Real Christmas Tree Care
What would Christmas be without a Christmas tree ? Most people don’t think about Christmas trees until November or December, when they go out to select that perfect tree for the family. However, Christmas tree production is a multi-million pound industry that requires year-round management efforts. Christmas trees occupy a unique niche, incorporating aspects of both agricultural production and forestry. Insect and disease pests can have major effects on tree growth, appearance and value. Managing these pests, along with weeds and even rodents, is a critical component of tree production.
Ensure that you buy a fresh tree. This is best ensured by going direct to the grower – your local Christmas tree farm. Click here for a list of members of the British Christmas tree Growers Association. Once there, check that the tree is fresh by gently running your fingers down the length of one of the lower branches. The needles should stay fast.
Christmas is a time of year where people all over the world get together to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. It is a time for giving gifts and sharing what we have with each other, it is a time for feasting and fun and games and going to church to celebrate and to give prayer and thanks for what we have. When it comes to Christmas, many people like to get into the spirit of things by decorating their houses and what better way to adorn your house than with a real Christmas tree?
Just before you take the Christmas tree in the house, saw off the bottom 1″ (3cm) of the trunk. This creates a fresh cut and opens up the pores in the bark, which otherwise block up with sap within a few hours of being cut. The tree is then able to drink water through these pores via capillary action.
Try not to expose your tree to sudden changes in temperature. So far, there is limited scientific evidence to support this, but on a very cold day/night, many gardeners are careful not to bring a plant from the outdoors straight into a very warm room.
Denmark’s soil and climate were ideal, he said, for the cultivation of Abies Nordmannia – in his view, the perfect Christmas tree.
These trees do not shed their needles the moment they are chopped down, he said. They grow with a pleasing symmetry, and can be relied upon to produce foliage so thick that you will not be able to see your mother-in-law through the branches – the ultimate accolade for a Christmas tree, according to Danish folk lore.
Christmas trees are produced by two principal types of operations; “wholesale” or “choose-and-cut” plantations. Most trees offered for sale at retail outlets such as garden centers, nursery stores, high volume discount stores and lots operated by service clubs, were produced by wholesale growers. These are individuals or companies that operate and manage large plantations of trees. They may sell trees either directly to retail outlets or to “brokers” who in turn market trees to retailers. Some large operations may sell 100,000 trees or more each year.
Paul Myers provides articles on behalf of the Christmas Tree Company, the official website of the Christmas Tree Company Online Ltd, a provider of premium quality Real Christmas trees and Christmas Tree Baubles. The company is located in the North West of England and delivers nationwide.
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