Buying my 1st REAL Christmas Tree... HELP!!!

[sasha1000]

Originally Posted by NEastBound

Ok - so I have been an artificial tree girl for 12 yrs now and I do not know the 1st thing about real trees. I just know what a pain it was for my parents to out it up, buying it too big and my dad always having to go back out and cut it shorter and shorter.

1 -I have 8 foot ceilings and my tree topper is about 8 inches tall, I do not have a tree stand so I do not even know how tall those are. What size of tree would I need to avoid having to make multiple cuts? I do not have a saw.

2 - When is a good time to buy one? I do not want it to die before christmas...

3 - Due to fear of a dead tree at christmas, how much should I water it?

4 - What is a good tree to buy? I have quite a few very heavy ornaments.

I would purchase your tree one week or a week and a half before christmas, water water water it, you don't want it to dry out!

[Summering]

Even if you just cut down the tree and have a half hour ride home. Still make another 1" cut on the bottom. That area must not "seal" if it does, that tree will not drink.......MOST important.
We all seem to love the frasier fir the best. Sturdy tree and room for ornaments....Second we like the noble fir, probably the next is the blue spruce....but they are real picky...oh yes.
We always put a fresh tree up about the 10th of December. If we have left it in the garage after purchase ( in water) we then still make that second cut.
Give yourself room for the stand and the topper..........
Happy tree hunting. The farms are a family tradition for us.