You can cut your own at Sunset Hill Tree Farms, 3400 County Road 206, Alvardo, or buy precuts at Pollo Rosa Winery, 1335 FM 4, Cleburne. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Alvarado cut-your-own location.

But one Dallas non–profit is helping some moms. "Oh, she loves stuff like this because she loves to quilt," said Kimberly Stubbs. Stubbs is Christmas shopping for her 17-year-old daughter.

This story originally appeared in the December issue of D Magazine with the headline “The Most Amazing Christmas Tree Story Ever.” Write to[email protected].