Altar Decorations are just like fresh flowers – keep refrigerated until ready to arrange. DO NOT OPEN THE PLASTIC BAGS UNTIL READY TO USE. Three (3) hours prior to arranging the decorations, cut the stems of the Altar Décor at a 45 degree diagonal just above the bottom end of the stem and place in ICE WATER to make the leaves open and achieve their maximum beauty.
To help the Altar Décor leaves stay beautiful after arranging, keep the stems in water to maintain their green and fresh appearance
To keep the palm strips fresh, do NOT open the plastic bags until you are ready to hand the palms out to the congregation.
Keep sealed bags of palms in a cool area. A florist, restaurant or convenience store may have a large refrigerated space you can store the palms in until Palm Sunday.
Check the contents of the box to make sure the order is correct.
People who are not refrigerating their palms should open each box and take three or four UNOPENED plastic bags of palms out of the box. When the palms are enclosed in plastic and packed in a box, heat may begin to build up in the box between the plastic bags. Any perishable plant material will begin to break-down if there is heat present.
By taking several bags out of each box, you allow the air to circulate more freely around the plastic bags left in the box which keeps the palms cooler and fresher.
Brownish tips on the leaves are a natural characteristic since drying begins even before the leaf matures.
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Decor Info Every year we get questions about the decor. Especially the brown tips on the fans and date leaves. As most of you know, these tips are like this as the leaf grows on the plant itself. It is not the result of drying after harvesting. The brown tips indicate the rainfall that year, the nutrients in the soil, and the age of the leaf on the tree. These tips are naturally occurring and do not demonstrate whether or not the leaf is “going bad”. Tips can be trimmed by customers if they do not like the natural look of the leaf, but either way, once placed in an arrangement, the tips are not noticeable and truly do add to the look of the leaf, not take away from it. Below is a picture of a healthy, Washingtonia palm growing in front of my office. This palm is watered regularly and maintained. Even this tree in optimal conditions has brown tips on the leaves as this is how the plant grows. It is important your customers understand that this is a naturally growing product, not manufactured, and perfect tips do not exist in nature. Furthermore, color distribution, shade, size, and shape will all differ. The Washingtonia Leaf
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Closeup of Tips on Leaf
Another Washingtonia Tip Picture
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The Mediterranean Fans are small fans with a bluish or gray tone to the leaves. Sometimes the leaves will have a white powder on the surface, but this is powder from the palm tree. Since the leaves may look somewhat dry coming out of the bag, we recommend the following: 1-3 hours before using the leaves, cut each individual stem at a 45 degree angle just above the bottom end. Place the stems in ICE WATER. The leaves should remain in the ice water for at least 1 hour.
YOU WILL BE PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS!
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Palm Altar Décor - Example Arrangement Instructions It’s easy to create beautiful arrangements with these decorative palms. Clean and convenient to arrange, each bag of Fan and Date Altar Decor includes 4 unstripped palm fronds, 24” to 36” in height. The smaller Mediterranean Fan measures 16” to 18” high and comes 8 to a bag — perfect for any type of arrangement! Just like fresh flowers, our Altar Décor Palms must be refrigerated until ready to arrange. Clean and convenient to arrange, each bag of Fan and Date Altar Decor includes 4 unstripped palm fronds, 24” to 36” in height.
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