Hundreds of Nashvillians gathered on Public Square downtown Friday night to welcome in the Christmas season in Music City with the lighting of the city’s tree.
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Peggy and Sean Hughes brought their own children as well as their nieces and nephews out for the tree lighting. “Many years later, the smart people at Metro Parks, who know a good Christmas tree when they see one, started asking Elsie Brown if she would donate it”, Barry said. “In Chico we are lighting ours and by doing this we are honoring all those that have fallen”. New York, he said, calls it a Christmas Tree lighting and another city may not.
But apart from the trees themselves, she said it’s the entire atmosphere of picking out a tree from her farm that enhances the experience for families.
“Artificial trees have really bit into real tree sales”, he said.
“There were 40 Christmas tree farms 20 years ago”, he said.
“A lot of the tree farmers are getting older and are unable to do the work anymore, and there’s not too many young people that want to do all the work that’s involved with having a Christmas tree farm”, Hunter said.
Well now, you’ve got another choice: buy your Christmas tree online, for a reasonable price, and have it delivered the next day for free.
From small to tall, skinny and wide at Dutch Growers they have a tree of very single kind and it’s no wonder they sell 1,200 trees every Christmas.
Yes, Christmas is a cultural holiday as well as a religious one.
Harry Brightwell, of BCTGA, added: ‘It is becoming a trend to put trees outside the front door like Downing Street. “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.
Van Duyvendyk also warns against placing the tree near a heat register or ceiling fan since that will dry it out.
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After the trees are cut by customers, the stumps have to be removed so new trees can be planted in the same holes and accommodate the existing irrigation system.
