Every year I trim 2 inches off the bottom and water it faithfully, but still within a couple of days it stops sucking up the water and dries up. Help!
2006-12-05 12:08:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Artificial is not an optionfor me.
2006-12-05 12:22:35 · update #1
do you put it in a bucket of water and let it set for about a day before you decorate it because if you don't that may be what is going wrong; outside of that just go buy an artificial one that way you don't have to worry about it dying.
2006-12-05 12:15:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will save a lot in the long run if you just buy a nice artificial. It doesn't smell as good, but it's much easier to put up and most even come pre-lit, so no more tangled light strands... Good luck finding a real tree with that feature... LOL. I have had an artificial for the last three years, and got a real one again this year, and it's already (one week later) dropping needles like crazy... We are undoubtedly going fake again next year...
2006-12-05 20:20:26 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ Butterfly ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You put the tree-saving solution they hand out in the water? Make sure you put it in water right away after you cut the stump off. Let it sit for a couple of days before you put the lights and heavy decorations on it.
2006-12-05 20:10:15 · answer #3 · answered by Benvenuto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just get an artificial tree. They look pretty much the same; they just dont make a mess and die on you and stuff.
2006-12-05 20:25:58 · answer #4 · answered by cooper 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't cut one down. Buy a potted tree if you must have a live one in your home, or consider going artificial.
2006-12-05 20:10:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get an Italian Pine with a good root ball, keep it evenly moist then after the holidays plant it in your yard or donate it to a park for them to plant.
2006-12-05 20:15:46 · answer #6 · answered by Enchanted Gypsy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try a Noble fir, They are grown at a higher elevation so they go dormant earlier and retain their needles longer.
2006-12-05 21:15:45 · answer #7 · answered by Gene B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to cut an inch off the butt everyday if you really do not want it to die.
2006-12-05 20:10:27 · answer #8 · answered by BRUCE M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
don't buy one
2006-12-05 21:15:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋