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This is why you should buy a real Christmas tree

2021-11-19T13:04:03.422Z


Many people choose an artificial Christmas tree because they believe that real Christmas trees are harmful to the environment - but that's not true at all!


Many people choose an artificial Christmas tree because they believe that real Christmas trees are harmful to the environment - but that's not true at all!

In most households, Christmas * includes one

thing

above all else: a

brightly decorated Christmas tree

.

For some time now there has been a

misconception

that real

Christmas trees are harmful to the environment

.

That is why some people now rely on

artificial Christmas

trees for their

Christmas decorations

.

Christmas trees are important for the environment

Fir trees grow for about

eight years

before they are optimally sized to be sold as a Christmas tree.

During this time, the Christmas trees

help purify the air

.

Because the fir trees

absorb carbon dioxide

and

give off oxygen

.

The more real Christmas trees are sold, the more fir trees are planted, which in turn produce oxygen and

slow down climate change

.

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How to recycle your Christmas tree after Christmas

Another advantage of a real Christmas tree compared to an artificial Christmas tree is that it

can be

reused

after Christmas

. If the Christmas holidays are over and your fir tree is already beginning to lose its pine needles, you can, for example, hand it

in at the garden center

. The Christmas tree is shredded and

reduced

to

mulch

. This is used to protect plants in the garden. If you have a suitable device yourself, you can shred your Christmas fir yourself. However, be sure to cut the branches of the fir tree one by one to avoid the chopper jamming. Fir branches can also be used as protection

against the cold in garden beds

.

Use your real Christmas tree again next year

When buying a real fir, make

sure that the root ball is intact

.

Then you can use it as a Christmas tree again next year.

However, you are

only allowed to

set up

your Christmas

fir in the house

for

one to two weeks

.

You should also

keep

the real Christmas tree

away from sources of heat such as heaters or tiled stoves

.

In this way, the fir tree can quickly adapt to the outside conditions and you can safely transplant it outdoors after Christmas.

Also read

: Planting a Christmas tree in a pot?

So you still have something from your fir tree after Christmas Eve.

+

Plant their own Christmas tree with your children and watch it grow year after year.

© Gala Martinez Lopez / Imago

If you want, you can also

plant your own Christmas tree in the garden with your children

.

It takes a couple of years for it to grow to a considerable size.

But there is nothing more exciting for children than unpacking the Christmas presents under a Christmas tree that you have planted yourself.

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Source: merkur

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