Many consider New Year to be the most glorious and beloved holiday also because it gives us the opportunity to join age-old traditions, one of which is decorating the Christmas tree!
From early childhood, we look forward to this magnificent and joyful mystery: the ritual of choosing a Christmas tree, toys, and so on. And how not to be mistaken, not to spoil the holiday for yourself and your children. Which tree is better: live or artificial? Spruce or pine? Let's figure it out.
How to choose a live Christmas tree for the New Year?
In addition to Christmas trees, pines are also sold on the market, which, it would seem, are fluffier and better retain their beauty in the house than ate. Still, the tree is erected traditionally, this is a familiar phenomenon for us. She has a wonderful smell that has a beneficial effect on the body. And, of course, you can never compare it with an artificial one.
- It is better to select a New Year's beauty to suit your taste in the daytime, when all the shortcomings of the product are better visible. And in the morning, when delivering goods, there is a greater choice.
- It is safer to buy it on the very eve of the New Year's holiday, most likely that it will stand longer and not sprinkle.
- Pay attention to the trunk, which must be strong and clean, free of mold and moss, and also covered with needles. If there is a dark ring on the cut, then the tree has been cut for a long time and will not last long.
- It would be nice to do a thorough inspection of the tree. It should emit a pleasant aroma of needles, especially when you take a few needles, knead and smell, while a few oily drops will stand out. And the color of the forest beauty should be dark green and rich, and the branches should have firmness and elasticity.
- When examining the tree, it does not interfere with shaking it and looking to see if the needles are falling.
- It so happens that a tree has fewer branches on one side, and the other is fluffy and beautiful. Then you can put it in the corner. And to put it in the middle of the room, you need to examine it from all sides. It should be symmetrical. It's good when the width at the bottom is half the height of the tree. I had everything to taste - get it and go home.
- But it so happens that buying a Christmas tree on the market does not suit, then you can choose a forest beauty right in the forest, in a special nursery, having paid for the purchase in advance in the forestry and taking with you a receipt and documents (forestry websites can be found on the Internet). There the foresters will show you where you can see and choose a Christmas tree according to your taste and price. In no case is it necessary to engage in unauthorized felling of trees, on New Year's Eve this is punishable by a serious fine and will definitely darken the mood before the upcoming holiday!
- At the Christmas tree bazaars, you can find another type of Christmas trees that are made by home-made amateur craftsmen. A fairly thick stick is taken - for the trunk, at the bottom it is attached to a round log made of logs. Holes are drilled in this stick and live branches of a Christmas tree, pine or fir are attached to them. At the top, such a Christmas tree has small branches, and at the bottom they become longer. This tree is made from the remains of the branches of a large tree and can also give the house a wonderful forest scent.
How to choose a pine tree?
If you want to arrange a long New Year's celebration, then you better opt for a pine tree. This tree does not react so quickly to moving to home conditions. It does not need to be looked after daily. And it's much easier to correct the shape of the pine itself. Its lower branches are usually cut off and tied to the place where the trunk is bare. It turns out a very fluffy Christmas tree. Throwing needles or turning yellow from such disrespectful treatment will not.
Pine must be selected depending on the installation location. If she flaunts in the corner of the room, then a one-sided pine tree is better.That is, one in which the density of branches is concentrated on one side. Even if it is crooked in the bazaar, at home you will see all the advantages of this choice. A flat, thick Christmas tree on all sides should be chosen only when you are going to put it in the center of the room.
How to choose a Christmas tree?
Spruce does not like hot rooms. If you really want it, then it is best to buy blue. This is the only variety that is not afraid of heat. The rest of the spruce varieties do not tolerate moving to apartments from a snow-covered forest. Their needles quickly lose moisture, dry out and begin to fall off intensively. Frankly, if you decorate such a Christmas tree two weeks before the New Year, then it will not look very cheerful. So, you can buy a Christmas tree just before the New Year, you say. Naturally! Only deliveries to the markets happen only a couple of times. If you drag out for time, you will have to buy what is left, and that may not suit you.
What do you choose?
- Pine.
- Spruce.
- I will buy twigs.
- I have an artificial one.
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To make the tree stand longer
Before picking up the tree, you need to tie the branches with a rope, wrap the tree with a strong cloth so as not to break off the branches and the top. Having brought it home immediately, you should not bring it into a warm room, let it adapt a little on the balcony or in the fresh air.
In order for the tree to delight you with its beauty longer, it must be installed in a bucket and covered with sand. Previously, the trunk at the base is cleaned of bark. To prevent the tree from tilting, a pair of planks equal to the diameter of the bucket are nailed to the trunk. Such a design to fix the tree, will give it stability. You can set the spruce so that it is in a bucket of water, where an aspirin tablet and a few tablespoons of sugar are dissolved.
It also needs to be watered regularly, sprayed with needles. Just do not violate safety precautions. Disconnect the garland during "water treatments".
How to choose an artificial Christmas tree?
It seems that there is nothing supernatural in this! There is money, go and buy. But when purchasing an artificial Christmas tree, certain parameters and requirements must be taken into account.
First of all, buying it, a person is doing a good deed. After all, cutting down coniferous trees is not at all favorable to the ecology of the planet. We must take care and think about what the Earth will be like for posterity.
- First you need to weigh well what height you need to choose a spruce. If it is small, up to a meter in height, then it makes sense to install it on a dais. At a height of 1.20 meters to 2 meters, it should be fixed in a metal, wood or plastic stand.
- Very often, Christmas trees are made of PVC (polyvinyl chloride), this is a type of plastic. The price is reasonable, the appearance of the tree is the same, but there should be no smell! If the tree smells of chemistry, then this indicates the poor quality of the product. Better not to take this! The branches of Christmas trees are luxurious, have a beautiful fluffiness, similar to a pine, and their thorniness is like a living Christmas tree.
- These Christmas trees can be green, blue or red. It is important that the dye is also natural, which should be indicated on the package.
- The market is saturated with a variety of these products. There are Christmas trees with LED and fiber optic lights. These bulbs do not heat up, so they are unlikely to cause a fire. This has its advantages when compared to conventional garlands. When turned on, it is gorgeous because it glows with colorful lights. Special attention should be paid to the fire safety of such a tree in the quality certificate.
- Be sure to check everything very carefully when buying. The needles should bend, but not break or deform when pressed. And, of course, such a tree should not crumble. It will not be superfluous to know that you need to buy from a reliable manufacturer, because you can buy a fake! Especially now, when the market is oversaturated with goods from a Chinese manufacturer. But there are high quality products from manufacturers from Holland and Germany.PVC is made from refined petroleum products with impurities of lead and even with the use of high-quality technologies it causes harm to the body, even if it is insignificant.
- Expensive Christmas trees made of high-quality gum are now also on the market. The tree is assembled from separately made branches. And it turns out a very beautiful tree, moreover, it bears great resemblance to a living tree and has good fire resistance. It is not scary to put it in the room for babies. The barrel is strong metal. When buying, you need to check all the joints: fastening the branches and needles, ask the seller for a certificate and find out what material the New Year's beauty was made of.
- Now in online stores you can buy another type of spruce, which are made using new European technologies. These are cast Christmas trees, they are as close as possible in appearance to natural coniferous beauties, have a luxurious design, amaze with a variety of colors, and do not require assembly. When installing, you just need to spread the branches and you're done! Such a New Year's beauty does not have any third-party odors, is hypoallergenic, fire-resistant and is made from raw materials that are used in medicine and the food industry. The price is fair, but the quality is excellent. Such a tree is just a godsend for every family! But such spruce can be purchased not only for home holidays. Large companies can buy such a miracle for their offices, because here you can buy a beauty of any height - a growth tree. The company "Realnaya Yerka" produces these products.
- You can also buy a paper tree. It is beautiful, elegant, but you need to beware of a fiery spark hitting it, so that a fire does not arise. And, of course, such a spruce has a serious disadvantage - it is short-lived, afraid of water.
Artificial fir tree care
Caring for cast and rubber spruce is simple: you need to wash it well in the shower and dry it. You can also care for PVC fir trees. But if there are LED bulbs on the tree, then in order to avoid water ingress, you should carefully wipe the branches with a damp cloth. And paper New Year beauties require careful attitude: when cleaning it, you cannot wash it, just wipe it with a damp cloth and vacuum it slightly.
At what price and what kind of tree, live or artificial, to choose is a matter for everyone individually. It is important that preparation for the New Year brings joy and pleasure to everyone!
