My wife and I recently bought a 5-foot living christmas tree that we are going to bring into the house for three days during the holiday and then take outside for the rest of the winter ... and then plant it in our yard spring. We are excited about the idea of always having a living reminder of our first Christmas in this house, and we also like the idea of not killing a tree for a holiday.
An arborist told us that if we brought the tree in for only a few days the root ball and the plant pot wouldn't completely thaw (we have freezing temps already where I live) so that the tree wouldn't 'think it's spring' and start growing in our house.
I'm interested to hear if any one else has had this experience or has considered a living Christmas tree?
2007-11-24 07:14:11 · 2 answers · asked by gam 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
I broke down and got a fake one instead.
2007-11-30 09:49:08 · answer #1 · answered by Christmas Light Guy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We did the same thing three years ago. We had just purchased this house in July and decided to do it. It worked just fine. The tree is thriving and is a reminder to us of our first Christmas in our new home.
(((hugs)))
2007-11-24 19:59:56 · answer #2 · answered by melodyahol 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋