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How to Properly Remove Christmas Lights on Trees
How to Properly Remove Christmas Lights on Trees
Properly removing the Christmas lights from trees and shrubs when the holiday season is over is important for your plants’ health. If you’re not being careful, it’s possible to damage those plants. I have seen too many people pull on the strings of lights while standing on the ground instead of using a ladder or reversing the process that was followed when the lights were hung.
Unless you are careful, the tender branches can easily snap, as they are frozen stiff. On most deciduous plants, the buds for next year’s leaves and flowers are already on the branches. If strings of lights are carelessly pulled off the plants, the buds may be torn off or become damaged. New buds will eventually regrow in the spring, but this will take some time.
Remember: Last Up, First Off
When removing your Christmas lights you decorated your trees with, follow a “last up, first off” rule and take your time to protect your landscape plants. Keep these tips in mind and your outdoor trees and shrubs will be beautiful during and after the holiday season.
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