How to Select and Care for Your Christmas Tree
Finding and caring for your fresh cut Christmas tree.
* Contributed by John Dudzinsky, Town of Herndon Community Forester. When purchasing a Christmas tree for the holidays, one major concern is the freshness of the tree. A lot of folks have a tradition of going to a Christmas tree farm to cut their own tree. This tradition guarantees freshness. Others will go to a Christmas tree lot and purchase a pre-cut tree. Here is where you need to be careful. Take your time selecting a tree. When you pull one out, shake the tree and see how many needles fall off. The tree should only loose a small amount of needles. Also check to see if the branches are flexible and do not break easily when you bend them. Tree height and variety is a personal choice. The top selling trees are balsam fir, Douglas-fir, …
