“Survive your christmas tree – without barra”
“anything new to the christmas tree stands green and little in the cabin. nMen the barrar immediately. nVad is it wrong?nAnna Benson, Sweden’s foremost julgransexpert, know how the tree survives.”
“It is sold annually three million christmas trees in Sweden. About Lucia to reach the sale in the streets and squares its peak. But the growing online shopping means that many people buy a christmas tree in the past.n– We sold our first trees back in February, ” said Anna Benson, driver Smålandsgran.see and as in years delivers 100 000 organic christmas trees to the door. “
“Anna Benson, grew up among julgransodlingar in Småland, where her father farmed and sold christmas trees for 45 years, sold his first gran as a 12-year-old. Now she is a passionate advocate for julträdet – gran or why not a pine?”
“– Jultall is perhaps the biggest trend right now. It is the more allergy-friendly also, ” said Anna Benson, who also authored the Granboken.”
“In Sweden consumed annually six million resolution. Three million, we buy, 75% of which comes from Denmark. Three million, we cut on our own.”
“– Fixed was the fifth carved spruce is the twist. Carved on someone else’s land, notes Anna Benson.”
“On a two-metre-high christmas tree is about a half million barr. How do we get them to sit there over christmas and new year holidays?”
“– First and foremost, it applies that the tree is fresh. The best is of course to chop their own spruce. You you can not it it is difficult as a consumer to see if the tree is fresh. You may rely on to granförsäljaren is honest, ” says Anna Benson and spaltar up five tips for the christmas tree feel good.”
“1) Select a fresh gran. Cut as late as possible. In november at the latest. It increases the life significantly.n2) make sure it is a fresh surface in the sågskäret. Do not hit the butt end against the floor. This turns off the ledningsbanorna for the water and the tree can be drying due to water scarcity.n3) train up the tree, gradually husvärme for a few days. In the porch of the house, garage or in the staircase, and preferably in lukewarm water. Extra important at temperatures below zero.n4) do not Place the christmas tree near radiators, stove or heat source.n5) Turn on a lot of water – without sugar or Magnecyl. The first day indoors, the christmas tree is extra thirsty. Dries the tree out so smokes the needles. A rödgran drink about 2 liters per day and a kungsgran can slurp in up to 5 liters the first day.”
“Hösttemperaturen in the forest also has an impact on how the tree is faring indoors. Research shows that warm autumns allow the christmas trees barrar faster.”
“the christmas Tree at home in your living room is between 6-10 years. So long does it take to grow a christmas tree. What happens when it is cut down?n– When the tree is cut is the in the rest. When you take your christmas tree up in the heat wake up and think that it is our. The growth process starts. But it has no roots and need to have assistance with, in particular, water. “
“Anna’s father, Bo-Egon Nilsson has been cultivating and selling fir trees in the province of Småland in 45 years in the same way. He is therefore, for the past five years, the country’s only kravcertifierade granodlare. Sell organic christmas trees through online, and trade has tripled in as many years.”
“Organic christmas trees – what does it mean?”
“– That we do not use any of the 56 different pesticides that are otherwise allowed. We are very aware of the cucumbers we have in the fridge, but not what we take up in the living room, ” says Anna Benson while the cell phone rings in a from potential speculators. “
“– Kungsgran is durable. Otherwise, 80 percent of all christmas trees sold Rödgranar.”