If you love the look of garlands on a Christmas tree, but are concerned about having enough to wrap your conifer from top to bottom keep the number nine in mind.

On average for every foot of tree, you’ll need 9 feet of garland to wrap it fully. So that means a 5-foot tree will take 45 feet of garland, a 6-foot tree will take 54 feet of garland, and so on.

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