How to care for your real tree!

  • 1. Water, Water, and more Water!

    Now that your special tree has been
    selected, it needs to be cared for in a manner similar to a fresh bouquet of flowers. It should be placed in water immediately.

  • Making a Fresh cut

    If for some reason the tree is not placed in water for more than twelve hours after it is harvested in the field, a fresh cut should be made by removing 1/2 inch from the base of the trunk before placing the tree in a stand.

  • Keep it watered!

    The stand should be kept full of water throughout the season. A Christmas tree may take up to a gallon of water the first 24 hours and several pints each day thereafter.

  • Do you need a tree preservative?

    Keeping the tree in water is the most important part of Christmas tree care. Special preservatives such as: commercial products, sugar, aspirin, or cola are not required to preserve freshness and may even cause harm to your tree. All that is needed is plain, clean tap water in sufficient quantity to keep the base of the tree trunk covered at all times.

  • Keep it cool

    Christmas trees should be placed in cool areas away from drafts and potential sources of warm air. Trees should not be placed near fireplaces, heaters, furnace vents or television sets.

  • Fire should stay in the fireplace!

    Christmas trees do not cause <res, but they should be handled to prevent being placed near sources of ignition. Light cords and connections used on the tree or in other holiday decorations must be in good working order to ensure a safe and joyous holiday season. Lights should always be unplugged when leaving home or going to bed.

real trees help the environment!

Purchasing a real Christmas tree from a choose & cut farm in eastern North Carolina is a choice to help the environment in a multitude of ways as well as the local and state economy.

  • Your real tree cleans our air, collecting the carbon dioxide and providing fresh oxygen, versus the artificial tree, which is made from petroleum products and have no environmental value.

  • Every tree that is cut is replaced. Across the nation millions of trees will be replaced each year, and will continue to help keep our air, our water, and our land clean.

  • Real trees are recyclable and have lots of uses after the Christmas season. Uses range from being mulched up and used in various applications, providing floating boons in our waterways and protectors of soil erosion and pollution in our fields and on beaches and riverbanks. Some are sunk into lakes and large ponds and become habitats and feeding grounds for fish and other creatures!