Lodgepole Xmas trees.

Yours sounds lovely Hazel. Excellent reviews. (wishing I'd gone for one now) Never heard of them before.

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I used to wire the assorted greenery together then hang it in the corners of the room upside down iyswim.

I always like to have holly in vases but I think ours is male (no berries)

Would anyone like some ivy? You're welcome to come and prune it!

We do pruned branches in the conservatory, sort of hang them in the roof hung with baubles and lights. Quite effective.

I’m afraid we have a plastic one. It’s fifteen years old now and still going strong. Hardly any needle drop! When it eventually gives up the ghost I shan’t have one, but decorate an arrangement of branches instead. There’s always a load of evergreen and red dog wood which needs a prune.

I've done that many times but - my knees are not up to it this year.

This year I have the wheeze of trying to do everything as natural,as possible and picking and making stuff from the garden.

The wreath is being made from vine stems that climb up the wall and I zip off this time of year. I’m winding them into a wreath shape then using holly, evergreen and ivy from the garden to make a wreath. Also using holly and ivy to decorate the mantelpiece and perhaps the stair rail. Might run out of stamina as it will have to be done on Christmas Eve to last.

We have various other 'trees' about the place which we gave had for years but have always had a real one until about 5 years ago but I hated the artificial one so renting seem the way to go!!

Might look into rental next year, but haven’t seen it advertised here in South East.

This year we are having a Balsam Fir. It smells of oranges.

Last year was a Fraser Fir again smelling of oranges. I can thoroughly recommend the Fraser - it lasted the whole 12 days of Christmas and was as fresh at the end as at the beginning. It is the most popular tree in the USA apparently.

Having a Balsam for a change.

I have been googling Xmas tree hire near us. You can have the same tree year after year! They put a metal tag on it when they replant it. They nurture it and trim it so it doesn't get too big for your house.

They are happy trees. You can bond with your tree. ?

We used to bring our real tree in for one room but the pot got too big and heavy after about 6 years. Now buy two real ones every year. If nobody came at Christmas probably would only buy the one.

They deliver it and collect it gonegirl. And I hope they dont tell you off if the pesky thing dies.

We did it because it seems like a more ecologically sound thing to do.

We haven't done it before so I'll report back.

renting

I wonder if it's somehow better for the environment - re ting a tree. Wouldn't you have to have a large pot to accommodate the roots?

I looked at the Lodgepole, didn't like it and bought a Nordman.

We have one of each. An artificial one in the front bay and a real one for the living room.

We have a seven foot tree from a local Christmas tree farm, that at some point in the past was the biggest Christmas tree growing farm in the country.

On our way home we drove past a newly planted plantation of their trees that might well contain our Christmas tree for 2025.

we used to dig up a tree each year and plant them back but now those trees are fully grown fir trees. There are 3 gigantic ones now.
I think you must keep yours in a pot J52

We buy ours from our local community woodland but it's still too early.

And, it is no more expensive than buying one and I really really hated trying to open up a plastic one.

nannylovesshopping because they collect them after Christmas and grow them on and then they go out for rent next year!

Rather like j52 does only she has greener fingers the we do.

(Though if she comes back, she might like to know my schizophrenias did well this year! )

Gosh who could have realised there would a pecking order in Christmas trees ?well I ve got an artificial one not because I like them better but because I can keep it for years (cheaper)
Yes nannylovesshopping that’s a new one on me too

Where's that thread about things you never knew?

I'll add Lodge Pole pine trees.

I have successfully kept my growing tree from last year. I repotted it, fed and watered well.
I brought it in a couple of days ago so that it could acclimatise and I’ve just finished decorating it.

We normally do have a Nordmann - lovely tree. This year , probably against my better judgement , it's " Farmer Toms Sussex Fir ", otherwise known as the Canaan Fir.
We shall see !

Lodge poles are popular mainly because they are soft and not too prickly.
For the last couple of years I have used my old dead tree as a prop for my sweet peas. I leave it outside until the needles fall off , trim it to shape and "plant" it. I even sent a photo to gardener's question time (to put on their website presumably)

We used to always get a Norway Spruce as the smell is gorgeous but it does drop its needles eventually even when standing in water. The last few years we have had a Nordman. Superb tree and it does not drop is needles. The last few years we have managed to get one from Homebase at the start of December for £15 and that is for a 7ft tree! They seem to have an offer on each year.

Very interested as to why you would rent a tree?