Show Christmas Tree Useful During Rest of Winter AMHERST MASS In In northern states stales where Christmas heralds the coming of cold winter weather the tree that warms the living room December December December De De- cember 25 is being put to work the balance of the winter outdoors According Ac cording to Arnold M. M Davis extension extension exten exten- sion horticulturist at Massachusetts state college fir trees can make excellent excellent excellent ex ex- ex- ex feeding stations for birds and offer them cozy shelter on frosty winter nights Suet is often tied to the branches The tree is also used to protect climbing plants or the branches can be ripped off oft and laid as a mulch over low-growing low plants or bulbs Northern beekeepers find the trees handy as windbreaks |