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Show Treating Christmas Trees To Reduce Fire Hazard The most practial way to make your Christmas tree fire-resistant is to stand it in water. This treatment treat-ment not only helps to keep needs-les needs-les green and less flamable, but also retards undesirable needle fall. Fire-retardant coatings may also be applied, but these change the color and texture of needles somewhat says Ralph H. Home, Ass't Millard County Agent. Christmas tree farmers usually begin their cutting season in late September or early October, and continue cutting into early December. Decem-ber. For best results with the water treatment, obtain a tree which has been cut as recently as possible. This can be done by observing ob-serving whether or not needles and bark of twigs are succulent and moist. If the tree is to be stored for some time before being be-ing set up, stand it in water in a cool place. When the tree is br-ouhgt br-ouhgt inside, cut the end of the trurTk xj'ff diagonally, at least one inch above the old cut. Then support sup-port it in an upright position in a water container. Maintain the water level above the fresh cut surface. Further, all possible fire precautions precau-tions should be observed while the tree is in the house. These include use of safe wiring on the lights, keeping papers and accumulations of other combustible materials cleared from under or on the tree, and locating the tree so that should it accidentally ignite, curtains cur-tains or other highly flamable furn ishings would not be quickly caught, cau-ght, nor trap the occupants of a room or building. |