In this Birds & Blooms article, Dan Herms, vice president and general manager at the Davey Institute, gives advice on how to care for live Christmas trees.
Bring home festive cheer with a real Christmas tree and keep it vibrant through the holidays! Here's how to care for a live Christmas tree.
Keeping a Christmas tree vibrant isn’t much different than caring for a bouquet of flowers—just water it well. But besides water, here is some expert advice on how to care for a live Christmas tree to try (and some things to skip) to keep your conifer looking fresh and festive.
Christmas Tree Size and Freshness
Pick a tree that’s at least 6 inches shorter than your ceiling. Trees from choose-and-cut farms will last longer than ones from precut lots. Either way, try to look for green, flexible needles.
“Also gently shake the tree,” says Dan Herms, horticulturist and vice president of research and development at the Davey Tree Expert Co. “If a lot of green needles fall off, pass.”
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