Should the lot drop the tree on the ground?

It's a fair test. Raise it a few inches and let the trunk hit the ground. A few green needles are fine, and inner brown ones fall off any tree.

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How can you tell if a Christmas tree is fresh?

Q: How can you tell if a Christmas tree is fresh?

Run a branch through your hand. Close your hand around a branch and pull toward the tip, and the needles should stay on. Bend an outer branch, and it should give without snapping. Faded color, wrinkled bark or a musty smell mean it's too dry, so try another tree or another lot.

Run a branch through your hand

Close your hand around a branch and pull toward the tip, and the needles should stay on. Bend an outer branch, and it should give without snapping. Faded color, wrinkled bark or a musty smell mean it's too dry, so try another tree or another lot.

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Should the lot drop the tree on the ground?: It's a fair test. Raise it a few inches and let the trunk hit the ground. A few green needles are fine, and inner brown ones fall off any tree.

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