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What variety is the Christmas Tree in this movie?

posted 15 years ago by macemace
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The Christmas tree in this movie is like the ones my mom used to buy at the grocery store back in the 60s, although much bigger. They have more open spaces between the branches for hanging tinsel and ornaments, and I would like to find another one. The Christmas tree lots apparently don't carry the variety any more, at least not around where I live in Texas.
The closest I think I have seen is a Blue Spruce (which I can't find either), but I don't even think that is the right one. Does anyone know?

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[–] lousvr 15 years ago

Years ago I had the same query on my mind...
Live in NYCity back in 50's, 60's..
About the only tree available where I believe, Pine... they had few branches with lots of space to decorate the tree...
It seems that what was once 'expensive' trees, varieties of 'bushy' trees, are now, the norm sold.. so that the old trees I grew up with could be had to fiind..
Plus, as I wrote, was some time back, did some research into trying to find that '?" tree... best I can say.... ???? Pine....
But nowadays you can research this info easier by using the home page website Search "engines...
Even if you find out the exact type tree it is... think it's going to be very hard to find one.. maybe even mail-order is only way...
Good luck.

[–] jackboot 14 years ago

It really does look more like a white pine to me.

My brother lives over on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and he has always gone out and cut a white pine and his look just like the tree in this film.

The popular trees nowadays are the fir trees. Douglas fir, Balsam fir, Fraser fir seeming to be the ones I most often see for sale. The Fraser is the newest one that I've noticed. When I was a kid (mid-Atlantic coast), it used to be all Scotch pine and Balsam fir trees.

[–] jackboot 14 years ago

Looked at it again - I don't think it's a white pine in the movie at all. Not sure what variety, but, it's got shorter needles, like most firs.

My brother's trees are always white pine, but they have the longer, thinner needles.

[–] scottishgirl101 14 years ago

I believe the tree is a silvertip. It's in the fir family and grows primarily in the Pacific Northwest.