| Christmas in July is becoming more popular | | | | before the cold fall weather has set the |
| every year. It is used most often by | | | | branches of the balsam fir tree. Setting |
| retailers as a marketing tool. Many stores | | | | seals the branch's pores with wax and the |
| have Christmas in July sales. Seasonal | | | | needles will stay on the branch for months |
| businesses like campgrounds will have | | | | after cutting. |
| Christmas in July celebrations as a fun | | | | |
| festivity. Campers decorate their campers and | | | | Consequently, fresh balsam isn't used often |
| a contest is held for the best decorated | | | | for Christmas in July wreaths. They are not |
| campsite. Traditional natural decorations are | | | | commercially available. At Acadia Wreath |
| limited for use in the hot summer months but | | | | Company we have sent out samples of our fresh |
| many alternatives are available. | | | | balsam christmas wreaths to corporate |
| | | | christmas wreath clients in the summer months |
| Artificial or twig christmas wreaths are used | | | | but we make sure they understand that it's |
| to decorate rather than fresh balsam | | | | going to turn brown fast and the needles are |
| christmas wreaths which Maine is famous for. | | | | going to fall off quickly. |
| However, the fragrance of freshly mowed | | | | |
| lawns, lilacs, wildflowers and outdoor | | | | Nice natural alternatives used in Maine for |
| barbeques don't replace the unique aroma | | | | Christmas in July are Maine blueberry vine |
| associated with Christmas that only balsam | | | | twig wreaths. They are limited, harvested in |
| fir has. | | | | late winter and early spring but they are |
| | | | beautiful. The vines are red and green and |
| Fresh balsam boughs when cut from the balsam | | | | easy to add decorations to. Another popular |
| trees during the summer months lose their | | | | wreath choice are sweetfern twig wreaths. |
| needles quickly. Most balsam boughs are | | | | Sweetfern has brown and burgundy tones and |
| harvested from early October to early | | | | has herbal sweetfern scented pods on many of |
| December in Maine to make fresh christmas | | | | the twigs. Both of these twig wreaths are |
| wreaths and christmas centerpieces. The | | | | harvested in the wild blueberry barrens in |
| balsam boughs retain their needles best if | | | | Downeast Maine. Either the blueberry vine |
| harvested after the second hard frost. If you | | | | twig wreath or the sweetfern will last for |
| have received a fresh balsam Christmas wreath | | | | years. Place a balsam fir pillow near your |
| whose needles have fallen off quickly its | | | | twig wreath or artificial wreath and get the |
| likely that the balsam boughs were harvested | | | | wonderful scent of Christmas. |