Town Council Votes to Add the Word ‘Christmas’ to Tree-Lighting Formal

“There’s not too many tree farms in Iowa where you get to go cut your own Christmas trees, so that’s a benefit here”, Heintz said.

Jacobs said growing Christmas trees is hard, full-time work.

David Mitchell, Christmas tree expert at Wyevale Garden Centres added: “Our guarantee to customers is that if they aren’t happy with the quality then we will replace it with a new one up until Christmas Eve for free”.

The first recorded family Christmas tree in Canada was in the home of German settlers in 1781. The Larsens provide saws for cutting and someone is always on hand to help, but most families prefer to roam the farm, select the tree and cut it down themselves.

“People are definitely enjoying (the warm weather)”, said Michelle Umrysz of Yetter Road Tree Farm in Mystic.

When a Christmas tree is cut, more than half of its weight is water. “You can definitely make a profit, but if anybody is profit motivated to get in the tree business, you’re probably going down the wrong trail”, stated Bob.

The Nordmann fir, a popular tree that doesn’t shed needles, accounts for around 80 per cent of the Christmas trees bought in the UK. It makes the house more cheerful’.

Once indoors, a live tree’s branches will relax and open.

We sometimes get phone calls about trees with insects and the callers are convinced the tree has ticks.

When buying a tree outdoors, be aware that the sky is your ceiling, so what looks small outside may be big indoors.

In addition to musical entertainment, Santa and the sights provided by the tree and other decorations in the park, families had the opportunity to build a birdhouse in Santa’s Workshop, an area sponsored by Home Depot. If your tree becomes dry and brittle, it may be time to take it down.

Be sure to check the water level of your tree stand every day to ensure that it never runs out of water. A tree can take up a gallon of water in its first few hours in the stand. This will also keep the tree from drying. Choose a spot in your home away from heating vents, cold drafts, or direct sunlight.

The mass shooting in California has intruded on a normally festive event in Washington – the annual lighting of the Capitol Christmas Tree. Private organizations like churches and other nonprofit groups also operate tree lots. You can burn it in your fireplace the following season. Christmas trees also create an oily soot, which could damage the fireplace. Watch that the cut part of the trunk stays below the waterline. I guess you’d say it’s in our blood.

The Christmas tree lighting is scheduled to take place on Friday evening, December 11 at the gazebo if weather is permitting.

Susan Bloom contributed to this article.