Today Show's Christmas Tree 101
Posted on December 7, 2008
The Today Show has a video clip of its recent "Christmas Tree 101" broadcast with Ahmed Hassan of DIY Yard Crashers. Hassan gave a quick, helpful presentation of some of this year's Christmas tree trends and the latest Christmas tree technology. Here are some highlights of the products he mentioned.
- Hassan mentioned the Best Christmas Tree Stand sold here at Hammacher Schlemmer. It's sleeve and lock design allows a person to "erect a tree unassisted in less than a minute, without ever having to crawl under the tree branches." For watering Hassan suggested the tree watering system (pictured on the right) from Ever-Green Seasons. As an added bonus this tree watering system looks like a present so it will only add to the holiday decor.
- For safety there is the no-burn spray available at noburn.com.
- Several Christmas trees were discussed in the clip including a patriotic Christmas tree and a flat-back tree. The flat-back tree might actually be pretty useful if you have limited space. At the end of the video they show the upside down Christmas tree which we first started seeing a couple years ago. It's weird but it does make more room for presents and it would be a conversation starter.
Today returned in 2021 with another helpful Christmas Tree 101 video. This time they explain what kind of tree to buy and how to stay safe.
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