How to remove a Christmas tree without littering it

Like any other New Year's decoration, the tree, as the main symbol of the winter holiday, sooner or later becomes irrelevant. Because of this, the question arises of how to take it out of the house. However, the main problem for lovers of living wood is its excessive flowability, which leads to a large amount of debris during the cleaning process.

Why can't you just remove the tree?

At the end of all the holidays, when the bulk of the festivities are left behind, there is an urgent need to restore order in the apartment. A live spruce on New Year's Day is not only a symbol of the holiday, but also the unique atmosphere and smell of pine needles that this tree brings with it. An artificial spruce is quite simple to assemble and disassemble, but does not give that unique mood and feeling of magic. In the case of a living tree, there is a possibility of getting dirty with resin, scratching the skin with sharp needles and ruining the carpet with fallen pine needles. Needles stuck in the carpet will remind you of themselves for a long time, since getting rid of them is quite problematic.

Important! Take care in a timely manner to protect the carpet or rug from possible falling spruce needles. Often, completely getting rid of them can take many months, until late spring. You should not delay cleaning the spruce for a long time. A tree that is too dry will crumble quite easily, leaving behind a trail of fallen needles. The fresher the tree, the easier it will be to remove it from the apartment.

Simple and effective ways to remove spruce

In order to remove the spruce from the apartment with minimal losses, you will need:

• newspapers or leftover wallpaper;
• gloves to protect hands;
• bags or plastic film;
• scotch;
• vacuum cleaner.

First of all, it is necessary to spread newspapers under the tree so that weak needles that fall off during the cleaning process do not fall on the carpet. After this, you need to remove all decorations, toys, rain, lights and tinsel.

After the tree is completely free of decorating elements, it must be thoroughly shaken several times. Because of this, all the weak needles will fall off onto the newspaper. You need to put a bag on the top.

Next, you need film or cut bags. They need to wrap the tree from top to bottom, and secure it all with tape. After this, you can safely take the tree to the trash containers, carefully roll up the newspapers and throw them away, and thoroughly vacuum the room.

1. 2. In order to easily and quickly remove the Christmas tree from the house, you can use garden pruners. If you carefully cut off all the branches and put them in a bag, getting rid of the tree will be much more convenient. The main thing in this case is to protect your hands from resin, which is quite abundant on the branches and trunk. In this “disassembled” form, the tree is much easier to throw in the trash.
2. 3. If there is no film or a sufficient supply of plastic bags in the apartment, you can use an old sheet. The tree must be carefully placed on a spread sheet, carefully wrapped on all sides and tied with rope or tape. The main thing is that the sheet is old, which you don’t mind throwing away along with the tree. After all the manipulations done, it will be quite difficult to restore and remove the resin.
3. 4.Previously, the New Year's tree was a sacred element. It was believed that it should not be thrown away, since in this way one can throw good luck and prosperity out of the house. Previously, it was assumed that the most suitable option for getting rid of a Christmas tree would be to burn it. Therefore, if you have a stove or fireplace at home, it is best to cut the tree into several pieces and burn it.
4. 5. If you have construction waste bags, you can use them. One large bag can easily fit a small spruce tree. In this case, cleaning the tree will go quite quickly.
5. 6. You can also use an old clothes cover. It makes life much easier - you just need to place the tree in it and zip it up.

Important! Used spruce can be easily thrown away and sent for recycling. In this case, the tree will become a feed additive for cattle or as fertilizer for plants.

Often, when entering an apartment immediately after frost, the tree begins to actively shed its needles. In order to prevent premature denudation of the tree, it is necessary to water it frequently. Moderate or intensive watering, without drying out the trunk, will allow you to preserve the good appearance of the Christmas tree for as long as possible, preserving the holiday atmosphere for a long time.

Among other things, pine and spruce are very valuable wood, and the needles have healing properties. If there are people in the family who suffer from joint diseases, spruce branches placed in a steamed bath have a beneficial effect on the joints and the immune system in general. To strengthen your child’s immunity, bathe him once a week in the bathtub with the addition of a decoction of spruce or pine needles.