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Pine Better Than Cedar 1 For Christmas Trees
The common Virginia pine is a better Christmas tree than the more popular red cedar.
Foresters at, VPI say red cedar, - which is the most popular native tree . in Virginia, has several disadvantages.
Cedar is very inflammable. It is one of the few trees which will burn fiercely even while still green. The needles # are sharp, making the tree disagreeable "to handle. The branches are slender and drooping, making them hard to trim and unsuitable for holding gift packages.
Furthermore, the red cedar is a valuable tree and easily sold for cedar* chesrts, fence ^posts, and other uses. j
The foresters remind Christmas tree-fanciers that when trees are growing on land belonging to someone else, pay for them. Trees are the product of the land on which someone has been paying taxes. A farmer is as entitled <to receiving pay for a Christmas tree as are you for something that belongs to you or for your lal)or.
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