Trees, please

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

I only bought a Christmas tree for the first time last year. I got it from the folks over by the Minuteman Trail, near Cameron Ave. It looked nice when I got it, but it seemed to dry out really quickly (like, the branches dried up, it wasn't just the needles falling) and it never drank much water, even though we got a slice cut off the bottom before we put it up. Does anyone know of a place around here that has typically had very good quality, fresh trees? Where would you all recommend I go this year?

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[stormsdotter.livejournal.com]

I always get my tree from Wilson Farms in Lexington. They keep through the month and are still fresh after New Year's.

[misterthorn.livejournal.com]

I've had good experiences with Ricky's in Union Square. Very friendly, helpful staff, reasonably priced trees.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/rickys-flower-market-somerville

I believe there are a couple lots in the area that are run by the Boy Scouts and I've good experiences with them, and I think the trees are a bit cheaper than Ricky's.

[madscientist01.livejournal.com]

The lot on Cameron Ave near the bike path (which the OP mentioned) is a Boy Scout lot.

[elements.livejournal.com]

Ditto this, re a good experience from Ricky's. Our tree lasted at least 6 weeks last year.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

I ended up getting mine there, and it's reassuring that it's drinking more water than the one I got last year!

Scholarship fund tree sale

[lcmayer.livejournal.com]

Would you consider buying one from our school? It's the Agassiz Preschool, over by Poeter Exchange. The sale starts this weekend and goes until the 20th. All proceeds go to our scholarship fund.

Garden shop behind Sozio's at Fresh Pond

[serious-noir.livejournal.com]

I'd suggest that garden shop behind Sozio's at Fresh Pond (name..?). Nice trees, nice people and they are there year round.

About the drying out, I use that stuff for extending flower 'life' - buy it along with the tree. Seems to keep the needles on for quick a long time.

[m00n.livejournal.com]

The trick my parents always used was to cut another slice off the bottom of the tree a few minutes before putting it in the water (the same trick works with flowers and most other plants too).

Alternatively, you could just go with our own more practical solution:

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/eherot/4160923487/)

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

We put ours in the water only a couple hours after we got it.

[ceo]

How does tasteless decor keep the tree from drying out?

[m00n.livejournal.com]

Well, it's plastic you see, so it doesn't have that problem.

[m00n.livejournal.com]

The drying out, that is, not the tastelessness.

[redcolumbine.livejournal.com]

Recipe for keeping Christmas trees green & not fire-hazardous: http://landscaping.suite101.com/article.cfm/safe_christmas_trees

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I pretty much followed those instructions, though I didn't put in additives, as I read elsewhere that they can cause as many problems as they solve with trees.