This Christmas I decided to try something new.
As soon as I got my tree I rubbed root hormone on the trunk where it was cut and placed water in the tree stand.
After the holidays I planted it in the backyard.
It is still green and standing tall.
It doesn’t feel dry at all.
I was just wondering if it could possibly be alive and growing?
Generally they will stay green, especially if outside, until spring when warm weather arrives. Then you’ll find that the thing finally turns brown.
No….Evergreens hibernate in the winter. They die indoors due to the heat. Cut Christmas trees will NOT form roots. Occasionally, Christmas trees will develop new shoots and plants appear to be actively growing for several months. However, no records indicate any cut trees ever rooting.
The Christmas tree is still green and standing tall and it doesn’t fell dry in long time.
A cut Christmas tree will not take root. My father always tied them under our pier at the lake because it gave good hiding places and a feeding source for the fish. I would venture to think that there were more things hiding under the pier from all of those trees. So, it would have been great if we could have planted the trees!