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Christmas is undoubtedly the most wonderful time of the year and a Christmas tree is an essential part of the festivities. However, the age-old dilemma is whether you should get a real tree or should you get a fake tree. The argument for a fake tree is normally that you can never be sure that they make it to Christmas day. Whereas real trees can often dry out and start to die before the big day even arrives.
Real Christmas trees often die because cutting a tree down and adding it to a whole new, much warmer environment would be distressing for any tree, not just a Christmas tree. The extreme change in environment can be a huge stress on the tree, however, if you treat the tree with proper care then you can make it last the whole festive period.
The true question of Christmas does not have a definitive answer. The aim is obviously to make it last to Christmas Day, however, this can sometimes be difficult. A Christmas tree is meant to last around 5 weeks in your home, but this is only possible if treated with a brilliant amount of care. So the answer is truly dependent on variables that are controlled by you.
While you may think that decorating your tree beautifully with stunning baubles and festive lights is the most important task to do with your tree, it is not. While on the surface it may be, keeping your tree alive until the big day is paramount to keep the festive spirit alive. No one wants to get to Christmas Day and have a dead tree that is drooping with all of its needles falling off.
That is why you need to stay on top of the tree’s maintenance in order to make it last the festive period. Important variables for keeping a tree alive are how often you water it, the temperature of your home and also how early you get your tree.
Over the bitterly cold December days, it can be very tempting to whack your heating up drastically in an attempt to stay warm. While this will help to keep you warm it could be drastic for the lifespan of your beautiful Christmas tree.
If your home is too warm then your tree will, unfortunately, dry out, no matter how often you water it. Drying out your tree will speed up the rate at which the tree begins to welt and drop and therefore lose all of its festive spirits. It is hugely important that you do not get to this point before Christmas Day to avoid a treeless Christmas.
It is also recommended that you do not place your tree in front of any heat sources such as radiators for two reasons. One is that it will dry the tree out extremely quickly which means that it could begin to die before the end of the festive season. The next is that it will trap the heat and therefore not get enough heat to other areas of the room which is an extremely inefficient way of heating your home throughout the winter season.
The perfect temperature to keep your home at to ensure that your Christmas Tree makes it through the festive period is between 16°C and 18°C. This is the perfect temperature range to make sure that your tree stays alive and fresh over the festive period.
This winter is already shaping up to be an extremely cold one with temperatures as low as -15°C already recorded in places across the UK. It is therefore extremely important that your boiler is running as efficiently as possible so that you can rely on it to last you through the harsh winter months that lie ahead.
This winter, heating your home efficiently is extremely important, especially with the rise in energy bill prices. Making sure that your boiler is running smoothly and efficiently could save you a huge amount of money during the winter. Booking a boiler service with RD Heat could help to avoid an unexpected boiler breakdown and therefore save you from any unwanted costs over the winter.
In addition to making sure that your boiler is running efficiently, you should also be aware of the temperatures when you have your thermostat on and how often you are turning them up. Turning your thermostat up just one degree will increase your annual energy bill by 10%.
