Helpful Hints – Picking A Fresh Christmas Tree and Keeping It Fresh

Here are Marianne's Helpful Hints on how to pick the freshest Christmas Tree and how to KEEP it fresh:

• Break a needle to see if it's moist.  If it is soft and has a fragrance it is fresh!

• Lightly brush the tree.  If needles begin falling off, it is NOT fresh!

• When you get the tree home, cut off at least a half an inch on the trunk and set it in water.

• Make sure the water is refilled every day.

• Use LED lights - they don't get hot!

• Put a humidifier in the room to keep the tree fresher longer.

Hope these make your holiday season a little easier!  Have any other helpful tree hints?  Let us know!