Emily Dunn from Kinnilla Market, Marrar, gives some tips on keeping your Christmas tree alive all festive season. Filmed November, 2024.
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00:00I don't know, they're just a bit magical. They're all different, they're all unique and yeah, it just adds a bit of Christmas spirit.
00:09Mara's Canilla Market is gearing up for their first year of Christmas tree sales after planning the farm in 2020.
00:15We asked how's best to care for them this summer period?
00:19So you kind of treat your Christmas trees like you would fresh flowers.
00:22So every day you're maintaining, checking the water levels, that it has plenty to drink.
00:27You're keeping them out of direct sunlight, away from heat sources, out of the direct line of air conditioning as well.
00:36And it's also really important to keep it away from ripening fruit because just like flowers, the ethanol in ripening fruit can just deteriorate that length of your tree life.