Comments on: The Eco-friendly Christmas Tree Dilemma

By: nan

nan — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:46:47 +0000

Excellent, Danika! I can’t believe I left that out! lol People do keep them in pots all year and for many years, but the best think to do is take it right back out after Christmas, keep it in the shade, water it, and plant it in the spring. Here in NM, local guys dig up the smaller ones and b&b them. I haven’t had much luck with them, because I don’t think they are handled right in the beginning, lowering their survival rate.

By: Danika Carter

Danika Carter — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:36:04 +0000

You can also buy a live tree. It’s probably not going to be organic…at least until you get it but if you put it in your yard the rest of the year and care for it, you can use it year after year…at least until it gets too big for a pot or to heavy to carry. Then you can plant it in your yard.

By: nan

nan — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:51:48 +0000

At the flea market, we had a big branch in a gallon coffee can filled with sand as a display for ornaments. It doubled as an earring and necklace display in summer. :)

I love the manzanita branch! Sounds stunning…….

By: Esmaa Self

Esmaa Self — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:42:57 +0000

BTW, all that offered as further suggestion on how one can have a lovely holiday display and a healthy planet too. :D

By: Esmaa Self

Esmaa Self — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:41:46 +0000

I had for years a six foot manzanita branch that I used as a Christmas tree. White lights, brass ornaments and glass icicles … stunning effect!

While I did move that branch from CA to ID, it didn’t make the cut in the move from ID to CO (one of the largest U-Haul trucks plus a stuffed-to-the-vents-with-greenhouse-equipment-trailer… and to think we sold the Sun Valley greenhouse, too… oy vey… ) Anyway, now I have a small faux forest of silk redwoods ranging in height from 3 to 5 feet. Love it.