New Year: spruce, fir or pine?

 Contrary to popular belief, Peter the Great ordering to celebrate the New Year on January 1, instead of the earlier September 1st, and will certainly decorate streets and houses of pine trees or branches had in mind was not fir! Shortly before this decree, he made a trip to Europe, and much seen on the king made such a strong impression that he wanted to immediately transfer it to the Russian soil. Including the New Year celebrations in the winter, with the indispensable ornaments of coniferous trees. Here in Europe for jewelry serves mainly mountain fir, and where there was so much to take in what was then the firs Russia? And came to her modest replacement spruce, which the Russian people is not very fond of counting tree dark and little of fit. And so it was that she became a fixture of the brightest holiday of the year.

And now spruce - the most common tree for the New Year. Firstly, because it's cheap, it is accessible to people with even the most modest means. Secondly, has a strong characteristic aroma. Third, its branches are located densely symmetrically, so tastefully dressed Christmas tree looks very nice. Fourth, this tree is lightweight, making it easy to bring home with Christmas bazaar.

And what are the disadvantages of eating? Firstly, very thick, really prickly needles. Secondly, the tree will stand, alas, only a few days, and then begins to crumble.

You can replace pine tree. Pine needles much longer and not so prickly, so easy to decorate pine. This tree is slowly crumbling, has even stronger, pleasant aroma than spruce, but allocates a lot of sticky resin, so care should be taken to make it into the house and placed in the space provided. In addition, pine, it usually takes more space, so hardly suitable for small apartments.

Of course, the "queen" in this case - fir. Her long, lush pine needles amazingly beautiful, almost crumbles and is not pricked. It gives a very real aesthetic pleasure, even if we consider that the fir needles does not smell. But, alas, fir much more expensive than their more modest "sisters" and therefore not available to everyone.

You can not buy all the fir entirely, and only a few branches. Attached to different parts of the apartment with nice pick up toys, they make a truly festive even the most modest home, filling it with the atmosphere of the New Year celebration.