Third-Generation Georgia Tree Farm Brings U-Pick Experience to the Christmas Season

Raulston Acres Christmas Tree Farm in Rock Springs, Ga., has been in the same family for three generations.

ROCK SPRINGS, Ga. (Farm Monitor) — ‘Tis the season to deck the halls and decorate your home for the holidays! Farm Monitor takes us to Rock Springs, where a Christmas tree farm is growing in success each Christmas.

Raulston Acres Christmas Tree Farm in Rock Springs, Ga., has been in the same family for three generations.

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