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Picking t
perfect t
A tree is a tree is a tree? “If
you've seen one tree you've
seen them all.”
It’s that time of year again
folks, time to purchase the
family Christmas tree and ©
believe me there is more than
one variety of tree for you to
pick from.
First comes the choice of
whether to have a live tree, a
cut one or even an artificial
one.
For those who desire a cut
tree you must decide between
a lot or a cut-it-yourself farm.
There are a number of each in
western Nevada County.
Artificial trees may be
purchased at local department
stores and once again come in
a variety of styles. %
Wholesale prices for live
trees are about five per cent
higher than a year ago,
nationwide, according to John
Kock, a. Birdsboro, Pa.,
grower and President of the
National Christmas Tree
Association. ;
Kock said growers will sell
about 25 million live trees this
its about the same as they
for the past four or fiveyears. The most popular
and the Douglas fir, followed
by the balsam fir.
What Kock calls the
“Cadillac trees’’ — the
Douglas firs — sell for $8 to $9
at the wholesale level. Retail
prices will be $18 to $20 and up,
he said.
What should you look for
when buying a tree?
‘Beauty is in
beholder,” .
expert looks
symetrical shap
the top. To ch
ness, try bend
If they are rubt
break, the tree
Koch said
“musts” for the
wants to keep
fresh. First, me
the bottom of
the retailer-do it
enables the tr
_ water, Second,
give the tree pl
and never let 1
dry.
Scotch pines g
least, but Ko
varieties of trees
their needles we
them watered.
You don’t
about shedding
artificial tree. I
other things
consideration:
assembly, reser
real tree and st
Sale of. artific
to exce
this The
trees run anywhe
to $99.99.
“Shop at ho
seemed more
than with Christ
random samplin
Sacramento,
and Roseville
four prices c
higher and trees
inferior to those
Valley Nevada (
Photos by John Hart