, which I really liked. It was nice and fluffy. It had nice, a lot of branches. It was a little thin on the backside, but I figured that I would put that on, I would put that in the back. So this one was looking pretty good. So we were taking that tree home. We had them bag it up and taking it on our way. So we got the tree home and now we're going to cut the fresh cut. The lights are dimming. Yeah. Welcome, Dano. Welcome. Oh, I think someone's here with the tree delivery. Oh, I see a tree out there. Hi, ma'am. Did you order a tree? I sure did. Bring it in. Bring it right in, Santa. There's a leaf on it. So we're putting it over here. Here's the staircase. And we're going to put it in here. In the hole. Nice. See one of my carts back there. All right, my job's done. So let's crank it down and we'll be back. Okay, cook. So this is the start of the holiday season at the Amy Learns to Cook house. The tree is standing. Not sure how long it will be standing, but it's upright. So we're going to be getting, you can see the pan room. I still have boxes in there. We're going to be getting the decorations from downstairs and we're going to start the process of decorating it. So when I get it decorated, I'll show you how it looks. So thanks for joining me. I'm glad that you were able to come along with us on our journey to get our Christmas tree this year. This is going to be a fantastic Christmas season. And I hope you join us for it. 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