As Christmas tree farmers retire, who will take over?
Canada's protracted Christmas tree shortage has been driven in part by an aging cohort of tree growers and a shrinking number of tree farms. It's a heightened example of a broader problem facing agriculture with Canadian farmers aging at a faster clip than the overall population.
![As Christmas tree farmers retire, who will take over?](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7063282.1703014379!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/brad-clements.jpg)
![Brad Clements, now 82, is pictured at his Christmas tree farm around 2003. A man in a bright red jacket nad blue jeans is pictured on a Christmas tree farm in this approximately 20-year-old photo.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7063282.1703014379!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/brad-clements.jpg)
Canada's protracted Christmas tree shortage has been driven in part by an aging cohort of tree growers and a shrinking number of tree farms. It's a heightened example of a broader problem facing agriculture with Canadian farmers aging at a faster clip than the overall population.