As the holiday season approaches, many Michigan families are gearing up to select the perfect Christmas tree — a tradition made possible by the state’s 500 Christmas tree farms spanning 37,000 acres.

The Faircloths were driving back to Tennessee when the discussion again turned to Christmas trees. Not a tree for their home. Or a debate about real or fake. The talk was about hundreds of trees.

A local businessman saved the Dearborn Heights tree lighting ceremony with a giant tree donation that will live at City Hall for years to come.