It's a great tree to display in a smaller room or on a table top. Also known as the Concolor Fir, this tree variety checks all the boxes for a Christmas tree: pretty shape, nice color and good needle retention.
Its most appealing feature is the strong citrus scent its needles give off when crushed, according to the MSU Extension. If you want to fool your holiday guests into thinking you have a real tree, go the traditional route. Some artificial trees are designed to look just like natural tree varieties, right down to the silhouette and needle texture. To save yourself an extra step, invest in a pre-lit tree.
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State tree of South Dakota. They are bluish-green - green in color, but have a bad aroma when needles are crushed. They have excellent foliage color and have a good, natural shape. The needle retention is better in a White Spruce than it is among other spruces. Cedars are only commonly used as Christmas trees in hot climates where the firs will not grow - and people want to cut a tree locally.
Drooping branches with needles that may be either green or bluish-green needles. The branches become pendulous at the tips. Deodara is native to Himalayas and the Deodara wood in Asia was used to build temples. Deodara Cedar More info. Eastern Red Cedar - Eastern Red Cedar Photo - leaves are a dark, shiny, green color; sticky to the touch; good scent; can dry out quickly; may last just weeks; a southern Christmas tree.
The eastern red cedar is a traditional Southern Christmas Tree as it grows native there, while firs can't grow in the heat. The color can vary from dark green to bluish silver during the summer months and then bronze, red or even purple after frost. Easter red cedars can reach heights of over 40 f I. It has a good aroma which reminds you of its roots it is not a true cedar, but rather a member of the juniper family.
It is closely related to Juniperus scopulorum, the Rocky Mountain juniper. Thanks to growing well in the heat unlike firs Cypress are the most commonly growth Christmas tree in the deep South. Their needles are soft to the touch, but the branches aim upwards, rather than straight out, and are not great at holding heave ornaments.
Native southwestern cypress with soft- textured gray-green foliage. Leland Cypress - Photo at right - foliage is dark green to gray color; has upright branches with a feathery appearance; has a light scent; good for people with allergies to other Christmas tree types.
The most popular Christmas tree in the South-East, the Leyland Cypress is dark green - gray in color and has very little aroma. The needles are soft and won't hurt even a toddler. Because it is not in the Pine or Fir family, it does not produce sap, so that those with an allergy to sap can still enjoy a Leyland as their Christmas Tree. If you live in very warm climates, like the Deep South, the Leyland may be your only choice if you want to cut your own tree.
Murray Cypress - This is a variant of the Leyland Cypress that is said to have improved qualities for the growers.
As a consumer, it is identical to the Leyland no perceptible differences. Growers say it It has improved disease resistance, grows faster, stronger branching, better tolerance for partially wet soil and has a stronger root system..
Carolina Sapphire. Cupressus arizonica var. Has steely, blue needles; dense, lacy foliage; yellow flowers and nice scent; smells like a cross between lemon and mint. Green Giant Arborvitae. Green Giant arborvitae is a big, fast-growing evergreen that will probably top out at around 60 feet tall but with a basal spread of around 15 to 20 feet. Its fast growth and natural exclamation mark form makes it ideally suited for screening,.
It can be pruned to manage it's size. It is a hybrid of Thuja standishii Japanese Arborvitae and T. Part of Green Giant' s popularity is because it' s being used to replace Leyland cypress hedges that have begun developing disease problems across the southeast. So, if you get a rooted arborvitae, you can plant it after Christmas!
A tree from the tropics, these make a great houseplant AND they look great decorated as a Christmas tree. Australians occasionally use a native plant called Australian Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda, aka moodjar as a living Christmas tree. Nordman Fir is probably the most popular Christmas tree in this country, one of the reasons being that it has a lovely symmetrical shape with strong branches.
The needles are shiny, mid green and soft to touch. Nordmann Firs are the preferred Christmas tree on the continent, with long, full, lush, dark green foliage, similar to a Fraser fir, but softer to the touch and with excellent needle retention. The Nordmann Fir Christmas Trees can reach 60 feet in height with a spread of 25 to 30 feet. Their soft and lustrous black-green needles stem from symmetrically arranged branches, producing the ideal pyramidal specimen for a Christmas tree.
Nordmann Firs are also popular as ornamental trees in parks and gardens. The needles are a nice, dark green colour with silvery cast and fragrant. These needles last a very long time. This is the traditional American Christmas tree.
This tree has a dark-green appearance and retains its pleasing fragrance throughout the Christmas season. Named for the balsam or resin found in blisters on bark. Resin is used to make microscope slides and was sold like chewing gum; used to treat wounds in the U. Civil War in the 's. Similar to the other fir trees, Canaan Fir has short, soft needles that are dark green on the upper surface and silvery blue on the underside.
It combines the strong fragrance of the Balsam Fir with the better needle retention of the Fraser Fir. It is native to isolated pockets in the eastern U. The needles have one of the best aromas among Christmas trees when crushed. The Douglas fir needles radiate in all directions from the branch. When crushed, these needles have a sweet fragrance. They are one of the top major Christmas tree species in the U.
Named after David Douglas who studied the tree in the 's. The trees have a naturally good conical shape and can live for a thousand years. The tree has good needle retention; nice scent; pyramid-shaped strong branches which turn upward. The Fraser fir branches turn slightly upward. They have good form and needle-retention. The dark blue-green needles have a pleasant scent, and excellent shipping characteristics as well.
The tree is named for a botanist, John Fraser, who explored the southern United States Appalachian mountains in the late 's. They are a yellowish-green on top surface with white bands on underside. Some kinds smell like citrus, while others have a frosty, bluish cast to the color of their needles. One thing they all have in common, though, is that they all look gorgeous when done up for the holidays. The balsam fir is that all-around, classic Christmas tree.
Its soft green leaves are a favorite for wreaths. Ali, Ph. The National Christmas Tree Association agrees, noting the Douglas Fir is one of the most popular Christmas trees in the United States because of their perfect pyramid shape.
Also, since they radiate needles in all directions, Douglas Firs tend to be nice and full. Ali warns. The Fraser fir is the tree for those who like to load up their trees with decorations.
Ali adds that this is the type of tree most often used at the White House. Those looking for something a little different might. But if you have toddlers at home, this probably isn't the best choice.
If you have nosy pets, this may be a good choice as the irritation from the needles will usually keep them away. Canaan Firs are often described as being very similar to the Balsam Fir , Michigan State University Extension reports, but with the added needle retention of the Fraser Fir.
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