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Pick Your Own Christmas Tree

The Tradition of Picking Your Own Christmas Tree

As I’m sure you’re aware, live Christmas trees have a long tradition of being used to celebrate the winter season and, later, Christmas. Recently more Americans have turned to artificial Christmas trees for convenience; but traditionally, you would have celebrated the season by picking your own Christmas tree as a family.

The Tradition of Picking Your own Christmas Tree Explained

In the past Americans went out and cut a Christmas tree each year from the forest. The first retail Christmas tree lot appeared in 1850 and these lots have gained in popularity due to convenience every since.

If you plan to pick your own Christmas trees, you can choose to visit a farm if there is one available in your area and actually cut the tree yourself; or you can visit a lot where live Christmas trees are sold and choose one that way. Picking your own Christmas tree as a family does not need to be done in any certain way. The most important part of picking your own tree as a family is spending time together enjoying the holiday season.

If you are interested in starting the tradition of picking your own Christmas tree as a family, here are some important tips:

1. Choose the right time to pick your own Christmas tree. You will want to choose one early enough to have a large selection of real Christmas trees to choose from, but close enough to Christmas so that your tree is still healthy and beautiful come Christmas. A month before Christmas is probably the earliest you will want to pick your tree.

2. Take good care of the tree. Be sure to water it and monitor it for dryness. Part of picking your own Christmas tree as a family is taking the responsibility of monitoring it for safety seriously. Once the tree is dried out it is best to remove it from your home.

Taking time out to go and pick a Christmas tree as a family is a great way to spend time together and bond during the holiday season. The tradition of picking a Christmas tree as a family is an old one that is sure to bring your family together just as it has been doing for families for many years.