How to Keep Those Christmas Tree Needles on Your Tree
How to Keep , Those Christmas Tree
Needles on Your Tree.
The following tips will
help keep your tree fresh
for as long as possible.
1. , Get the tree in water ASAP.
Water is the absolute most important thing you can do to preserve your tree for Christmas, Jane Neubauer, Sugar Pines Farm, via marthstewart.com.
2. , Trim the trunk.
Make a perpendicular, half-
inch cut to the bottom of a tree
"right before you place it in water.".
3. , Water, water, water.
Check the stand daily
to make sure your tree
is getting all the water
it needs to stay fresh.
4. , Be cautious of heat sources.
Place the tree some place where it isn't facing direct heat, and that will help your tree not to dry out
too fast, Jane Neubauer, Sugar Pines Farm, via marthstewart.com.
5. , Turn off the lights when
you leave the room.
Make sure that all of your bulbs
are in good condition and that
the light cords are not worn or frayed.
Real trees can catch fire
Needles on Your Tree.
The following tips will
help keep your tree fresh
for as long as possible.
1. , Get the tree in water ASAP.
Water is the absolute most important thing you can do to preserve your tree for Christmas, Jane Neubauer, Sugar Pines Farm, via marthstewart.com.
2. , Trim the trunk.
Make a perpendicular, half-
inch cut to the bottom of a tree
"right before you place it in water.".
3. , Water, water, water.
Check the stand daily
to make sure your tree
is getting all the water
it needs to stay fresh.
4. , Be cautious of heat sources.
Place the tree some place where it isn't facing direct heat, and that will help your tree not to dry out
too fast, Jane Neubauer, Sugar Pines Farm, via marthstewart.com.
5. , Turn off the lights when
you leave the room.
Make sure that all of your bulbs
are in good condition and that
the light cords are not worn or frayed.
Real trees can catch fire