Look For a Healthy & Vibrant Tree

When looking for your tree, ask the tree farm where the trees came from and how long they have been on the lot. When you find one you like, run your fingers along the branches. You are looking for soft, flexible needles that are a deep green color.

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Give Your Christmas Tree Trunk A Fresh Cut

Even if you get your tree from a tree lot, you should ask for a fresh cut across the trunk of the tree about an inch high. This helps to prime the trunk again so that the tree can take in water properly. If you don't the tree may not be able to absorb water and not last as long.

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Put Your Tree in Water Right When You Get Home

Because you need to transport the tree home, you must get it in water as soon as possible. If you don't know where it's going to go, put it in a 5-gallon bucket. Some trees will absorb a full gallon of water in the first 24 hours.

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Keep It In a Cool Dry Place

Heat sources like fireplaces, wood stoves, space heaters, and radiators can often dry out a tree much faster than you can water it, so it’s best to locate your tree away from heating elements and heating vents, and out of direct sunlight.

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Use LED Lights on Your Christmas Tree

LED lights emit hardly any heat. This will actually keep your tree from drying out too soon. It also reduces the risk of fire.

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Check Water Level Often

Your real tree will be very thirsty and take in a lot of water. You will need to check the water level every day. You may need to top off the water each day.

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How Long Should My Real Tree Last & Then What?

Your Christmas tree should last four to five weeks before it dries out too much. When your tree has finally had enough, you can find a local tree recycling program. Or you can use the branches in your perennial beds as mulch.

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A Xmas Must See! Saratoga Home Boasts Free Spectacular Light Show

It's back again this year! The home at 29 Walden Circle in Saratoga Springs in the Town of Stillwater is all decked out in over 15,000 LED lights and synchronized to holiday music. You can come and enjoy this show for free but if you wish to make a donation to a children's charity, you can do so HERE. This is truly a labor of love for these homeowners. This spectacular show runs through the new year. Check out the schedule HERE.

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