Jolly Acres Tree Farm makes steady progress after five years

Jolly Acres Tree Farm makes steady progress after five years

MOUNT VERNON, S.D. — When Wade and Jacey Schoenfelder planted their first 400 Christmas tree seedlings five years ago, they pictured families one day walking between the rows, saws in hand, choosing the perfect tree to take home. That vision hasn’t come true just yet — but the dream is still growing. “We thought by now we’d be ready for people to start cutting their own trees,” Wade said. “But the truth is, things just take longer out here. It’s…