2006-07-17 07:58:49 · 31 answers · asked by bbcranks 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
you po' guy
2006-07-17 08:06:05 · answer #1 · answered by faversham 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Once the tree is brought home you need to cut 1 more inch off the bottom of the trunk. Because the tree tries to "scab over" the wound with sap and that will block tha absorption of water.
Depending on the size of the tree and how dry the air is a tree might take a gallon of water a day. If you really want to be nice to it give it ROOM TEMP filtered water. Not tap water which has chlorine. Don't use hot or cold water.
There are packets or nutrients that extend the life of cut flowers so I presume there is a similar product for cut trees/ foliage. You may have to contact a commercial nursery. One that does the decorations for big corporate offices.
In any case it will not stay nice for ever. Good luck
2006-07-17 10:55:05 · answer #2 · answered by Crystal Violet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you buy your tree from a tree lot, instead of your own property, it was probably cut down quite a while before you bought it. Do you ever see the tree trucks piled high with cut trees? We see them around Thanksgiving, that's a month before Christmas. So, keep your tree in a cool place and cut a slice off the bottom of the bark, just enough to see fresh wood. If you don't, the end will be dry. By slicing the end, and standing it in water while waiting to set it up, you are allowing the tree to absorb the water, keeping it hydrated and fresher. it will absorb a lot of water, and will need water everyday when set it up in your house.
2006-07-18 01:19:21 · answer #3 · answered by snowbunny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm, the tree was "dead" when you put it in the water last year at Christmas. My guess, is that it is drying out quickly even though you continue to put water in the tree stand.
If you, in fact, do have a Christmas tree in a stand, and it's mid- July, I would suggest you put it out for the trash soon. It's a fire hazard. You may not want your house to go up in flames over some joke, if that's what you were thinking....
2006-07-17 08:37:58 · answer #4 · answered by Malika 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I would honestly have to say you are an idiot if it is July and your Christmas tree is still in your living room. Trees need soil, water, and sunlight. Unless your house doesn't have a roof and it does have a dirt floor than what did you expect.
2006-07-17 08:02:27 · answer #5 · answered by hambone1985 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drill a hole directly in the middle of the stump about 3 inches deep. Trees drink fron beneath not around the stump and also use water and sugar not just water.
2006-07-17 15:07:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just light the tree with a match and it will get rid of all those pesky brown needles.
2006-07-17 08:02:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A tree doesn't need just water to live. It needs soi and roots. A tree can only survive a few weeks until it starts to rot.
2006-07-17 13:11:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why have a Christmas tree in summer?
2006-07-17 08:01:03 · answer #9 · answered by Shamin Potter 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas tree in July? Interesting.
I would say, because it needs more than water...it needs nutrients from dirt....and maybe some sun light.
2006-07-17 08:02:27 · answer #10 · answered by justmemimi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because a tree needs roots to thrive... it's July, why do you still have a christmas tree??
2006-07-17 08:00:54 · answer #11 · answered by Bev 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋