It all starts with a decision. Buy an artificial tree or take a trip to Yawn Station Christmas Tree Farm in Independence? If you come out to the farm in Tangipahoa Parish, you'll meet farmer Joe Gersch. “Well, a real tree is real life," Gersh said. “Giving your kids the opportunity to see what they’re like when they’re growing. You know a lot of kids that come here, they come from diverse backgrounds. Some of them don’t even know what a pine tree is.” According to Gersch, the farm has 7,000 trees on the property with 1,500 available for sale.