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Nordmann fir is Europe’s Christmas tree of choice because of its deep rich color, dense foliage, rounded needles, and light fragrance. Recently introduced to the U.S. market, it has grown steadily in popularity. Nordmann fir is a very full tree in terms of both branches and foliage. The needles display a dark, green, glossy upper-surface with a contrasting silvery white under-surface. The needles are flat with rounded tips, and grow in symmetrical rows circling around the branch.
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Douglas Fir has been one of the most popular Christmas tree species in the Northwest for over 80 years. A quality Douglas fir will have a full conical shape with slender branches that are best for supporting strings of lights, garlands, and light-weight decorations. Douglas firs are heavily sheared to form an almost perfect pyramid shape. Branches are slender and curved slightly upwards, giving a soft, full, graceful appearance. Flexible needles are dark green, about 1 inch long, and soft to the touch. A Douglas fir has a pleasant, woodsy scent that adds so much to the Christmas feeling.
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The bright green needles of the Monterey Pine are about four inches in length, making for a very full-bodied Christmas tree. Monterey Pines are the most widely planted pine tree in the world. The Monterey Pine tree originated in Monterey, California, and it grows fast in our local climate.
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The Leyland Cypress is often selected by families with allergy problems as they are sterile hybrids that produce no pollen. The Leyland has a very light but fresh scent and amazing ability to stay green and fresh if kept in water. The foliage is very soft and beautiful. Heavier ornaments will have to be placed a little deeper inside the tree as the limbs are not very stiff. Another way to display your heavier ornaments is to hang them from the wires of the tree lights.
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