Picking the Best Christmas Tree

Looking for the perfect Christmas tree? Penn State Extension’s Tom Butzler gives tips for how to pick the right tree for the holiday season. Learn what to look for on the Christmas tree farm (and what to avoid), how to keep your tree hydrated at home and some ideas for recycling it after the holidays.

Support our shows » Get our newsletter »

 

More Year-Round Gardening

Identifying Weeds

9/1/23 | 3m 45s

A chart showing items that are good for composting, including coffee grounds, tea bags and vegetable waste.

Composting Made Easy

3/18/25 | 4m 26s

Images of ingredient bags to make potting mix, including perlite, vermiculite and peat moss.

Make Your Own Potting Mix

12/3/24 | 2m 53s

Year-Round Gardening host Tom Butzler standing next to an enlarged image of a tick.

Tick Protection & Lyme Disease Prevention

7/26/24 | 5m 9s

Host Tom Butzler standing in front of images of live Christmas trees.

Living Christmas Trees

12/11/24 | 5m 12s

A cartoon image of soil with plants growing out of it.

Soil Testing

4/26/24 | 2m 50s

A picture of dirty hedge trimmers on a sink counter.

Cleaning Garden Tools

2/3/25 | 4m 30s

Warm Season Vegetables

6/28/23 | 3m 21s

 

« Digital Home Page