Here are some tips for choosing and caring for your family’s Christmas tree:

• Before picking out your tree, measure the space where you will put it.  Make sure you measure the diameter as well as the height of your ceiling allow for an extra foot for the stand and tree topper.
• Choose a tree that is a healthy green color with soft flexible needles and a straight trunk.  Firs and White Pine tend to be straighter than Scotch Pine.
• Choose your tree early for the best selection and store it in your garage or outdoors in a bucket of water to keep it fresh.
• Make sure your stand is large enough to hold the size of tree that you want.   
• Once you get the tree home, make a fresh cut, Forever Green’s staff will to do this for you.  The fresh cut should take at least 1" off the bottom of the tree.  This removes the sap plug allowing the tree to take up water.
• Once the fresh cut is made, you have about 2 hours to get the tree into a stand with water.  Use warm, not hot, water and check it frequently over the first 24 hours to make sure the tree doesn't go dry.
• Be sure your stand will hold enough water.  You'll need about one quart per inch of trunk diameter a tree can take ½ gallon of water per day.
• Keep your tree away from heat sources like furnace vents and fire places.