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Cut-Your-Own Christmas Tree
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I'm tempted to drive over there and see it, and wish her merry Christmas.
New England Christmas Tree Farms
New Hampshire and Vermont: nh-vtchristmastree.org
Maine: mainechristmastree.com
Massachusetts: christmas-trees.org
Rhode island: richristmastrees.com
Connecticut: ctchristmastree.org
Tips for Fresh-Cut Evergreens
Joe Phelan, owner of Gulf Pond Trees in Perkinsville, Vermont (802-263-5458), offers these hints for keeping a fresh-cut evergreen healthy:
1. Take a thin slice off the trunk, place the tree outside in a bucket of water, and protect it from the wind. Leave the net on.
2. When you're ready to put the tree up, cut the trunk again and place the tree in the stand.
3. Bring it into your house and fill the tree stand with 180 degree water (use a meat or candy thermometer to get the correct temperature). Remove the netting, then decorate.
4. Don't let the stand run dry -- if it does, you'll have to start over.
Facts About Evergreen Trees
Fresh Christmas trees are like sponges: Their moisture alone weighs more than the tree itself does when dry.
After Christmas, you can recycle your tree as mulch for your gardens and trails, cover habitat for fish, a barrier to reduce soil erosion, or a habitat for birds and other wildlife.
Farmed Christmas trees cover about 1 million acres in the United States, providing oxygen equal to the daily requirements of 18 million people.
For every farmed Christmas tree harvested, two or three seedlings are planted to take its place.
Reader Comments
Comment from Fazimoon Samad on December 10, 2009
It is a heart touching story and I enjoyed reading it very much.
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