ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — This Christmas, the American Christmas Tree Association said you may notice higher prices on your artificial decor because of tariffs.

Customers looking for the real thing in north Georgia told Atlanta News First they were pleasantly surprised by the savings.

“You can’t fake the smell. You can’t fake the look of the real tree,” Matt Bowman, the founder of Tradition Trees, said.

Bowman should know. He founded Tradition Trees 20 years ago and has been delivering the Christmas spirit into homes ever since.

“We see a lot of customers who try an artificial for a couple years, and then they realize there’s just nothing like the real tree, so we see them come back and get a real tree,” Bowman said.

The American Christmas Tree Association predicted an under

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