How To Keep Your Christmas Tree Healthy

Whether you buy a Christmas tree at the store, or cut one down yourself, keeping it healthy in your home during the holidays requires maintenance.

"You're going to cut about an inch off the stump, and you're going to immediately put into hot water, about 100-degree water," says Frank Gouin, horticulturist and former University of Maryland professor.

Gouin has grown, raised and maintained Christmas trees at his UpaKrik Farm in Deale, Md. for 18 years.
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