Buying a Christmas Tree to plant outside - advice?

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I’m looking to buy a Christmas tree to plant in our garden. Think I am looking for something about 5-6ft tall at the time of planting.

Could anybody advise which type of tree to buy? And any planting tips? Gardening novice here!

Thank you ☺️

No idea but we got a tiny sapling about 10 years ago and now its 7/8 foot tall with a massive root system and we cant move it. Luckily its well away from the house

They grow remarkably quickly

Have a look here https://www.pinesandneedles.com/collections/christmas-trees?srsltid=AfmBOoqutVtGGSSNPgORmqTjT6wzEHUrOg1k-bs39aKvfNi-WcDJLO

I would also advise caution as they can grow really big.

They are forest trees and do get massive and extremely tall - 25 metres plus, so you might be biting off more than you can chew.

It might be better to get one and plant it in a large pot instead. That will help stunt its growth a bit!

Will I not be able to keep it cut back at a certain height? I am looking to plant it only a few meters away from the house so wouldn’t want it to grow that big!

I was looking at Nordmann Firs.

A Nordmann fir can grow up to 60 metres in its natural habitat, so it really isn’t suitable to be planted a few metres from the house. Cutting it back is the worst thing to do, as it has a single leading stem which gives it the typical conifer shape, and would result in several branches forming from the cut.

There are dwarf conifers which might be much more suitable for you such as Picea glauca ‘Daisy’s White’ among others.
https://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/picea-glauca-var-albertiana-jw-daisys-white/classid.2000037722/?_gl=117r076x_up*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAjwufq2BhAmEiwAnZqw8gSKQAJSadFnbq6P2g96XjF80gkLiFdwFnLGe3VPKL3RK8BhZ0meIBoCkC4QAvD_BwE&gbraid=0AAAAADohxrxhhPtv9Ha2f1n8Ymyj6hrwQ

Abies Koreana (Korean fir) is more slow-growing than nordmann fir, and looks similar. If you are careful, you can prune it back to keep it in shape. The leading shoots of all the branches grow in threes, so you can cut out the middle one and prune the remaining two by half. Do that in May, or thereabouts. You can cut the top off, and it will throw up new leaders. Take off all but one, and cut that back by half as well. A friend of mine has a whole load of conifers in their garden that they've treated like that for many years and it works.

The wonderful thing about Abies koreana is that it produces its fir cones very young.

Yes, a word of caution here too. We bought a 7 year old house with a ginormous Christmas tree in the front garden- as tall as the house. Had to be removed as the roots were going under and causing problems. It was absolutely massive!

Don't do it, it's storing up trouble for the future. The roots will damage the house foundations/drains and the top will never look like nature intended if you have to keep cutting it back.