NOW that Christmas is officially over, many of us will be thinking about taking our decorations down before the New Year. Some of us take the tree down right after the big day, but according to tradition, it should stay up until the Twelfth Night. This is a Christian festival that marks the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas, and this year, it falls on Sunday, January 5.
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But whether or not you wait two weeks to take it down, experts have said that it's important that our Christmas trees are stored correctly. They've warned that there are three storage mistakes you could be making that could be ruining your tree. And it could even cause it to be covered in mould by the time you go to pull it back out next year.
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Many don't realise that mould can actually grow on trees and other festive decorations. But new research from Ronseal has found that one in five people have found it growing on their trees - which not only looks awful but can also be dangerous to our health.
This issue can affect both live and artificial trees in different ways... up to 50 different types of mould can grow on fresh trees. He said: "This issue can affect both live and artificial trees in different ways. "For fresh Christmas trees, up to 50 different types of mould can grow on them and it can continue to reproduce until the tree is removed from the home.
