Synopsis
The Christmas tree in history and legend and the Christmas tree industry of today. Shows that cutting of trees for decoration is not a wasteful practice. On the contrary when properly done, it is a good forestry practice. Trees are cut and marketed and the proper methods of handling the tree after it is brought home are illustrated. The picture ends with a short sequence on trimming the tree for Christmas Day" (Educational Film Guide, 1951.
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★★★ · Chock Full O' Trees · Dodsworth the Cat · 2024-08-09
Cutting so many young trees is not rough on the forest. It's good, sound forestry practice (when done properly). A timber cutter smiles at the camera in affirmation with that narration statement. The film glosses over the history of Christmas trees and gets to the real point: it's good to cut down trees, says the US Department of Agriculture. Nature plants too many, anyways. The story-line deals with preserving forests while chopping down parts of them, all so little Susie can put tinsel on an evergreen at Christmas. Plenty of cuts here. In film, that is. Some shots last only a few seconds…
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