Real Christmas Tree

[Angie1978]

Right last year I chucked our wonky artificial tree and we've decided this year to go for a real one.

I would like a potted one because I'm sure they should last longer than a cut one.

Do we have to wait till nearer to christmas to get our tree, we always put the artificial one up on the 1st or do we just get one this weekend.

Don't get a potted one! As they dont have a root ball usually so they actually die quiicker.

Just one with a trunk, them be sure to get a special stand to put it in where you can water it every day.

They drinks heaps of water so be prepared to pour lots in daily, this helps with needle drop too.

LOVE a real Christmas tree

Ahhh see I fell at the first hurdle, I thought potted meant it was just a big indoor plant!

May have to do some research!

When should we get the tree, nearer to the big day?

Well, I always get mine on dec 2nd as I like a full month of the joy, love the smell of the house.

I am quite sad though.

I put it up with the Michael buble Christmas album on and a glass of fizz. I am unashamed in my love of this ritual!

Well I get two real Christmas trees every year since we bought our house and always put if up around the first of December.

One of these trees goes in the kitchen right next to our range cooker, but we have the special stand and fill it everyday and they always always last!

We always have National Lampoons Xmas vaction on with Baileys and Chocolates.

We're not sad, were creating memories for the children

Well we love to listen to Elvis Presley Christmas album.....do I get the badge for being the biggest saddo?

Ooo we usually have elvis on for christmas dinner! in fact we had him singing christmas songs for sunday lunch this week.

Right so a cut tree it is, where do I get the water type stand from?

Christmas tree stand. Try to buy a non-drop tree if you can, they're around an extra fiver but worthwhile.

We had a real tree for the first time last year. We got it the first weekend in December and it still had needles on (although they were brown!) in February (even after being chucked at the bottom of the garden for 2 months!!). I didn't even water it much, and it was in a room with a woodburning stove, so extremes of temperature going on (freezing in the daytime, boiling on the evening!). It was the most beautiful tree ever, so this year's one will have a lot to live up to

There are two kinds of potted Christmas trees, ones with and ones without a root ball. But I agree that a cut tree is just fine. You must remember to cut the bottom of the tree before putting it into water, as you would flowers. However we forgot to do this last year and the tree was up for 30 days, nary a needle dropped and it stayed pretty green. There's a bit of luck in tree buying.

buy a good quality tree that isn't meant to drop needles, water it when you remember and it should last all month. We normally get our tree on the 1st and take it down new years eve (I like to start the new year with toys all put away and decorations down).
I love a real tree :D

It's worth seeing if you local (say) rugby club is selling Christmas trees (or has someone using their car park to do so). Or go to a proper forestry place to get one. That way you have a better chance of getting a fresh one - and likely to be much cheaper than your local florist/green grocers.

When you do buy one, saw a couple of inches off the trunk to help the intake of water.

I second getting a noble, Nordman or Fraser fir - one of the lower needle drop varieties.

The place we go to is getting freshly chopped down trees every couple of days. . It makes a big difference. Some of the bigger chains (like Dobbies in Scotland or B&Q) have most of their trees chopped by the beginning of December.