| Show HERES HOW TO SELECT A TREE how can we select a christmas tree that holds its needles to Is a question fathers and mothers ask i year after year the answer depends on the type of tree you buy and the care you give it once you set it up all trees tend to drop their leaves after they are cut and stored in a dry room but so some m e kinds naturally hold their needles longer than others trees van used most common 11 ly on christmas are W the spruces spruced fir hemlock pine and red cedars spruce are the first M to shed their needles A 1 A spruce can be ell identified by grasping a branch tightly its sharp needles will prick your hand the ideal christmas tree Is the fir it resembles the spruce except that its needles are not sharp the needles stay on the tree tor for a long time and become a golden brown before they finally drop off needles of the douglas fir tire are flat and soft to the touch this popular tree can be easily identified by examining the cones which abich have small appendages pen dages on each side pines have never been very popular as christmas trees in spite of the tact fact that they do not shed their needles casily this is most likely due to their unsymmetrical appearance which does not closely resemble th the e traditional christmas tree no m matter atter what kind of christmas tree you select it will hold its needles longer it if it is standing in water place a little water in the base of your tree stand and you will be bothered less with falling needles than you were last year |
