Pros & Cons of Artificial and Real Christmas Trees

Santa — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:16:48 +0000

The thing that really signifies the arrival of Christmas each year is the Christmas tree – as early as the beginning of December, many a beautifully decorated tree can be seen displayed in the window with pride. Today, there is a greater choice of Christmas tree on the market than ever before, and this can be a hinderance rather than a help because people are literally spolit for choice. Subsequently, confusion reigns, making choosing a tree difficult. So, what tree does one choose? Artificial or real Christmas tree has to be the first decision made, and here is a quick recap of the pros and cons of each:

Real Christmas Tree

Pros: Excellent choice Cons: Needles may be sharp

Fresh green foliage Require a lot of care

Lovely pine scent Only last over Xmas

Gorgeous bushy/full foliage

Evokes the spirit of Christmas

Slight fire risk as tree dies out

Artificial Christmas Tree

Pros: Huge scope of choice Cons: May work out expensive initially

Convenient Lack of pine scent

Require little/no maintenance Non-biodegradable

Last for years (value for money)

Fire retardant

Excellent for those allergic to real trees

Taking into account these factors when choosing your Christmas tree should make the decision much easier – then you have the even harder task of deciding on your Christmas tree decorations and lights!

Fir Christmas Tree

Santa — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:27:14 +0000

The fir has been associated with the Christmas tree since the very beginning –way back in the 7^th century, a Devonshire monk based in Germany used the triangular shape of the fir tree to demonstrate the holy trinity, and as a consequence, the German peoples began to see the Fir as God’s tree.

Nordman Fir

By the 12^th century, Christians in Central Europe were hanging the fir tree upside-down at Christmas time as a symbol of Christianity, and in modern times the Nordman fir is the most popular of the fir Christmas trees, having overtook the Norway spruce in terms of popularity. The Nordman retains its needles better than any other fir, it has bright green glossy needles that are soft to the touch, a lovely symmetrical shape and a gorgeous scent, and all these factors make it a favourite with families.

There are other species of fir Christmas tree, and one of these is the Noble fir. The beautiful Noble fir is popular due to its thick, soft foliage and and pleasant fragrance – as its foliage is so dense, the Noble fir is also used to make wreaths, door swags and other such Christmas products. The Fraser fir is another popular choice with families, due to its appealing appearance, nice fragrance, strong branches, soft needles and attractive blue-green foliage. A distinct advantage of this tree is that its strong branches can hold heavy decoration.

The Grand fir, also known as the giant fir, is popularly used as a Christmas tree in several American states. The beautifully thick foliage

Noble Fir

is a glossy green and attractively scented, with soft needles, and delicate branches. Because of this, only light ornaments can be hung from this tree. The Douglas fir has long been used as a Christmas tree in the United States, and this lovely conical species has soft, shiny green needles and a beautiful sweet scent. This tree is trimmed into an almost perfect cone shape, so it can be difficult to get ornaments on branches, but this does not seem to detract from its popularity.

The fir Christmas tree is popular worldwide, and has been so since the history of the Christmas tree began.

Fresh Christmas Trees delivered to your Door » Real Christmas Tree

Pros & Cons of Artificial and Real Christmas Trees

Fir Christmas Tree