Americans buy around 30 million real Christmas trees every year to decorate their homes and businesses during the holiday season.
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If you choose to use a fresh tree, we have some tips for you. After Christmas, you can bring your tree to one of several city parks throughout the five boroughs, where the Department of Parks will cut it and use it for mulch for flower beds and to spread around trees and shrubs to retain moisture during the spring and summer months. Beyond the week they’re starting to dry out so look for a tree that’s been shipped within a week. A fresh tree is green, needles are hard to pull from branches and when bent between your fingers, needles do not break. He says those brown needles occur naturally over the lifetime of the tree.
Every eight minutes, the American Red Cross responds to a disaster, and the vast majority of those are home fires.
Make sure that the tree is not blocking an exit.
“Because the conductive tissue responsible for getting that water up the tree is in that outside ring”, Stelzer says.
According to the Grand Island Fire Department, the risk of fires on Christmas increases by 58 percent nationwide, which is why the fire department suggests either using an artificial tree or keeping your fresh one hydrated to prevent them from going up in flames. Because at the end of the day, William Doval is having a blast choosing the right tree, and hopes to have many more real Christmas’ to come. This allows water to be sucked up into the trunk as much as possible, the captain said, adding that residents should keep their trees watered.
Christmas trees are Nick Wiggins top crop.
– Keep trees at least three feet away from major sources of heat (fireplaces, heaters, heat vents, direct sunlight).
Now that you have found the best place for your tree, you need to put it in a stand and water it. You must keep the tree watered. “So that way you can be sure”, says Judy Reifenberg from St. Joe Christmas Tree Farm. Inspect lights for exposed or frayed wires, loose connections, and broken sockets. Connect no more than three strands of mini light sets and the total number of bulbs to 50.
-Recycling the tree. Get rid of the tree when it begins dropping needles.
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Also any type of holiday decorations can start a fire in a home. Smoke alarms should also be tested, Post said. Now that I went there, you must practice with it, once you get it home.
