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Old 27-06-2003, 03:08 AM
Diane
 
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Default My Christmas tree is dying!!

I did get a bigger pot (not ceramic), and a whole bunch of stuff the
"expert" at the nursery gave me...can't believe how much i've spent on
a tree...now just have to wait and see. I wish what I tried to do
wasn't so unusual, just imagine if at xmas every tree were replanted
instead of ending up in a landfill...hey, only six more months to go.
di



"Doug Kanter" wrote in message net.net...
Assuming you gave it a bigger pot and the tree is still standing, you didn't
fail. Gardening teaches patience. And, Homer is an asshole anyway. :-)

Did you pick up the soil test kit? Even if it ends up being a wasted effort
for this particular tree, you'll have fun with it in the future.

"Diane" wrote in message
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well now I'm bummed. I repotted it, couldn't tell anything about the
roots because it was one big clump of dirt (I admit I have no green
thumb). Homer Simpson was right; I tried and I failed miserably. The
lesson: never try.

di


Bill R wrote in message

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Diane wrote:
Last Xmas I bought a live tree with the roots still attached, I potted
it, enjoyed it for the holidays, then moved it out to my deck,
thinking I would either replant it in the spring, or maybe even reuse
it next Xmas. Well it was doing great until about a month ago, just
before we here in New England got all that rain (one month straight!).
It began to turn an ugly yellow-brown. The needles aren't dry or
falling off the way a dead tree would. Any ideas on what's wrong with
it and what I can do to save it? or is it dead already? and to think
I did this specifically to avoid having to throw out a perfectly good
tree after xmas!!!

di

Di,

It may already be to late to save it. If you can, take a
look at the roots. If they are brown and you don't see any
new fine white growth the tree will likely not make it. Too
much water is likely what caused the problem.

It is best to plant trees left over from Christmas as soon
as you can work the ground.