If you have a living Christmas tree this holiday season that’s cool because it’s a green choice. However, if it’s your first living tree you may be wondering how to plant it once the holiday is over.
Below is a video and some tips that can help.
Other tips…
- If you are still considering a living tree for this year or next, make sure to choose a healthy tree if you want a healthy later planting. This means when you buy a tree it should have a healthy and full not droopy look to it, also any living Christmas tree you buy should come with its roots intact and be wrapped in burlap with a ball of earth. The ball of earth should not be frozen at time of purchase. Fir, spruce, and pine holiday trees all are good choices for replanting after the season. Hemlocks are not recommended.
- BEFORE bringing your Christmas tree indoors, transition it first in a cool spot – one that’s warmer than outside, but cooler than insider. Your garage or a solid shed is a good transition spot. Leave your tree there for a few days before you bring it inside to decorate.
- To keep your tree healthy enough to later replant don’t have it inside too long. While some people love having a tree up for a month or more, this is not how to manage a living Christmas tree. Only have it up and decorated inside for about two weeks at most and of course do all the normal things you should to keep a Christmas tree healthy – water regularly, keep it away from heat sources, and use the minimum amount of lights. Christmas lights can dry out the needles.
Do you have a living Christmas tree this year? How is that working out for you?
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