It's mostly how dry the tree is... if every tree went up that fast we'd have no pine forests anywhere. Follow the tree recipe posted by tw above.
This year we got a tree from a tree farm, which was slightly more expensive, but I think it was cut same day. It barely soaks up any water, and barely any needles fall off if you brush the tree. In fact barely any needles came off when we brought it in and set it up, which was remarkable.
xoB mentioned how early in the year he saw xmas trees coming down south from Maine? Was it August?
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