A person can measure their height at home by using an object, such as a pencil, to mark a wall and measure the distance. However, it is often easier to measure height with help from another person.

Some people swear that their live tree grows taller and wider on the way from the tree farm to home, said Nancy Kothera, co-owner of Rhodes Sisters Tree Farm in Huntsburg. Kothera thinks it's more ...

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