Types of Christmas Trees Available
Norway Spruce – Picea abies
The traditional Christmas tree. Because of its low price and simple beauty it is popular in many households. One of its greatest disadvantages is that the needles soon begin to drop off in permanently heated rooms. The advantage, on the other hand, is the low price.
Blue Spruce – Picea pungens
This tree has its origins in the Rocky Mountains of North America. It exists in several varieties from dark green to silver. The needles are very sharp, but it retains its fresh appearance for a long time and the needles do not drop much.
Nordmann Fir – Abies nordmanniana
In Europe this is, together with the blue spruce, among the best-selling Christmas trees. The needles are a shiny dark green on the underside. This fir has very regular growth and it has therefore become the symbol of the Christmas tree for many people.
Scotch Pine – Pinus sylvestris
A classical Christmas tree that is exceptionally popular in the Czech Republic. The crown of the tree is usually a regular cone shape. It lasts longer in the warmth than the spruce. At present it is often replaced by the black pine, which lasts incomparably longer in heated flats.
Black Pine – Pinus nigra
This has thicker and longer needles, and a stronger and broader crown than the forest pine. This tree is highly decorative and usually of a deep dark green. In recent years its popularity has been on the increase in many households.
Grand Fir – Abies grandis
This has longer needles than the Caucasian fir, but somewhat thinner and turned down at the edges. At present it is often replaced by the far more decorative and longer-lasting
Caucasian fir.