Got your tree up yet?

[IMaDick]

thekid:

I go to the Home Depot. I'll pop for a $40 tree (7'), but I'm too cheap to pay $60 or $80 for a dead tree. I need to put an evergreen in a pot on the back deck and wheel that in to decorate every year.

I didn't mix up the special tree watering stuff this year, either. I didn't notice that it helped last year. Do you just keep water in your tree holder?

That's actually what I paid for this tree ($40) normally I drop around $75 or so. That was a pleasant surprise when I asked the dude the price...hopefully it lasts till Christmas, or I'll be a bit bummed.

And yeah, plain water is all I do...but I make sure to do/check it everyday.

One other thing, I always buy Noble Firs, never Douglas...the Nobles last much longer.

@Dick...My folks used to always buy live trees, and then transplant them out in the back yard when the ground thawed. Do you keep yours inside?

No, it lives outdoors , you can contol the height by the size of the environment you give roots.

one of the most important things to remember is that the tree's are elevation sensitive, the tree needs to have been grown within a couple of hundred feet elevation of your home elevation and they will do really good in a closed root bound environment.