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A Philadelphia Area start-up called Philly Tree Delivery is now available to help decorate for the holidays by delivering fresh Fraser Fir Christmas Trees this holiday season. Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) December 04, 2012 A new small business, started by two young entrepreneurs, aims to solve commonly faced challenges by today's urbanites and city dwellers. The challenge here is obvious. A Philadelphia resident may want a high quality live Christmas tree, but either may not own a car,...
DENVER, Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This holiday season, the U.S. Forest Service and the White River National Forest with help from their nonprofit partner, Choose Outdoors and major sponsors including the Colorado Tourism Office, Mack Trucks and The National Association of Convenience Stores, will present a gift to the nation from the people of Colorado. The 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree continues a hallowed American tradition that originated nearly 50 years ago. This year's...
HIROSHIMA, Japan, Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Web developer ES Corporation has opened two love-related websites -- 'Love Counter,' which collects the word 'Love' on Twitter, and 'Love Tree,' open till December 25, 2011. 'Love Counter' collects the word 'Love' tweeted on Twitter, and shows the tweets in real time. Only 4 days after the December 1 opening of the site, it has collected 500,000 words of 'Love,' and as the first event to accelerate the trend, 'Love Tree' is open for a limited...
SPARTA, N.C., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, more than a dozen Evergreen Trail Christmas Farms have distinguished themselves among the nation's finest choose and cut Christmas tree farms. According to Dennis Bell with Papa Goats Tree Farm, Christmas tree pedigree is particularly important: "Certain species are more resilient and remain fresh longer, including our Evergreen Trail Trees, often selected for America's finest...
Gone are the days when consumers were content celebrating the holidays with just one Christmas tree as their festive focal point. According to the American Christmas Tree Association, says the trend this season will find consumers choosing to purchase multiple Christmas trees, both real and artificial, to decorate more than one room in their home as well as their outdoor spaces. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) September 07, 2011 According to the American Christmas Tree Association (ACTA), the...
Researchers at Université Laval, in collaboration with Nova Scotia Agricultural College, have discovered what causes Christmas tree needles to drop off, and how to double the lifespan of Christmas trees in homes. The authors presented their findings in a recent issue of the scientific journal Trees.The researchers have identified a plant hormone"”ethylene"”responsible for needle loss in balsam fir. They made the discovery by placing fir branches in containers of water inside a growth...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The centerpiece of the White House holiday decor, an 18-1/2 foot (5.6 meter) Fraser Fir from North Carolina, arrived at the president's residence on a horse-drawn wagon on Monday as the Marine Corps band played "O Christmas Tree." First lady Laura Bush attended the presentation of the official first tree in the driveway. The tree will be set up in the Blue Room. "This is a very fun tradition, the delivery of the Christmas tree to the White House," she said. She...
WASHINGTON - An 18 1/2-foot Christmas tree, pulled by a horse-drawn wagon, arrived Monday at the North Portico, marking the official start of holiday decorating at the White House. "They've already removed the chandelier, so this 18-foot tree will fit into the Blue Room," first lady Laura Bush said in receiving the Noble fir tree cut down in Washington state. "Decorators are inside decorating right now as fast as they can. They'll continue to decorate, and they'll be finished by Wednesday,...
