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Key to Christmas Tree Care is Lots of Water

THE SECRET INGREDIENT TO HELP YOUR LIVE CHRISTMAS TREE LAST THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS? LOTS AND LOTS OF WATER.

 

TREES CAN DRINK UP TO A GALLON OF WATER A DAY AND DON’T NEED ANY ADDITIVES SAYS UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION HORTICULTURE EDUCATOR CHRIS ENROTH.

 

 

ENROTH SAYS THAT COULD MEAN UP TO A GALLON A DAY.

 

 

OTHER WAYS TO HELP PREVENT YOUR TREE FROM DRYING OUT INCLUDE USING L-E-D LIGHTS, MAKING SURE THE TREE ISN’T NEAR A HEAT SOURCE LIKE AN OPEN VENT AND KEEPING THE ROOM ITS IN COOL.

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