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The problem is in the name.

They are “Christmas tree farms” so naturally we think they are in rural areas.

Actually, three of the 22 Christmas tree farms in Kentucky are in Lexington and one is in Louisville, according to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.

These farms are a mile or two from the suburbs or maybe on islands of farmland within the city. One of the Lexington farms is on Redding Road in the city’s southern suburbs, although it isn’t selling trees this year.

Consider this: “Most of the state’s Christmas tree farms are located in Central Kentucky,” the department says, including 10 in Fayette and surrounding counties.

So you might be able to cut a fresh tree after driving no farther than to the tree lot where you got that import from Michigan or North Carolina last year.

You can find out at www.kychristmastreefarms.com.

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