Hello one 'n' all

Although I have donned my heat-proof suit for mentioning Christmas in
October, you can all put away your flame throwers because this one is very
definitely on-topic ;o)

Was in the garden centre today and remembered that the kids had asked for a
Christmas tree for the garden. saw many that looked close but none that
convinced me they were the 'right' one. staff not much help either on this
occasion. it is difficult to relate a real live growing plant to the poor
dried out specimens that are available on the high street at christmas time.

The one I mean is the traditional green chappie not the later (more
fashionable ?) blue things. Anyone know its name? I expect common or latin
would do.

Thanks

--
William Tasso - http://www.tbdata.com/

For many years now we have used a Bay tree in a tub as a Christmas tree.
It has the advantage of not dropping needles and also smelling very nice!.
For the rest of the year it lives on the patio and provides us with bay leaves for
our cooking surprisingly enough!
Chris King ~ Somerset

Pam Moore wrote in message
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| On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 18:56:12 +0100, "William Tasso"
| wrote:
|
|
| The one I mean is the traditional green chappie not the later (more
| fashionable ?) blue things. Anyone know its name? I expect common or latin
| would do.
|
| It is picea abies or Norway Spruce.
|
| Cheers
| Pam
|
| Bristol

In message , CK
writes
For many years now we have used a Bay tree in a tub as a Christmas
tree. It has the advantage of not dropping needles and also smelling
very nice!. For the rest of the year it lives on the patio and provides
us with bay leaves for
our cooking surprisingly enough!

Do you keep it cool indoors? or does it survive a warm room?

--
dave @ stejonda

calculate your ecological footprint http://www.lead.org/leadnet/footprint/

"CK" wrote in message
...
For many years now we have used a Bay tree in a tub as a Christmas tree.
It has the advantage of not dropping needles and also smelling very nice!.
For the rest of the year it lives on the patio and provides us with bay
leaves for
our cooking surprisingly enough!
Chris King ~ Somerset

That sounds delightful!

Mary

We have it in our hall for 2-3 weeks over the Christmas period.
It is pretty warm there, not really hot, but I don't think it would mind being hot
provided you give it a bit of water, after all it gets pretty hot on the patio in the
summer.
The only thing we do, is to take care not to put it back out if it is very cold
weather without acclimatising it a bit first!

dave @ stejonda wrote in message
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| In message , CK
| writes
| For many years now we have used a Bay tree in a tub as a Christmas
| tree. It has the advantage of not dropping needles and also smelling
| very nice!. For the rest of the year it lives on the patio and provides
| us with bay leaves for
| our cooking surprisingly enough!
|
| Do you keep it cool indoors? or does it survive a warm room?
|
| --
| dave @ stejonda
|
| calculate your ecological footprint http://www.lead.org/leadnet/footprint/

In message , CK
writes
We have it in our hall for 2-3 weeks over the Christmas period. It is
pretty warm there, not really hot, but I don't think it would mind
being hot provided you give it a bit of water, after all it gets pretty
hot on the patio in the summer. The only thing we do, is to take care
not to put it back out if it is very cold weather without acclimatising
it a bit first!

thanks for that

--
dave @ stejonda

calculate your ecological footprint http://www.lead.org/leadnet/footprint/

In article , Mary Fisher
writes

"CK" wrote in message
...
For many years now we have used a Bay tree in a tub as a Christmas tree.
It has the advantage of not dropping needles and also smelling very nice!.
For the rest of the year it lives on the patio and provides us with bay
leaves for
our cooking surprisingly enough!
Chris King ~ Somerset

That sounds delightful!

When we lived in Cornwall, we had masses of holly growing naturally
about the place. We used to select a bush full and glowing with bright
berries for our annual Xmas tree and it always attracted a lot of
favourable comment. We don't have that abundance of holly now, but we do
have a lovely tree of it not far from our front door which we decorate
with Xmas lights for the festive season. It is a delight to see the
village carol singers gathering round it when they call each year and it
gives an appropriate welcome to visitors calling on us at Yuletide. Up
to now the tree is full of berries, but they are often taken by birds
during winter - a Xmas gift to our feathered friends!
--
Alan & Joan Gould, North Lincs.

Pam Moore wrote in
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The one I mean is the traditional green chappie not the later (more
fashionable ?) blue things. Anyone know its name? I expect common or
latin would do.

It is picea abies or Norway Spruce.

....but I would think twice about planting one if I were you. They grow
pretty fast, and are not at all attractive once they have got past the
'christmas tree' size. My mother has one planted perhaps 20 years ago:
it's all lanky bare trunk and bubbles of sap.

Pick something slower-growing, or be prepared to give it the chop a few
years hence.

Victoria