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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 2009
Page
15
The article traces evergreen trees as Christmas symbols across cultures from ancient Egypt and Rome to Martin Luther’s forest moment. It notes tree planting, growing, and harvesting, the German word Tannenbaum, and the arrival of Christmas trees in the United States with German immigrants in the early 20th century.
Live Christmas trees retain a root ball and are sold by nurseries for indoor display and later planting. To avoid bud loss, keep the tree cool indoors and dig a hole before ground freezes. Root balls can weigh about 200 pounds on a 5 foot tree.
Christmas tree growers select seedlings from nurseries based on weather and soil conditions and the expected demand for each variety. The bottom trunk remains sticky with sap and the needles bend without breaking, indicating healthy growth and resilience.
After cutting, trees move to a staging area where they are bundled and stacked for dispatch. The distributor selects which trees go on each truck, speeding delivery and ensuring fresher trees for sellers.
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