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Finding the perfect Christmas tree

December 5, 2018 By Special to The Laker/Lutz News

Shoppers at Mike’s Christmas Trees, 2131 Brinson Road in Lutz, could look through a variety of Christmas trees to find the right one for their home. Manager Earl Van Haitsma, who travels from his home in Michigan to manage the stand, estimates that he will have had 1,500 trees come through his tent before the last day of business on Dec. 20. The stand sells trees that have been harvested in Michigan. They come in many varieties, such as the Douglas fir, White pine, Black Hills spruce, Concolors, and the traditional Fraser fir.

Searching for this year’s perfect Christmas tree, Theresa Mulroney, left, and Joyce Richardson, both from Lutz, thoroughly inspect a 7 ½-foot frosted white Black Hills spruce Christmas tree on a recent evening at Mike’s Christmas Trees stand located at 2131 Brinson Road in Lutz. (Christine Holtzman)
The Jones family, of Lutz, made a trip to the tree lot to find a tree to give a festive holiday feel to their home. They are, from left, 11-year-old twins Pierson and Parker, and parents Terry and Melissa. Melissa knew what she wanted: A tree between 8 feet and 9 feet tall, with soft needles and perfect, full shape. Oh, and most important of all: It must be fresh and smell wonderful.
Using twine, employees of Mike’s Christmas Trees stand Eddie Ferraro, left, and Jason Parzy, who both live in Lutz, secure a tree to a customer’s car to insure its safe journey home. Both men are working hard at the tree stand this season to earn extra money for the holidays.

 

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