Christmas trees are available in various colors and shapes to suit the needs of the family. Though the traditional Christmas trees are green, you can go for white, silver, purple, or black as well. If you are opting for bringing in a real tree, you will have to leave enough room for watering the tree, so that you do not have to refill the stand again and again. A real tree is easier to decorate, if it has smaller needles. The branches should have enough space between them to allow the decorations to hang freely and be visible at their best. The decorations that hang straight make the tree look better and more organized. Buy only a fresh tree so that it does
not shed too many needles or boughs.When you bring a real tree home, make a fresh cut on the trunk of the tree so that it will absorb water more quickly. Keep refilling the stand with lukewarm water to keep the tree fresh for a longer duration. Refills should be done before the water level dips below the base of the trunk. A huge tree needs to be secured properly to the floor or the wall while any imperfect branches may need to be trimmed with scissors almost parallel to the floor. These trimmings are not a waste and can be used for other Christmas decorations around the home, such as in creating Christmas centerpieces. While a full tree is beautiful in its own self, pick up a tree with shorter branches so that you have enough space to put on your ornaments and trinkets. Ornaments will be lost in lush trees, such as firs. To end, artificial trees may prove to be a little more expensive than real Christmas trees, but they sure will cost less over the years that they will be used.
The Christmas Tree need not be huge to look divine and sparkling. It has to be appropriate. The too large Christmas Tree may look good in a palatial hall with a high ceiling but may leave smaller space to walk around freely in a smaller room and be more of a nuisance than a specialty. The wiser ones determine the place to keep the Christmas tree, the height of the ceiling and the floor area of the room before hand and then decide, what kind of tree to buy. The diameter of the trunk of the tree should be compatible with that of the tree stand that you have. The tree should weigh only enough, not to make the stand wobbly. If you are an opting for the real tree, you will have to leave room for water too, so that you don't have to refill the stand again and again.
A real tree is easier to decorate, if it has smaller needles. The branches should have enough places between them to allow the decorations to hang freely and be visible at their best. The decorations that are hung straight make the tree look better and more organized. Buy only the fresh tree so that it won't shed too many needles or boughs. As you bring the real tree home, a fresh cut on the trunk of the tree will make it absorb water more quickly. Keep refilling the stand with the lukewarm water to keep the tree fresh for longer period of time. Refills should be done before the water level can dip below the base of the trunk. A huge tree needs to be secured properly to the floor or the wall while any imperfect branches may need to be trimmed with scissors almost parallel to the floor to make the cuts subtle. Trimmings of the Christmas tree are not a waste!. Use them creatively for other Christmas decorations around the home such as in Christmas centerpieces.