Henderson decided they needed a Christmas tree. They were in Gardez, Afghanistan, and didn’t know where to find one, so they consulted with the Afghan partner force at their firebase.

According to the Texas A&M Forest Service, the most widely grown Texas Christmas trees are the Virginia pine, Afghan pine, eastern redcedar shortleaf pine, Arizona cypress and Leyland cypress.

Junell and LeRoy Paul added Christmas trees to their hay and vegetable farm in 2000. The long-needled Afghan pines have thrived in the fertile river bottom land. "Even though they're a desert pine ...

If you bought a live pine tree for Christmas, you may be thinking about ... growing quickly may require staking when it’s young. Afghan pine (Pinus eldarica): You’ve probably seen these ...

Ella Nabiyar plans to find a Christmas tree with her family today ... Colorado and many more states have been welcoming Afghan refugees with help from resettlement agencies, such as Lutheran ...

Ghulam Sakhi has no home of his own, but spends his life putting down roots. The 70-year-old Afghan plants trees -- mulberry, cherry, plum, willow, or poplar -- whenever and wherever he can. "I want ...