Today's faux firs can be several stories tall. These big, artificial trees start with a steel skeleton. Rollers bend steel tubing into arcs. They'll be joined to form the base of the framework.

Trees with metal, glass or wire, as well as artificial trees, will not be accepted, the city of South Bend said. The cost of one tree pickup per household is free. For any additional tree pickup ...

If your Christmas tree is beginning to look a little past its expiration date, South Bend is offering free ... service applies only to real trees, not artificial ones. The free service applies ...