My wife and I always go out for the tree n earlier than a week before Christmas. The last few years we've poached our trees and will probably do the same again this year. By poaching I mean that we are technically cutting inside City limits, which is technically against the law. But the City limits extend out a ways and there are
LOTS of trees.
We always get a nice Balsam Fir and keep it up for a couple of weeks. I love the fresh tree smell in the house.
Thanks for the watering idea. I may try it out.