Garden Christmas trees are trees that we can freely decorate during the Christmas season and plant plants in the garden after the holidays. This is the best alternative to cut Christmas trees because they will serve their owners for many years.
You just need to choose the right species and properly care for it. We’ll tell you what to choose and how to take care of your garden Christmas tree so that it will be pleasing to the eyes even after the holidays.
Not all live trees sold during the holiday season are suitable for later planting in the garden. Some of them will not take root in the ground outdoors due to poor care, but there are also those that, despite all efforts, have no chance of doing so due to, for example, severely shortened roots. It is worth asking about this before purchasing, so as not to be disappointed later.
How can you tell if a Christmas tree has a chance of taking root in the ground? Our task will be to distinguish specimens that were grown in a pot for this purpose from those that grew calmly in the ground until they were dug up and transplanted into a pot. This second group has little chance of being accepted in the garden again.
First of all, pay attention to the length of the roots. Tall trees in small pots cannot have roots appropriate to their size. In addition, the plant’s root ball should be compact and fill the container well. The necessary information should be included on the label. This is where we look for the name of the species and variety, as well as information about previous cultivation in a container.
If the tree is to serve us for a long time, let’s take a closer look at it. Yellowing or brown-discolored needles may indicate problems. It is best to choose a plant with even color and no major damage.
Christmas trees for the garden will not tolerate being taken directly from a heated room to frost. Therefore, if we want the Christmas tree to be accepted in the garden, it is best to shorten its stay at home as much as possible and then provide it with a transition period so that it has time to adapt to the new conditions. During this time, let’s take it, for example, to the garage.
Another issue is the proper planting of a Christmas tree in the garden. Conifers like sunny or slightly shady places, sheltered from the wind, with permeable, moderately moist soil. Let’s dig a hole slightly wider than the size of the root ball to easily place it in it. The depth of the hole should be similar to the depth of the pot in which the plant grew. After planting the Christmas tree in the garden, water it abundantly.
Already at the stage of planning the purchase, it is worth finding a suitable place for the Christmas tree in the garden – large enough to allow it to grow peacefully. It is better to choose other varieties for small spaces than for large ones. Please note that Christmas trees usually have a conical shape – therefore they are wider at the bottom.
Spruces, firs and pines are the most popular. It is definitely easier to find a pine variety that is small and will also suit smaller gardens. Most firs and spruces are large trees – so it is worth paying attention to the description of the selected species.
The most beautiful and most frequently chosen are Caucasian firs and balsam firs. When it comes to spruces, the most frequently chosen are Norway spruce, Serbian spruce and blue spruce. In turn, of all the pines for the garden, the most popular are the common, black and mountain pine.
