A natural tree smells like winter, forest, New Year and childhood. Its needles are slightly resinous to the touch with a rich green color. The branches are flexible and strong. To break them off, you still have to try. And pine is generally a song! Thanks to the long needles, the tree is fluffier. It stands longer, does not crumble and smells more fragrant.
- Forest beauties from Denmark are proudly called "Christmas tree" or "Royal fir". In fact, none of them ate it. These are Nordman's fir - trees of a different species. They have an even trunk, a fluffy crown. The trees have been sorted and sorted on a coniferous plantation, therefore they strictly comply with European quality standards. Fir needles are long and soft, do not turn yellow for up to 10 weeks and do not crumble. True, such a fir does not smell, although it is expensive.
- Pot-grown Christmas trees are sold in gardening shops, flower shops and malls. They are beautiful, and this is not surprising. Indeed, in soil enriched with fertilizers, even a diseased tree looks healthy. Therefore, choose only the strongest Christmas trees and carefully follow the care recommendations. They need to be regularly sprayed, watered, maintained at temperatures and fed.
The sale of live trees starts on December 15th. So when you go shopping, take a sacking or twine with you to protect yourself and others from prickly needles and sticky resin.
It is easier to move the tree upside down - this way the branches will also be more intact. Turn the tall Christmas tree in front of the entrance to the house so that the top of the head is on top. Otherwise, it will be more difficult to do it later.
Before installing the spruce, keep it on the veranda or balcony for a day to adapt to the change in temperature. Then refresh the cut by sawing off 3-5 cm from the trunk. Now the only thing left is to fix the tree in a tub, in a vessel with water or on a stand. Place the tree away from the battery.
Before installing in the crosspiece, wrap the barrel with a damp cloth. Then you will periodically wet it. In this regard, tripod stands equipped with a water tank are convenient. But we are somehow more familiar with buckets of sawdust or wet sand. To keep the tree green for longer, add complex fertilizer to the sand or water.
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Artificial tree: which one is better
Unlike a living tree, an artificial tree lasts for more than a year. And does not cause trouble with crumbling needles. During this time, you involuntarily get used to it, children gradually grow up, and your favorite Christmas tree becomes a family heirloom.
It is clear that the artificial beauty does not have the scent of pine needles and resin, but if there is an allergic person in the house, this is salvation. By the way, when choosing, it would not hurt to sniff it. Some specimens smell so harsh that their head will hurt. Moreover, the chemical smell lasts for weeks.
5 factors influence the price of artificial fir trees.
Manufacturer
Chinese, Ukrainian, Russian and Polish Christmas trees are the most affordable. European and American are more expensive.
Tree height
According to the height, the trees are divided into:
- floor: 0.9 -1.2 m, 1.5-2 m, 2.2-2.5 m and above;
- tabletop: 45 cm, 60 cm, 90 cm;
- souvenir: about 10 cm.
Walking Christmas trees 1.5-1.7 m high, it is convenient to decorate them. They are not bulky. The diameter of the crown is determined by the span of the lower branches (indicated on the package).
Needle quality
More luxuriant and more elegant are those trees that have more branches. Models with needles of various lengths with a coniferous "underfill" seem to be fluffier.
- Soft needles are more pleasant to the touch, do not prick.
- Hard are like natural. They keep their shape better and retain their original appearance longer. They say about such: an artificial tree is like a living one.
How to determine the quality of needles
The spruce branch is crumpled and stroked against the pile. Then shake. High-quality needles are quickly restored, the needles do not crumble.
Assembly method
Collapsible ones consist of branches and trunk parts. Depending on the model, the trees are assembled in three ways.
- The branches are strung on the trunk, like rings in a children's pyramid.
- The paddles are inserted into the holes in the barrel.
- Coniferous twigs are attached to the trunk with hooks.
The ring version simplifies assembly and disassembly. And the second - the trees look more natural. Even spread trees become compact when disassembled.
Non-collapsible (barrel construction) spruce is a minimum of hassle. Especially if you bought a decorated tree. When assembled, such products resemble a folded umbrella. To dress up the New Year's beauty, they put her on a stand and bend the branches away from the trunk. True, frequent extension-flexion is the Achilles' heel. Fir trees break at the point of connection with the trunk. Therefore, their warranty period is 2 times shorter than that of collapsible models. 5-7 years old.
Much more durable are those models whose branches deviate from the trunk spontaneously when you turn the tree over. Head down, and folded. Spruce umbrellas with a height of more than 1.2 m are not solid. They are made up of two or three parts that are inserted into each other. These are more compact in storage.
Availability of decor and decorations
Foil fluffy Christmas trees are shiny even without tinsel and toys. It remains only to add an electric garland, and the Christmas tree will shine more than ever.
With light-optical fiber, they burn with a smooth flickering, soft glow. This is due to the thinnest fiber-optic threads "implanted" into the needles. Different models have different blinking modes.
The flowing light envelops the tree in a shimmering aura and flows from one color to another. It looks impressive in the dark. In some models, only needles glow, while in others, jewelry also shimmers. The tree itself can slowly rotate on a stand and fill the room with a play of light and shadow. Glowing trees do not ignite, they have low power consumption and long service life. LEDs will not break or break if shaken well.
Artificial or real tree: infographics
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