How to Keep Your Christmas Tree Fresh

How to Keep Your Christmas Tree Fresh

Here are a few tips for keeping your tree fresh while it is in your home for the holiday season.

- You just brought your tree home. While it is still outside, spray all needles with an anti-transpirant like Wilt Stop or Wilt Pruf, or even hairspray works great, to prevent the needles from drying out the day before you bring your tree inside. Spraying the needles prevent them from giving off moisture - instead they will hold the moisture in the tree. Hairspray does work well but remember it is very flammable (like your tree) so keep the spray and the sprayed needles away from flame like you would anyway.
- Make a fresh cut on the bottom of the trunk (even if only removing an inch or two) JUST before bringing the tree into your home.
- Put hot tap water in the reservoir, and add some soda pop or an energy drink. Trees take up lots of water at the start so don’t let the reservoir dry up - very important! It may empty the reservoir daily at the start so get as much water as you can into the tree right from the start.
- Cool rooms are best, and keep your tree away from heat.
- Using LED lights not only saves energy, but they stay cool, better for keeping your tree fresh longer. 
- It doesn’t hurt to mist the trunk of the tree with fresh water whenever you can without getting any electrical cords or decorations wet.

Enjoy and remember to check the water level daily at the start – you will be amazed at how much water some trees can take up.

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