PRfflCBTON - The New- Jersey Christmas Tree Growers’ Association—which produced some '200,000 trees for sale this year-^has issued some timely tipsion the various kind* of trees available and on caring for them The following is a brief description of the most popular species’: Colorado Blue Spruce—Needles are about one inch long, four sided, green to silvery blue, stout, rigid, and short pointed. Good needle retention Nor w a y Spruce—Needles to % inch long, dark green, branches are spreading and somewhat pendulous/ Needle retention moderate. White Spruce—Sport >6 to ^4 inch green needles with silvery tinge. Moderate needle retention. Early cone producers - may have cones on a sixfoot tree. Scotch Pine—In young trees, branches are regularly whorled. Needles occur in clusters of two and are usually twisted, I-'* to 3 inches long, bluish or grayish green. Excellent needle retention! White Pine-Needles occur in clusters of five and are soft, slender, green to bluish green, 2 to 5 inches long. Flexible branches with excellent needle retention.

Douglas Fir—Needles are flat, short, ^4 to I-V4 inches and dark green to blue green in color, graceful branching. Excellent needle retention. Concolor Fir—Needles flat, 1 to 2 inches long, pale blue green, irregularly arranged and curve upward and outward. Excellent needle retention. This species is not readily available. Fraser Fir-Needles to ¥4 inch long, dark green on upper side and light green underside. Excellent needle retention. Also not readily available. ACCORDING TO statistics from the Growers’ Association, which has conducted a •marketing survey since 1966, tree choices and tastes have changed. In 1966, the percentages of Christmas evergreen trees sold at farms were: Spruce 66 percent. Pine 20 percent. Fir 14 percent Last year’s survey showcd that the popularity of Spruce had declined to 38 percent while the percentages of i>oth Pine and Fir , sold had .increased to 31 percent In 1981. Douglas Fir again proved to be the ' most popular, followed by Norway Spruce, Scotch Pine, White Pine and Colorado Blue Spruce in that order. ONCE YOU HAVE purchased and brought your cut tree home, you should undertake Jhe following steps to ensure that it remains in tiptop shape throughout the holidays.

Place the tree in a bucket of water outside or in a cool place until you are ready to decorate it. When it is time

Keep Tree In Water To Keep It

to bring the tree indoors for decorating, make a straight cut across the trunk about one inch above

the original one. Keep the cut surface compietfly covered with water at all times.

Trees can absorb up to a pint of water* day so check and water them frequently. Following these ins true-.

lions will keep your tree moist and fragrant,'reduce needle drop, and maintain tree color

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