Choosing a Christmas tree can be a daunting task. Searching for Christmas trees near me on Google is your first step. Then knowing what to look for will alleviate a lot of stress instead of walking up and down isles with rows and rows of trees, not knowing which to choose. Be prepared before you head out for your big buy for Christmas Day. You can find the best artificial Christmas trees at places like Target and Costco.

Trees in pots or wrapped in burlap and balls

Some individuals purchase a Christmas tree from a potted or balled nursery with burlap to plant it as a new landscape tree in the spring. Whether doing this is worthwhile depends on the price of the tree. It will typically cost more than a cut tree, plus you may need to pay for delivery since it will be challenging to tie it to the car roof. Additionally, your family may have sentimental value in knowing that specific trees in your landscape have been a part of previous holiday celebrations.

Things to consider

Consider a few things to consider if you wish to plant a tree with its roots connected after the holidays. Purchase a healthy tree from a Christmas Tree farm. As opposed to a cut Christmas tree, expect to pay more. Maintain moisture in the soil until the plant is replanted after Christmas. A frozen ball doesn’t need to be watered if the crown is sheltered and protected. By the ball or pot rather than the top, lift and move the tree.No more than a week should be spent with the tree inside the home. Before the ground freezes, dig the planting hole and, if possible, keep the full earth from freezing. The hole should be three times the width of the ball and approximately the same depth as the root ball, if not slightly shallower.

Pre-cut Trees

Before planting trees, take out the packaging and ties. Pre-cut trees are often cultivated on huge farms with a focus on bulk production, harvested, and then delivered to retail locations. Customers can roam fields, find their trees, and cut the tree at choose-and-cut farms, which are often smaller tree farms. Even after they are taken down, Christmas trees can still serve a purpose. In the yard, they can be positioned to add foliage and serve as a bird sanctuary till spring. Trees can also be chopped up and used as mulch or as firewood. Most cities have programs to collect trees after Christmas so they can be chopped for mulch or other purposes.

To avoid stress while buying a tree this Christmas, the key is preparation and planning. Budget carefully and know precisely what you are looking for before beheading out to the shops or spending hours looking online during the bust Christmas season.