POP THOSE CHRISTMAS TREE PIMPLES

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with people first...then business Ran Right Realty 636943 licensed to thrill

I used to rent space to Christmas tree sellers every year. Why not? It bought people to my property management office, it looked good and they paid me rent too. I used to even record special Christmas music tapes and play them on loud speakers all day long and let the spirit of Christmas do all the rest

THE TREES HAVE SAP

I noticed when I touched the trees, I would get sap on me and some of that sap wouldn't come off either without some scrubbing. But something else happened. I learned that those little pimple like mounds on the tree, its limbs and bark held the sap and the scent. A most pleasant outdoor tree scent too

DO THE HOKEY POKEY

So, I went around piercing all the pimple mounds or sap bubbles (whatever you want to call them) with a pointed probe and released the scents...Consequently the whole area filled with the smell of fresh cut trees and their essence. Since then, every tree I have ever purchased, I have done the same

CITY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW

I have shared this with people and more often than not, they are surprised to hear this. I bet if you had to cut down your own tree, you would discover this phenomena on your own just like I did.

OPTIMIZE THE EXPERIENCE

Get some hot chocolate or apple cider, put on the Christmas classics, get your self a pointed probe and start releasing that beautiful natural scent....Christmas will truly be in the air. Next stop? You heart!

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Tammy Lankford,
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Kathy Streib my grandfather (dad's side) had a 200 acre farm.  We used to to in the woods and find a cedar tree for our tree every year and I just loved it.  Looking back they were a bit like Charlie Brown's trees... not much prior to the trimming, but always turned out beautiful when my mama was done adding the icicles at the end. 

Dec 01, 2018 01:27 PM #8
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Richie Alan Naggar
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Kathy Streib ...nature does not disappoint

Tammy Lankford, ...the people made the tree... all mean something

Dec 01, 2018 01:35 PM #9
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                           Thank you, Richie!

Dec 01, 2018 05:05 PM #10
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Sheila Anderson
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Good morning Richie. I don't celebrate Christmas but this was a really good read.

Dec 02, 2018 04:07 AM #11
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Nina Hollander
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Good morning, Richie... who could resist reading a post with a title like that! Loved it!

Dec 02, 2018 04:14 AM #12
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GIRLS SECTION:

Kathy Streib ...the "aha" queen

Sheila Anderson ...Nature is always a good subject Sheila

Nina Hollander ...those that love are loved....

Dec 02, 2018 07:19 AM #13
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Roy Kelley
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Thanks for the timely advice. Happy Holidays!

Get some hot chocolate or apple cider, put on the Christmas classics, get your self a pointed probe and start releasing that beautiful natural scent....Christmas will truly be in the air.

Dec 02, 2018 07:47 AM #14
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Richie Alan Naggar
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High best to you Roy Kelley who knows things....

Dec 02, 2018 07:52 AM #15
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Carol Williams
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Hi Richie,
I don't put up a live tree anymore but I remember well the scent of a fresh tree.  It almost always came from the woods or our own property.  Thanks for sharing the pimple popping strategy.  Happy Sunday.

Dec 02, 2018 08:51 AM #16
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Francine Viola
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I have had a fake tree for so many years that I had no idea about this!

Dec 02, 2018 09:08 AM #17
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Richie Alan Naggar
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Carol Williams ...oh to visit with those special memories...priceless!

Dec 02, 2018 09:08 AM #18
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Richie Alan Naggar
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Nature can be imitated but real life satisfies Francine Viola ...best to you dear

Dec 02, 2018 09:10 AM #19
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Kris Collis, Associate Broker
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Richie, well that title did peak interest.  Thank you for sharing this great idea for spreading the spirit of the holidays.  Another wonderful way for realtors to contibute in the communities they serve.

Dec 02, 2018 10:26 AM #20
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Richie Alan Naggar
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Kris Collis ...a fellow professional...best to you

Dec 02, 2018 11:00 AM #21
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Kat Palmiotti
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Interestingly enough, I have had many live trees and never knew about how to get more scent! Thanks for the tip!

Dec 03, 2018 03:24 AM #22
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Beth Atalay
Cam Realty and Property Management - Clermont, FL
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Good morning Richie Alan Naggar, I had many live trees but never cut my own. Love the smell of Christmas trees. 

Dec 03, 2018 05:46 AM #23
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Girls Section....

Hi there Kat Palmiotti ...the tree subject for you has gone full cycle. Rest now

Hello little Beth Atalay ...those that love are loved Beth....

Dec 03, 2018 07:13 AM #24
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Pat Starnes-Front Gate Realty
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I haven't had a live tree in years, but I never knew this fact about trees. We live and learn! Doesn't that create a sticky mess inside the house? Fallen pine needles that constantly need to be swept is enough deterrent for me. :)

Dec 03, 2018 08:41 AM #25
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What a fun post for the holidays, Richie. I knew about the pimples but never thought of them as such! There is something special about the smell of pine trees during the holidays.

For the first 3 years here in Cali we went and cut down our own trees - such fun to do that in shorts and sandals instead of parkas like back in New England.

Jeff

Dec 04, 2018 07:43 PM #26
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Richie Alan Naggar
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It summoned your "fun" gene did it Jeff Dowler, CRS ...? When we subject or join ourselves to Nature a wonderful dynamic kicks in. Everybody is themselves

Dec 05, 2018 02:10 PM #27
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