For the Poteet family of Signal Mountain, and many throughout the area, the weekend after Thanksgiving is a time to pick out a tree to start the holiday season.
“When we put up the tree, it feels more like Christmas,” Monique Poteet said.
The Poteets were at Weaver Tree Farms on Signal Mountain Road on Saturday to choose their live tree, but there are tree-sellers all over town.
Why buy a live tree?
“It smells good,” 11-year-old daughter Gabriel Poteet answered.