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Fresh Christmas tree makes
holiday season more ‘real’
By Victoria Ayotte
Senior Reporter
Local Christmas tree farmers will
gather today through l)cc. 11 with
1,200 trees at the State Fairgrounds
for a “Christmas Tree Fair,” said
Neal Jennings, owner of the Jen
nings Tice Farm.
U-Pick-A-Pine, Pawnee Pines
Nursery, Jennings Tree Farm and
Pinecrest are going together to sell
trees at the fairgrounds to give
buyers more convenience, Jen
nings said. The fair will be held at
the Youth Complex.
These cost $5 a foot, but a real
tree will go a long way toward cre
ating a real Christmas, local tree
owners said.
Joyce Sheets, co-owner of
Pawnee Pines Nursery, said the
smell of the tree and "the idea that
you’re having a real Christmas” are
the major attractions in buying a
real tree.
Jennings said having a real tree is
seen “as oeing paramount to the
whole idea of Christmas."
Real Christmas trees are also a
tradition in many homes, and
people like the aroma of the tree, he
said.
Sheets said a tree from a farm is
fresher than those sold in lots
around town. The needles don’t fall
off as much with a fresh tree, she
said.
Trees in lots are sprayed with
green coloring to keep their look
since they have been dead for a
while, she said.
Jennings said that real trees have
a few disadvantages: less conven
ience, more of a mess than artificial
trees. Some people are also allergic
to real trees, he said.
Jennings and Sheets said sales
have been good so far on trees,
although the season has just
started.
Sheets said that after arriving
home with the tree, put it in water,
and "it will take care of itself."
Jennings said the tree should be
in a cool, snaded area. A small, fresh
cutting should be made at the base
of the tree before putting it into a
stand and adding water.
Some trees use as much as a
gallon of water a day, he said, while
some use as little as a pint.
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