Spot #BTS-CTSC-1014
Spot title: Christmas Tree Selection and Care

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IT’S TIME FOR TREE TALK… YOUR WEEKLY NINETY SECONDS OF TOTALLY TREES RADIO PRESENTED BY BRUMBAUGH TREE SERVICE LLC.

Larry:

HI. I’M LARRY BRUMBAUGH. WELCOME TO TREE TALK. THE FIRST STEP IN GETTING YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE IS TRY TO GET A FRESH CUT ONE. IF YOU CAN’T, THERE IS A WAY THAT YOU CAN CHECK FOR FRESHNESS. TAKE YOUR HAND ON ONE OF THE BRANCHES AND PULL THE NEEDLES TOWARD YOU, FIRMLY. AND IF THE NEEDLES ARE ALL FALLING OFF, THEN THAT TREE’S BEEN CUT WAY TOO LONG. IT’S PROBABLY ALREADY TOO DRY. ANOTHER THING IS WHEN YOU GET HOME WITH YOUR TREE, YOU WANT TO CUT AROUND A HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUNK OF THE TREE BECA– USE THAT’S SEALED OVER AND IF YOU DON’T CUT THAT OFF IT WON’T UPTAKE ANY WATER AND THE TREE WILL END UP DYING BEFORE CHRISTMAS GETS HERE. PUT IT IN THE STAND, THE NEXT THING WOULD BE PUT WATER IN THE STAND AND THERE’S A LITTLE TRICK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T REALLY KNOW ABOUT, BUT YOU CAN GET A SMALL LITTLE HOSE AND RUN IT DOWN INTO THE TREE STAND AND RUN IT UP TO THE LIMBS BUT KIND OF HIDE IT WHERE PEOPLE DON’T SEE, AND YOU CAN — USE A LITTLE FUNNEL TO PUT WATER IN YOUR TREE STAND. AND THE REASON I KNOW MYSELF PERSONALLY, I’VE ALMOST KNOCKED THE TREE OVER BEFORE TRYING TO WATER DOWN THERE BY THE FLOOR. JUST A LITTLE TIP, NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE DO IT, BECA– USE I DON’T I DON’T REALLY THINK THEY THINK ABOUT IT. NORMALLY THEY CAN — USE UP TO A GALLON OF WATER IN A, YOU KNOW, 24 HOUR PERIOD. MAKE SURE WHEN YOU DO PUT YOUR TREE UP, KEEP IT AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT’S HOT OR YOU KNOW THE HEAT VENT, SOMETHING THAT’S GOING TO DRY THE TREE OUT QUICKER. AND FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO TELL EVERYONE TO HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND THNAKS FOR LISTENING.

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