Christmas soon, so it is worth considering buying a Christmas tree that will be in our home. As every year, the dilemma of which tree to choose returns. Will the Christmas tree be better cut or in a pot? What are the pros and cons of both. What to consider when buying a Christmas tree so that the tree adorns our home as long as possible?
The market offers us a wide selection of both artificial and natural Christmas trees. We will focus on the latter - live trees. Their lovers can choose between a cut tree and a potted tree.Christmas tree in a potis becoming more and more popular.Although much more expensive, it gives us the opportunity to later plant such a tree in the garden or leave it in a pot as a terrace plant. For this to be possible, however, you have to stick to certain rules, both when buying a tree and handling it later.
Christmas tree in a pot - spruce.
Christmas tree cut
When buying a cut tree, it is worth paying attention to the shape of the Christmas tree, the color of the needles and the length of the tip.A cut Christmas treeis supposed to be a decoration, so its twigs should be symmetrical, the needles bright-green and shiny (rusty or dull indicate that the plant is stale), and the tip should not be too long. Otherwise, it will not bend nicely under the weight of the ornament hanging on it.
The most popular and not too expensive Norway spruce is perfect for a Christmas tree. Blue spruce (also known as silver spruce) and Serbian spruce are also becoming more and more valued.And if you want a live Christmas tree to hold its needles for a particularly long time - choose a fir tree.
Apart from the tree species, there is one more thing worth paying attention to. To have a clear conscience, check if thecut Christmas treecomes from a special plantation or legal logging in the forest. Each seller is obliged to show you a document confirming it on request. This way you will help protect trees from the forest that should remain there.
In order for your tree to keep its needles as long as possible, perform one treatment. Of course, as long as the possibilities allow it. Well, before you bring home the purchased Christmas tree, temper it for about 1 day in a cool room (e.g. a basement or a sheltered porch). In the apartment, place the tree in a special stand, as far as possible from the heat source (e.g. a radiator). If it is not too burdensome for the household members, make sure that the temperature in the room does not rise above 20 ° C. Remember to fill the stand with water regularly so that thecut Christmas treestays fresh for as long as possible.
Christmas tree in a pot
When deciding to buy a Christmas tree in a container, you have to take into account a bit more expenditure. Thanks to this, however, you can hope that the tree will stand longer, and later it can become an undisputed decoration of your garden. But why am I only writing about hope? Unfortunately,Christmas trees sold in potsin seasonal points of sale have no chance of surviving anyway. If these trees are cultivated in the ground, then after digging their roots, pruning is quite drastically. Otherwise, they would not fit in the pot. This practically makes it impossible for such atree in a potto survive.
Therefore, make sure that the tree you are buying has been grown in a container from the beginning. The chances of buying such a tree are basically only in the garden store. So don't be fooled by the seller at the Christmas tree season.
Christmas tree in a pot - that&39;s how the sellers are deceiving. A tree with a damaged root ball and placed in a pot has no chance of surviving.
Fig. Midem, author of the blog Wrocław Garden.
When choosinga tree in a potremember that it should look nice not only during Christmas, but also when you deprive it of Christmas trinkets. The popular Norway spruce (recommended as a cut tree) will not meet these expectations and although it will look nice at home, it will not look attractive in the garden. Serbian spruce, blue spruce or Caucasian fir are recommendable. More and more often the home cypress is chosen as a live Christmas tree, though only a miniature one.
A Christmas tree in a potshould be purchased about 10 days before Christmas to prepare it for home conditions. Store the tree at 5 ° C for the first week (e.g. in a garage or basement). Then move them to a room with a temperature of 10 ° C for 2-3 days. Finally, bring the tree to the apartment, where it should not be warmer than 20 ° C. Of course, such preparation of the tree for higher temperatures makes sense if it was kept outside in the store.
Like a cut tree, place a Christmas tree in a container away from the radiator, not forgetting to sprinkle it frequently and keep the substrate moist. If you plan to plant the tree in the ground, it should not be kept in the apartment for more than 10 days.
After this time, the tree has to be prepared again to change conditions - this time to the cold outside. To do this, place them at 10 ° C for a week, then move them to a room where the temperature is around 5 ° C. In such conditions, the tree must be kept until early spring, when it can be planted in the garden. If in the meantime the plant starts to revive, which is manifested by the appearance of young buds, do not plant it until May.
Christmas tree - how to decorate it
Christmas tree , whether it is cut or in a pot, gives us a lot of emotions when dressing it. The appearance of a Christmas tree is determined by tradition, the prevailing fashion, and our financial possibilities.One- or two-colored Christmas trees look beautiful, the trees on which the toys from childhood were hung are touching. Many ideas are provided by nature itself, cones with a thin layer of glue and sprinkled with powdered sugar, cinnamon or glitter look very nice. The stores now offer such a wide selection of decorations, publications with ready-made ideas and tips that will inspire everyone to create their own unique Christmas tree. The most important thing is that the whole family likes it, so it is worth organizing Christmas preparations so that everyone can participate in dressing it.
