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This document provides tips for selecting a fresh Christmas tree and keeping it fresh once home. It advises to inspect the trunk for dryness or damage, bend needles to check flexibility, and bump the bottom of the trunk on the ground to check for loose needles, as signs of a fresh tree. Once home, the document recommends immediately placing the tree in water to extend its freshness.
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- 1. Graphics / Illustration: Tom Laird, College of Agricultural Sciences. 息 Penn State 2000 Finding That Perfect Holiday Tree Additional graphics and information available on the Internet at aginfo.psu.edu/psp Penn State Pointers For Winter/Holidays Time Frame Inspect the sawn end of the trunk for dryness or damage. The tree is fresh if the trunk appears moist and full of sap. It deteriorates rapidly if dry. Step #3: THE SAP Extend the trees freshness by placing it in water immediately after arriving home. Lift the tree and bump the trunk bottom on the ground several times. If large numbers of green needles dislodge, the tree is deteriorating. Step #1: THE BUMP Bend several needles on the tree. If needles break or dont spring back, the tree is not fresh. Step #2: THE NEEDLE Use All of These Simple Tree Freshness Tests... OLD No Sap Splits Dry FRESH No Splits Sappy Moist BASE OF TREE BREAKAGE