Hugh Jackman chose his tree Photo: Splach NewsEl - the most important symbol of the New Year, so you should not neglect its choice. To make the tree enjoy its beauty for as long as possible and create a New Year's mood, first of all, you need to know how to choose it correctly. There are several points on which it is worth assessing the Christmas tree before buying. In order for the New Year tree to make your New Year fabulous and unforgettable, it filled the house with a pleasant coniferous aroma and gave you and your loved ones a lot of pleasure for several weeks , as many stars who prefer natural Christmas trees did. It is necessary to determine the size of the tree. The Christmas tree should correspond to the scale of the room where it will stand. It is necessary to consider the height of the ceilings and the size of the room. The Christmas tree should not obstruct the room with itself or interfere with the passage of people. If you intend to put the Christmas tree in a corner, it is better to take a “one-sided” tree, that is, one that has short and rare branches on one side. It is important to measure spruce correctly. The height of the tree is measured along the length of the trunk - from the place of the log to the top of the trunk, and the height of the top is not taken into account.
Zac Efron chooses a Christmas tree. Splash News When you come to the store or to the Christmas bazaar for the Christmas tree, you first need to look at the cut of the tree trunk. If it shows a dark rim a few centimeters wide, then surely such a tree will die very soon. When buying, you should also pay attention to the trunk - for mold, fungi and other foreign objects. You should take the tree that you liked for the middle of the trunk, lift it up and hit the lower part on a hard surface. If at the same time a lot of needles crumbled from the Christmas tree, it means that it is old and will not last for very long.
Julianne Moore with her husbandPhotos: Splash NewsIt is important to pay attention to the branches and needles of the tree. The Christmas tree should be fresh, dry will begin to crumble in two or three days. In a fresh Christmas tree, the branches are elastic, it is not easy to break them off, whereas in a dry tree they break easily with a characteristic crack. The branches should reach up. The fresh spruce needles bright green color. To understand whether the tree is fresh, you need to rub the needles between your fingers. If you feel a slight oiliness and fragrant smell of needles, then the tree is fresh. If there is no smell, and the needles are dry, then the tree has lost its freshness under the influence of severe frosts.
A photo: Alyona Vodonaevoy's instsgram On the Christmas bazaars there are many types of Christmas trees. There are plenty to choose from. In addition to the most common Russian fir trees, you can buy Canadian, Norwegian and Danish trees, and both spruce trees and pines. By the way, the undoubted advantage of pine is that it will stand for about a week more than spruce. The branches of Canadian fir trees are sharply directed upwards and have a bluish-green color. Norwegian firs can be recognized by the dark green color. A characteristic feature of Danish firs is that the needles are very firmly attached to the branch. At such a tree will not crumble needles. Imported fir trees are more fluffy, they have voluminous crowns and almost no dry branches without needles.
Vlad Lisovets chooses a New Year tree onChristmas bazaar Photo: Instsgram Vlad Lisovtsa The price range of Christmas trees is very wide. One and a half meters of the Russian Christmas tree will cost about 1,500 rubles, a half-meter Russian pine will cost 2,700 rubles. The same size of the Danish fir will be 3800 rubles, the prices for Canadian pine start at 4400 rubles. If you want to save money on a New Year tree, go after it on December 31. On this day, the prices for Christmas trees are significantly reduced. After you have chosen the perfect Christmas tree, you need to set it correctly so that it will please you as long as possible. There are three main ways to store spruce. Bucket of sand: a liter of water is added to the sand bucket, in which a small amount of glycerin or gelatin is pre-dissolved, you can add an aspirin tablet and two spoons of sugar. Bucket with water: water must be hot at the time of addition and contain acid - acetic or citric. Wrapping the trunk: the easiest way is to wrap the trunk of the tree in the place of the cut with a damp rag, which must be moistened periodically. This is convenient for those who put the spruce in the crosspiece. But this method is not the best, as the tree will dry faster.
