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Types of Real Christmas Trees

By raulskinner1982, November 23, 2009 5:38 pm

christmas tree handmade card by imago-cards

There are various types of real Christmas trees, all of which are a cheap choice over artificial. The most common types of Christmas trees are the six-foot Scotch pines, which fit nicely into the common home living room.

The deodora cedar, wihich has blue-green short needles with pendulous needle tips, is one type of Christmas trees. The Eastern red is another cedar, it has shiny dark green leaves and gives off a wonderful smell, though it's sticky to the touch and will only last 2-3 weeks. As this tree dries quickly it is best used in a humid climate.

In the southeast part of the U.S. the Leland Cypress, with dark green or gray foliage, is one of the most favorite Christmas trees. Its odor is good but light and its branches are feathery. This tree is ideal in the home of allergen-troubled folks.

A common type of Christmas tree is the Douglas fir. It has a great fragrance and lives longer than a lot of other trees. To boot it is easily flocked. Its leaves are either blue or dark green. The Fraser, its sister fir, has needles that are dark green and flatter. It holds its needles well and gives off a pleasant scent. For a more citrus aroma you should choose the grand fir with dark green shiny needles. The noble fir is a fantastic choice, if you want a more durable tree that can hold your heavy Christmas ornaments. It lives longer and healthier as a Christmas tree and makes fascinating, strong and durable garland as well.

Pine and spruce are two different normally used types of Christmas trees. The pine has a special fragrance. The spruce still, dries out quickly and its needles fall quickly.

Make sure you know everything around caring of Christmas trees, once you selected your type.

Enjoying Christmas

By raulskinner1982, November 22, 2009 11:55 am

A model with christmas decorations by Netfalls

Almost everyone I know loves Christmas and I love Christmas as well. The Christmas season has something magic and wonderful, that you can't compare with the rest of the year.

Meeting of family and friends is the biggest reason for me to love Christmas. It is this time of the year that we see from far and enjoy the time together with good meals, fantastic conversations, a lot of games and laughter. I still would love Christmas just for this reason, even if you would take everything else away from me.

I love to celebrate Christmas and the parties Christmas season brings with all my family and friends gathering around me. I enjoy to celebrate the season with people I care about. What can be greater than enjoying a day of sleighing, drinking hot chocolate and than coming inside and watch the old Christmas pictures or eat tasty snacks and Christmas biscuits next to the glowing Christmas tree.

I love how the Christmas tree glows each year with its sparkle lights on it and I love how the house looks with all this pleasant Christmas decorations and I love how it scents after baking Christmas biscuits.

Take some time and let me know about why you love Christmas, I am sure there are a lot of reasons for it as well.

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