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- From: dmiller@theory.lcs.mit.edu (Dick and Jill Miller)
- Subject: Re:Keeping Christmas tree in a pot
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.142850.20782@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 14:28:50 GMT
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- >Subject: Keeping Christmas tree in pot year-round
- >
- >Now the question. I have the little blue spruce (kinda catchy..
- >Hmmmm maybe there's a song in that....) in a 14" dia pot which is
- >slightly larger than the ball. I'm planning on keeping it in a
- >pot so that my son can bring it in next Christmas for his room.
- >Should I leave it in the 14" pot or put it in a much larger pot
- >now? I'm not going to leave it simple balled-up, I'm going to
- >actually plant it (you know, good dirt, gravel in bottom for
- >drainage, etc.).
- >
- >I suspect that after next Christmas, the tree will be too big
- >for Thomas' room (might be big enough for living room...).
- >
- >Anybody done this successfully? Any suggestions, comments,
- >thoughts welcome.
- >
- >John T.
-
- You COULD turn it into a bonsai and keep it small, altho bluespruce is not
- the best candidate for becoming a bonsai. Check out alt.bonsai. Post a
- query there. Sounds like a fun project to me. 2-3 feet is a good size for
- a bonsai altho we often think of them as only inches high, the pines and
- spruces are usually quite a bit larger.
-
- Be aware, that growing a tree in a pot is a relatively demanding project.
- You have to be very careful about watering enough but not too much, etc and
- the tree has to stay outside most of the time.
-
- --Jill
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