How to Grow Your Own Christmas Tree
Know when to choose a fir transplant.. Go for a pine seedling.. Consider a spruce transplant.
Steps
Know when to choose a fir transplant.
Know when to choose a fir transplant.
Go for a pine seedling.
Go for a pine seedling.
Consider a spruce transplant.
Consider a spruce transplant.
Go for a Leyland cypress.
Go for a Leyland cypress.
in a pot first.
in a pot first.
Care for the seedling until it is ready for the planting site.
Care for the seedling until it is ready for the planting site.
Get the soil tested.
Get the soil tested.
Make sure the planting site has a slope.
Make sure the planting site has a slope.
Mow the area before planting.
Mow the area before planting.
Plant the transplant seedling on the planting site.
Plant the transplant seedling on the planting site.
Water the tree during the dry months or during a drought.
Water the tree during the dry months or during a drought.
Maintain the planting site so there are no weeds or grasses.
Maintain the planting site so there are no weeds or grasses.
Prune and shear the tree when the needles are ¾-1 inch (1.9cm-2.5cm) long.
Prune and shear the tree when the needles are ¾-1 inch (1.9cm-2.5cm) long.
Check if the tree sheds its needles excessively.
Check if the tree sheds its needles excessively.
Harvest the tree within six to nine years.
Harvest the tree within six to nine years.
Cut the tree down during the late fall.
Cut the tree down during the late fall.
Place the tree in a container with water as soon as it is cut.
Place the tree in a container with water as soon as it is cut.
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