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Christmas treeEvergreen tree, usually decorated with lights and ornaments, to celebrate the Christmas season. The use of evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands as symbols of eternal life was common among the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews. The Christian symbol can be traced to a German medieval play about Adam and Eve, which included the “paradise tree,” hung with apples. The modern, decorated version was widespread among German Lutherans by the 18th century. Brought to North America by German settlers in the 17th century, it had become widespread there by the mid-19th century. It was popularized in 19th-century England by Victoria's consort, the German Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg. Christmas tree 1. an evergreen tree or an imitation of one, decorated as part of Christmas celebrations 2. Austral any of various trees or shrubs flowering at Christmas and used for decoration 3. another name for pohutukawa Christmas tree [′kris·məs ‚trē] (petroleum engineering) An assembly of valves, tees, crosses, and other fittings at the wellhead, used to control oil or gas production and to give access to the well tubing. Christmas tree custom originating in medieval Germany of decorating an evergreen tree at Christmas. [Christian Tradition: NCE, 552] See : Christmas
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| Consumers like to do the right thing," said Joe Sharp, managing partner of Yule Tree Farms and co-founder of the Coalition of Environmentally Conscious Growers. But Sharp - whose Yule Tree Farms has fields in Clackamas, Yamhill, Polk and Marion counties - and farmers like him are finding ways to cut back on herbicides and pesticides, he said. And, during that time, "We have a crew that babies them year-round," says McNabb, who works in sales for Yule Tree Farms in Aurora and is president of the Oregon Association of Nurseries' Christmas tree chapter. |
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