Actually, Ralph’s suggestion has merit. As I found out to my surprise when some relatives were in the Christmas tree business (about 50 years ago) unless you either buy a live tree, or go to a “cut your own” facility, most Christmas trees are cut almost a year in advance and kept in cold storage warehouses to meet the demand.
Frequently when they get loaded into trucks for shipping, either snow or shaved ice will be packed around the layers of trees to allow for cold moisture to “freshen” the needles on the trees
By cutting them the Winter in advance the sap is at its lowest flow (even in evergreens) and being in cold storage for almost a year allows the remainder to dry just enough that it does not seep out all over the floor.
Actually, Ralph’s suggestion has merit. As I found out to my surprise when some relatives were in the Christmas tree business (about 50 years ago) unless you either buy a live tree, or go to a “cut your own” facility, most Christmas trees are cut almost a year in advance and kept in cold storage warehouses to meet the demand.
Frequently when they get loaded into trucks for shipping, either snow or shaved ice will be packed around the layers of trees to allow for cold moisture to “freshen” the needles on the treesBy cutting them the Winter in advance the sap is at its lowest flow (even in evergreens) and being in cold storage for almost a year allows the remainder to dry just enough that it does not seep out all over the floor.