What You Should Know Before Buying A Real Christmas Tree
Buying a real Christmas tree? Here's how to choose the best tree for you, care for it and dispose of it after
For an authentic Christmas, homeowners may consider getting a Christmas tree! Fresh pine welcomes the festive season, and hey, artificial trees just don’t cut it for some of us. If you’re ready to jump on the fresh Christmas tree bandwagon to celebrate the holiday, here are tips by experts from Prince’s Landscape & Construction, Far East Flora and Cold Storage to help us with our real Christmas tree shopping.
Christmas trees varieties include Noble Fir, Nordmann Fir, Douglas Fir, Grand Fir, Fraser Fir and Balsam Fir. However, the most common ones in nurseries here are Noble Fir, which is the most suited for our climatic condition. Their stiff and evenly-spaced branches make it easy to hang ornaments.
Smell: Make sure it has a fresh, evergreen scent.
See: Make sure the needles are a beautiful dark green and not turning brown. Ensure that the tree is reasonably bushy and not sparse – if it’s sparse, it is an indication that the pine needles are dropping off and the tree is drying up.
Quite a few nurseries have run out of their real Christmas trees, but here's where you can still look (available as at time of publishing):
Prince's Landscape and Construction
Address: 53 Sungei Tengah Road Singapore 698998
Visit its website for more information.
Far East Flora
Address: 55 Thomson Road Singapore 298140
Visit its website for more information.
Candy Floriculture
567 Thomson Road, Singapore 298183
Visit its website for more information.
Ji Mei Flower
Address: 5 Joan Road, Plot 11 & 12 Thomson Nursery Singapore, Singapore 298898
Visit its website for more information.
This article was first published on Simply Her. Additional text: Michelle Lee