Each year millions of Americans go out to the nearest Christmas tree lot and find the tree perfect for their home. Most people buy their tree from one of these common lots but there are other ways of obtaining this ever popular Christmas decoration. One popular way is to go to a tree farm and physically choose and cut the tree by yourself or with the help of the farm staff. This is a popular option in rural areas because it is available and a great activity for the entire family to participate in. Another option is to go to the forest and cut your tree down but this is not recommended. It is dangerous and most likely illegal in your area. Then there is the third option; purchase a tree online. Many people do not use this option simply because they do not realize it’s an option. Mail order Christmas trees have been available for a long time but remained largely unknown to the general public. Today since internet shopping is becoming more popular there are becoming more and more websites that offer real Christmas trees through the internet.

If a fresh Christmas tree is purchased on a Christmas tree lot or at a cut-your-own Christmas tree farm, most consumers know how to judge freshness and they use the “eye-ball” standard of quality of appearance (i.e., they size up the Christmas tree visually to determine the aesthetic quality). Like beauty, quality is in the eye of the beholder. However, an on-line purchaser of a real Christmas tree needs to rely more heavily on the representations of the on-line retailer with respect to both freshness and other quality standards.

The United States Department of Agriculture has established standards for grading the quality of real Christmas trees. In descending order, the quality grades defined by the USDA standards are: “

· “Fresh” – the needles on the Christmas tree are “green, pliable and firmly attached”

· “Clean” – the tree is not cluttered with foreign material

· “Healthy” – the tree’s needles have a “fresh, natural appearance” typical for the species

· “Well shaped” – sufficient branches in number and length to form a symmetrical cone-shape tapering upward from the base of the tree

· “Density” – the amount of branches and needles on a tree

A “US Premium” grade real Christmas tree has the following characteristics: fresh, clean healthy, well-shaped, high density, three faces with only one minor defect and the remaining face with no more than one minor defect. For these purposes, a “minor defect” is a “slight imperfection” caused by handling of the tree.

A “US No. 1” real Christmas tree is fresh, fairly clean, healthy, well-shaped, three faces with no more than 2 minor defects and the remaining face no more than one noticeable defect. A “noticeable defect” is an imperfection in the development of the tree or one caused by handling in either case materially affecting the tree’s overall appearance.

If purchasing a real Christmas tree on-line, a consumer should confirm that the quality representations are consistent with the USDA standards. The best way to do this, if the website does not clearly state the basis for any claims of “quality”, is to ask the on-line retailer if the asserted quality is based on the USDA quality standards for grading real Christmas trees.

For further information regarding the USDA standards, you can see a pdf copy of the USDA’s “United States Standards for grade of Christmas Trees”, reprinted January 1997 at Christmas Tree Standards.

When purchasing a Christmas tree, the most environmentally favorable choice is a real Christmas tree. The ecological advantages of a real Christmas tree over an artificial Christmas tree are numerous. 

Production of oxygen

Each acre of Christmas trees produces the daily oxygen requirement of 18 people. With over 500,000 acres of Christmas trees in the United States, that translates into nine million people a day supplied with oxygen from these trees.

Of equal value is the fact the real Christmas trees consume carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas thus helping with the battle against global warming. The EPA asserts that one of the best ways to reduce global warming is to plant trees. Christmas tree growers plant 2 or 3 new seedlings for every cut tree.

Effective Land Use

Christmas trees are often grown on land unsuitable for other crops. 
Today nearly all of the real Christmas trees sold at seasonal Christmas-tree lots or sold on-line are grown on tree farms. As a result, according to the American Forests, a Washington, D.C.-based conservation nonprofit, American forests are not damaged by Christmas tree sales. ”One might think that fake trees are the better choice, but the opposite is true, since Christmas tree farms provide substantial benefits to the environment,” says Jenna Rose, managing editor of AFreshSqueeze.com. “While it may seem environmentally insensitive to chop down a tree and decorate it, real trees are actually more eco-friendly.”

Biodegradable and Recyclable 

Recycling a real Christmas tree has many benefits for the environment. Rather than clogging already strained landfills, chipping or mulching trees can produce valuable compost to assist in the growth of gardens and other beneficial plants. Compost nourishes and renews soil and promotes water retention. Recycled real Christmas trees have even been used in some communities to prevent soil erosion, sedimentation control and fish and other wildlife habitats. The National Christmas Tree Association cooperates with Earth 911, an Arizona-based conservation group to help purchasers of real Christmas trees dispose of their Christmas trees in an eco-friendly manner. Earth 911’s website identifies more than 3,800 places for recycling real Christmas trees.

In short, if you want to do your part to promote a green Christmas, the only viable choice is to purchase a real Christmas tree.

Long before the term “X-mas” ever came about people shortened the word “Christ” and was written as “XP” or “Xt”. Some references to this fact date back as far as 1021 AD.The greek word Χριστος means Christ and is in part where X-mas came from. X has long been an abbreviation for the word “Christ”.
For example, in the original manuscript of the New Testament X was used as an abbreviation for Christos. There is simple history to explain where this terminology came from. Despite this fact there are many who believe this to be an Atheist conspiracy or a ploy to make Christmas politically correct. In the

What are the advantages of buying your next Christmas Tree on-line you ask? Well I will highlight a few.

1. CONVENIENCE - If you love having a real Christmas tree but hate having to go down to the lot or to a Christmas tree farm somewhere far away to pick up your tree. Tannenbaum’s will hand pick and bale, box and ship your Christmas tree right to your door.

2. FRESHNESS - Whether you buy your Christmas tree from a small lot, chain home improvement store or the local grocery store you might be suprised to know that most these trees were cut weeks before they arrived at any of the locations mentioned above. Tannenbaum’s Christmas trees are cut within 24-48 hours from when the time you order…thus guaranteeing the freshest Christmas tree possible.

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Tannenbaum’s offers the finest premium Real Christmas Trees, wreaths and other related products available.