(WHDH) — A national tree shortage may have Santa searching for new places to hide presents come Christmas morning.

Tree farmers and owners of tree lots say less demand for real trees a decade ago means less real trees available now.

They added that the wholesale price this holiday season has gone up an average of 50 percent due to the shortage.

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