“The keys to keeping the needles on your tree while it is on display in your house can be summarized as: fresh tree, fresh cut, fresh water,” Bert Cregg, Ph.D., from MSU Extension writes.

Buy your tree early, take it home, make a fresh cut on the base and immediately put it in water. Oh — and keep that tree base in water for the duration. That’s all pretty easy.

“The keys to keeping the needles on your tree while it is on display in your house can be summarized as: fresh tree, fresh cut, fresh water,” Bert Cregg, Ph.D., from MSU Extension writes.