Posted by sam coleridge on December 2, 2009, 11:54 am
we have got a pine tree happily growing in a pot outside for a couple of
years now. Its now about 1.4 metres high and I think this picture is the
same type of tree.
http://7art-screensavers.com/wallpapers/trees-0/big/7art-00015_green-pine-tree.jpg
We would like to bring it in over christmas and decorate it. It would be
near a southfacing window in a living room. We have central heating so the
temperature would for the most part be about 21 C.
What would be the maximum length of time we could keep it in these
conditions before it got seriously upset do you think?
Posted by Sacha on December 2, 2009, 12:58 pm
> we have got a pine tree happily growing in a pot outside for a couple of
> years now. Its now about 1.4 metres high and I think this picture is the
> same type of tree.
>
>
http://7art-screensavers.com/wallpapers/trees-0/big/7art-00015_green-pine-tree.jpg
We
>
> would like to bring it in over christmas and decorate it. It would be
> near a southfacing window in a living room. We have central heating so the
> temperature would for the most part be about 21 C.
>
> What would be the maximum length of time we could keep it in these
> conditions before it got seriously upset do you think?
We do the same and try to keep it in a saucer of water so that it has
moisture and it's always in a window, too. As it's in the dining room,
it's not kept as hot as yours would be but we usually get it outside
after about 5 days. I'd be inclined to decorate yours on Christmas Eve
and take it out on the morning after Boxing Day!
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Sacha
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Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon
Posted by Pete Stockdale on December 2, 2009, 5:38 pm
> We do the same and try to keep it in a saucer of water so that it has
> moisture and it's always in a window, too. As it's in the dining room,
> it's not kept as hot as yours would be but we usually get it outside after
> about 5 days. I'd be inclined to decorate yours on Christmas Eve and take
> it out on the morning after Boxing Day!
I got a similar tree last year, brought it in and decorated it about a week
before Christmas.
Ejected it on twelfth night.
It has put on a lot of new growth over the summer and I intend to bring it
in for the similar period this year.
Saucers of water are all very well in very hot weather but at normal room
temperatures,
they do more harm than good.
A few extra days in non extreme temperatures will do it no harm at all.
The key to survival is to apply water very sparingly over the dormant winter
period.
Regards
Pete
www.thecanalshop.com
Posted by Muddymike on December 4, 2009, 5:29 am
> we have got a pine tree happily growing in a pot outside for a
> couple of years now. Its now about 1.4 metres high and I think
> this picture is the same type of tree.
>
http://7art-screensavers.com/wallpapers/trees-0/big/7art-00015_green-pine-tree.jpg
> We would like to bring it in over christmas and decorate it.
> It would be near a southfacing window in a living room. We
> have central heating so the temperature would for the most part
> be about 21 C.
> What would be the maximum length of time we could keep it in
> these conditions before it got seriously upset do you think?
An uncle of mine used the same potted Christmas tree for several
years, it always came in on Christmas eve and went back out after
twelfth night. He even kept it pruned to fit the corner of the
room!!
Mike
Posted by <vicky on December 7, 2009, 2:22 pm
> An uncle of mine used the same potted Christmas tree for several
> years, it always came in on Christmas eve and went back out after
> twelfth night. He even kept it pruned to fit the corner of the
> room!!
We bought a living tree for the first time last year. You can see where
it has grown a bit, but Nick doesn't think it's looking healthy enough
to come in. I think maybe it will go outside the front door this year.
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> years now. Its now about 1.4 metres high and I think this picture is the
> same type of tree.
>
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