Ways to Care for Your Christmas Tree

It’s December and winter holidays are just around the corner! Family festivities, gift giving, celebrations, and holiday decorating are all underway.  Many homes will be decorated with a Christmas tree (or more) in honor of the Christmas season. 

While some folks enjoy the sturdiness and easy-care maintenance of an artificial tree, other people favor a live Christmas tree, along with all of the traditional processes of hunting for the perfect tree, setting up the tree stand, and enjoying the distinctive smells of the fresh cut decoration.  While artificial trees do tend to have a lot lower maintenance level than a real tree, a real tree can thrive during the holiday season if the owner follows just a few simple steps.  Below you will find some suggestions that can enhance the appearance of your Christmas tree and help keep your tree healthy and strong until the new year is ready to spring upon us all:

*When preparing your Christmas tree for a tree stand, avoid whittling down the sides of the trunk in order for it to fit into the stand.  It is best to buy a tree stand that already fits your tree trunk, instead of trying to fit your tree trunk into an already existing stand.  The purpose for this is because the outer layers of the tree are where water is most easily absorbed; therefore, you will want to leave the outer layers of the tree as natural as possible.

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