What are the commonly used trees for Christmas trees?
Conifers are the collective names of Pinaceae, Taxodiaceae, Cupressaceae and Araucariaceae in the class Coniferae of gymnosperms. Among them, most of the trees of the Cupressaceae family do not present a triangular tower shape. So it is rarely used as a Christmas tree. At the same time, the Araucaria family trees are native to the southern hemisphere. Usually only used as a Christmas tree in the southern hemisphere, and rarely used as a Christmas tree in other regions. In Pinaceae and Firidae, the number of species in Pinaceae is more than ten times that of Firidae. Therefore, the pines are often used as Christmas trees.
More than ten species of trees in the genus Abies of the Pinaceae family are the most commonly used as Christmas trees in the world. The shape of the fir tree is beautiful, and the color and smell are pleasant. The leaves are not easy to fall off after being felled and dried. Fir has become the most popular Christmas tree species. Among them, Abies alba is regarded as the most traditional Christmas tree.
Like firs, spruce has a tower-like tree shape and strip-shaped hard leaves. It is also one of the main species of Christmas trees. Among them, Picea abies is easy to grow and inexpensive. Therefore, it is a very common species of Christmas tree. Members of the genus Pinus, such as European red pine, stone pine and other pine trees. In some areas, it is also selected as the tree species of the Christmas tree. But compared to fir and spruce, the dosage is much smaller.
