Photos: Santa's helpers cut trees for families at Covington Christmas tree farm
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Surrounded by lots of options, Francisco and Gloria Solorzano, center, try to pick a tree at Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm in north Covington on Friday, November 29, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Ellis Vliet, 8, runs with his dog, Rocky, around a row of Christmas trees at Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm in north Covington on Friday, November 29, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Working in the shade of a giant oak tree, Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm employees wrap up smaller holiday trees in north Covington on Friday, November 29, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Brent Dufrene, center, co-owner of Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm in north Covington, lifts a rope so that his staff can carry a tree to a nearby car on Friday, November 29, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm co-owner Mitzi Dufrene, center, helps her employees measure and wrap trees in north Covington on Friday, November 29, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Lines of cars where people were loading their trees onto the tops of their vehicles at Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm in north Covington on Friday, November 29, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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People line up to pay for their trees at Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm in north Covington on Friday, November 29, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Trees are tied to the tops of cars at Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm in north Covington on Friday, November 29, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Evan Bourque gets down on the ground to cut a tree at Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm in north Covington on Friday, November 29, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm employees Evan Bourque, center, and Matthew Dufrene, right, carry trees to a flatbed trailer in north Covington on Friday, November 29, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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The tiny stump of a tree that was recently cut at Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm in north Covington on Friday, November 29, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Trees wrapped up for delivery at Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm in north Covington on Friday, November 29, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Strong winds blow the hair of Harper Pizarras, 5, as her mom, Whitney, takes photos of her by a holiday-themed cutout of a train at the Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm in north Covington on Friday, November 29, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Brant Grinnell, top center, ties a tree to the top of the car driven by Lucas and Meghan Harms as they get ready to leave Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm in north Covington on Friday, November 29, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Rachael and Will Spencer of Metairie take photos of their boys, Henry, 11, and Patrick, 8, as they look for a tree at Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm in north Covington on Friday, November 29, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Lewis Bernard, right, takes photos of his wife, Molly, and their children, Violet, 1, and Matilda, 4, as they spend the afternoon looking for trees at Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm in north Covington on Friday, November 29, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Lifting trees onto the tops of cars at Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm in north Covington on Friday, November 29, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Netting for trees at Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm in north Covington on Friday, November 29, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)