Introduction: Why Keeping Your Christmas Tree Fresh Matters

The holidays are a great time to bring home a fresh-cut Christmas tree. But once the holiday season ends, so do the festivities — and it can be hard to keep that tree looking fresh and green throughout the rest of the year.

There are plenty of ways to keep your tree looking its best all year long, though.

Follow these tips and you’ll have a happy holiday for years to come:

• Keep your tree in water until Christmas Eve. This will prevent it from drying out before you bring it into the house. You can use an old bucket or bowl that can be thrown away after Christmas or a large plastic container that can be reused year after year. Remove any branches that may be broken or damaged before putting your tree in water.

• Make sure there are no holes or leaks in the container holding your tree so that no water will leak out onto the floor while you’re away from home during the holidays. You should also place something under the container so that if water does leak out, it won’t damage your flooring material or cause mold to grow inside your home.

• When you’re ready to bring your new Christmas tree indoors, cut off about 3 inches of the trunk below where its branches begin so that it fits easily through doors without knocking them off their hinges.

• Make sure that your Christmas tree is well-watered before you bring it inside your house. Many people think they can just set their tree up and let it drink from its base — but that’s not enough water for most trees. Instead, fill up a bucket with warm water and dunk the entire tree into the bucket (make sure not to submerge any lights). Let it sit in there for 15 minutes before bringing it indoors. Then, make sure to keep giving your tree at least one more bucket of water every day until New Year’s Day — even if it doesn’t seem like the base needs it anymore!

• When you get home from the shops, cut off any damaged branches and place them in water immediately to prevent them from drying out and dying completely. If possible, choose a Christmas tree with fewer branches so that you have no need to worry about removing damaged ones later on!

• Keep your Christmas tree out of direct sunlight during the day and put it somewhere cool when you aren’t around to look after it (such as a garage). This will help the water stay fresh for longer and keep the needles from drying out prematurely!

• Every few days, give your Christmas tree a fresh dose of water – but make sure that there are no leaves floating on top or pieces of bark or needles floating around in there! You should also check to see if any parts of the trunk are turning brown.

• When decorating your tree, make sure that all ornaments are placed on branches that bend towards each other rather than away from each other — this will help prevent breakage as the branches move with changes in humidity.