There are ways to Recyle your Christmas Tree, Including Your Back Yard

There are several options on what to do with your Christmas Tree after the holidays.  Some communities like Antigonish have a tree mulching program.  The Antigonish event, from the Antigonish Kinsmen and supported by a number of organizations including the Town and County of Antigonish and 989XFM will be held in January 9th.

However if there’s no tree recycling program locally, the Nature Conservancy of Canada suggests leaving the tree in your backyard.  The N-C-C’s Andrew Holland says placing the tree on your property helps local birds.

By the spring, the tree will have lost most of its needles.  Cut the tree branches, lay them where spring flowers start to emerge in your garden and place the trunk in the soil, but not on top of the flowers.  By the fall the branches and trunk will begin to decompose and turn into soil.