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CHRISTMAS
TREE STANDS
CHRISTMAS TREE STANDS
CHRISTMAS TREE STANDS...
Making
the Tree Stand Up Straight
- Perhaps the simplest of Christmas tree stands is a bucket filled to near
the top with wet sand - a not-too-tall tree will stay
upright (with not too heavy ornaments) just by its
trunk being held in a foot or so of not-too-soppy sand. (Don’t
forget to keep the sand moistened!)
- Another favorite (see them at Christmas tree lots) is the
crossed wooden slats. The tree trunk is nailed to the base
where the slats cross. (The slat that doesn’t naturally
reach the ground has to have fill-in pieces attached to the
ends to make feet). The problem with this is that there’s
no way to keep the tree watered; but if you only have your
tree up for a little while, that’s okay. (And you can save
money by buying often half-off trees a day or two before
Christmas!)
- If you’re going to purchase a use-it-again tree stand,
look for one A) that’s heavy, B) that has wide-spreading
"feet", and C) that has a tightening system that
accommodates different sizes of trunks.
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