Chemicals: The Aroma Of Christmas Trees

The Aroma of Christmas Trees One familiar smell around Christmas is that of the pine tree. The smell comes from the chemical pinene. There are two compounds in a pine tree, Alpha-pinene and beta-pinene. The chemical compounds The pinene is part of the terpenes family, which are produced by plants. Terpenes can form aerosols with other chemicals that go into the clouds and cool the air, as well as make the skyline above mountains blue. The terpene pinene is also a reason that pine trees are so flammable since pinene contains sixteen hydrogens and ten carbons, which causes easy burning. This a reason that when forest fires start, they spread so rapidly throughout a forest or mountain range.
There are many other chemicals that are part of the