Live Christmas tree in a pot for the New Year

No artificial beauty can replace a live spruce for the New Year holidays. It pleases with its lush crown, beautiful color, and pleasant pine aroma. However, what a sad moment it is when they are thrown away after the holidays. Many yesterday's beauties with fragments of rain and falling needles turn into a silent reproach to man. Therefore, now more and more people are trying to buy a live Christmas tree in a pot for the New Year, which is considered a good alternative to cut down trees.

What types of Christmas trees are there in a pot?

The variety of spruce species allows you to choose a plant to suit every taste. Most Popular:

1. Blue spruce. Develops a powerful trunk. The crown is lush, with strong branches and large prickly needles.
2. Canadian spruce (gray). A spectacular cone-shaped plant with a dense crown of bluish color.
3. Serbian spruce. A cone-shaped tree with a dense crown of short upward-pointing branches. The needles are dark green on top and blue-white on the bottom.
4. Udmurt spruce. Cone-shaped dense crown with thin branches. Needles of bright green color. It has a rich pine scent.
5. Norwegian spruce. It has a regular cone shape, a fluffy crown of long thin branches. The color is dark green, with a slight olive tint.
6. Dwarf spruce Konika. Small, with a dense, fluffy crown and short needles.
7. Nordmann fir, or "Danish fir tree". It has a regular conical shape and a fluffy crown. The decorative appearance is given by non-thorny rounded needles of dark green color with a silvery coating on the reverse side.

It is important to choose a plant with an intact, thick and branched crown, with a uniform color. The root system should be well developed, evenly distributed throughout the entire pot or tub. To check this, pull the tree by the trunk - in a full-fledged tree, the earthen lump will easily come out of the pot, as it is densely entwined with roots.

The tub should be proportionate to the size of the crown. Pots that are too small indicate the likelihood of using various stimulants and reduce the chance of successful cultivation in open ground.

Reference. It is better to buy spruce from nurseries or special gardening stores.

In such places you can rent a tree, and after the holidays return it, where it will be provided with proper care, and when the weather warms up, it will be planted in a park or alley.

Benefits of a live Christmas tree in a pot for the New Year

Live Christmas tree in a pot is a beautiful and practical solution for the New Year holiday, characterized by a number of advantages:

• wood is considered the most environmentally friendly and moisture resistant;
• By purchasing a plant with roots and planting it in open ground, you will be able to contribute to greening the environment;
• you won’t have to throw it away or look for disposal options after the holidays, as with a freshly cut plant;
• spruce does not contain harmful chemicals, does not burn or melt, unlike artificial analogues;
• a living plant does not crumble and has a pleasant pine aroma;
• essential oils secreted by pine needles have a bactericidal effect, calm the nervous system, eliminate nervousness and fatigue.

The tree will become the basis of a new family tradition: it will be pleasant to watch the Christmas tree planted on the site, which every year transforms more and more, turning into a fluffy beauty.

How to care for them, how long they last

At home, it is important to provide conifers with proper care and optimal conditions:

1. Do not bring it indoors immediately after purchase, especially from frost. The tree must adapt by standing for a couple of days in a cool room with good air flow (on a balcony, loggia).
2. Do not decorate the plant long before the holidays.
3. Install away from heating appliances.
4. Maintain moisture by regularly spraying the crown. You can place a humidifier or a container of water nearby.
5. Water the plant as the earthen ball dries out. It is important to prevent the soil from drying out or becoming waterlogged.
6. Rotate the tree periodically to ensure even lighting and growth.

For decoration, it is better to choose light toys and garlands so as not to overload or injure the plant.

If these rules are followed, the spruce will last about 2 weeks. It is better to take it out to a cool place immediately after New Year and Christmas to minimize the stress from such an artificial spring.

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Is it possible to keep a live Christmas tree in a pot until spring?

It is quite possible to preserve a live Christmas tree in a pot until spring, and then plant it in open ground. To do this, after the holidays it is important to do the following:

1. Provide cool conditions with a temperature of 0...+10°C. A glazed balcony, loggia or veranda is suitable for this.
2. Insulate the tree and the tub itself with a blanket, hay or straw in case of severe cold weather.
3. Provide fresh air flow.
4. Keep away from direct sunlight.
5. Do not apply fertilizer as the tree is dormant.
6. Transplant into a larger pot using the transfer method if the previous one becomes small.

With the onset of spring, when the ground thaws, the tree can be planted in open ground, choosing a dark place without direct sunlight.

Is it worth buying a Christmas tree in a pot to plant in the spring?

If you wish, it is definitely better to buy a tree in a tub: this will give you not just a holiday with a live spruce, but also the opportunity to landscape your garden plot or yard.

Numerous reviews indicate that the trees take root well after transplanting into open ground and begin to grow actively. However, almost everyone notes several nuances that ensure the success of the event:

• purchase only in a nursery or specialized store: only here they sell quality goods, and not a tree without roots stuck in a pot (and this happens);
• proper care while indoors;
• creating optimal conditions for wintering after the holidays;
• timely and correct planting in open ground.

For many people, spruce in a tub for the New Year has become a tradition. Some have already planted several coniferous trees on the site, which used to be the main decoration during the holidays.

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Conclusion

New Year's trees in tubs are an excellent alternative to felled and artificial trees. There are various varieties on sale (Blue, Canadian, Serbian, etc.), shapes from cone-shaped to pyramidal and even spherical, color from emerald green to bluish, size from 30 cm and above. Choosing a quality plant and proper further care will help you preserve it until spring and plant it on your site.