All the Different Types of Christmas Trees to Get for the Holidays

There's no denying that the Christmas tree is a big part of holiday traditions. Whether you begin the day after Thanksgiving or try to hold out for another week or so, you and your family likely have a specific time of year that you transfer over from the Thanksgiving holiday to Christmas in your household. Families pile into their cars for the annual trip to the Christmas tree farm (or we simply ask Dad to make a trip up to the attic to retrieve our trusty artificial tree). Siblings take a short break from fighting in order to decorate it with Christmas ornaments lovingly crafted and collected through the years. We love Christmas so we've tried our best to figure out new ways to keep Christmas trees alive longer so you can continue the holiday spirit in your home, too. We're constantly cleaning up stray needles. We do everything in our power to keep the cat away from it. There are Christmas songs about it. There are Hallmark movies where they figure prominently. (See Fir Crazy.) The point is, we are obsessed with Christmas trees.

But for something that plays such a big part in our lives for a month or so of every year, how much do you really know about our Christmas trees? Lucky for you, we've tracked down a slew of species so you can walk into the tree farm a touch more confidently this year. How many species can you honestly name? Did you know why firs are better for your heavy ornaments than, say, a white pine? And do you know why? Read on and you will become a Christmas tree pro, just like we now are!