Christmas Trees - Live and Cut

Caring for Christmas trees is an annual question. And there are alot of ideas
of what to to make your tree last though the season.

If you have a fresh cut tree, you will want to keep it from losing all the
needles before Christmas day.

My suggestion is to cut off the bottom 2" of the tree when you get it home to
expose some new wood. Next get a 5 gallon bucket and place the tree in the
bucket with the bottom of the tree resting on the bottom of the bucket. It
may neccessary to trim some of the lower branches to do this. Then fill
the bucket with moist compost and pack it tightly, this will support your
tree for the season. The moist compost will keep the tree moist, very little
additional water should be required.

Live trees, you can leave them in their pot, container, or burlap ball. Water
them using ice cubes, to help reduce water run off. As soon as possible after
Christmas day, move your tree outdoors and plant it in your landscaping.
Depending on your soil and weather you may want to dig the hole for your
tree before the holidays, and save the soil for the planting day. Make sure
your live tree is free of pests and animals when you bring it into the house.
Otherwise you might have a very interesting story to tell about evicting the
critter from the house.

Happy Gardening and Merry Christmas !!!