BOZEMAN — It’s that time of year when families head out to find the perfect Christmas tree.

But have you ever wondered where that perfect tree actually comes from?

“Some of them have a little bit of a bluish-green cast, some of them are a little greener. They’re very dense,” said Jerry Cashman as he walked among rows of evergreens.

Third-generation Montana nurseryman reveals secrets behind Christmas tree business Montana Ag Network: The Journey of a Cashman Christmas Tree

Cashman has been in the nursery business in Bozeman since 1966.

“I’m a third-generation nurseryman. My grandfather started Cashman Nursery in 1898. My father came to Bozeman in 1926,” he said.

The Cashman Nursery off Springhill Road, run by Jerry, his wife, and two sons, opened in 1975. Just a year later, the fam

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