When do you set up your live Christmas Tree?

Question

The weekend after Thanksgiving is when Christmas tree lots and Christmas tree farms usually first open for business. This is the best time to buy a live Christmas tree if you want a wide selection.

This is some info that I found, do people just buy their Christmas Tree around this time and wait a few weeks to set it up and decorate it? I'm just worried that the tree will dry out if we set it up to early. I will make sure it has plenty of water and that the lights aren't on unattended.

Answer 1

If you make sure the tree has plenty of water it should be fine. My sister always buys hers the day they go on sale and it always lasts. Just make sure it has plenty of water.

Answer 2

Well, I don't know if it's any consolation, but the trees sold at commercial lots come from tree farms. The trees are planted to be harvested at certain stages of growth. The larger trees have been growing more years and cost more. So if you purchase a tree from a commercial Christmas Tree lot, you might be able to take some (cold?) comfort in this. ...... On the potted tree idea: You need to look around more. Some can last about 2 weeks indoors if kept from a heat source or register and watered properly during the stay indoors. I have seen some that recommend spritzing the needles lightly with water to help the needles not dry out and drop. But it's probable that you'll use lights on the tree and/or decorations that won't take to being misted, so misting is not very practical. An evergreen (with a pot/root ball) does take a 'shock' from being taken indoors. They are not acclimated to the dry heat in modern homes in winter. I'd suggest you look into different types available in your area and research on line, what specific type might be best suited to planting out after it's served as your Christmas tree. ... Bear in mind that if you can acclimate over a couple of days to the lower outdoor temps again rather than just taking it out and planting it immediately, you will avoid some needle drop from the shock of temperature change. ... When you do plant it out, if you can place it in a slightly more protected area (protected from direct wind mainly) your tree will have a better chance of 'taking' and growing. ... I think buying a potted/root ball tree that you plant out after Christmas is worth a try. I have friends who do this year after year. Some years the tree 'takes' and other years they die. But that's true in nature too - some trees survive to grow large and others do not. Since it matters to you, it can't hurt to try it. ... Go into it with realistic expectations and enjoy your Christmas season.

Answer 3

My family used to buy trees mid december, and then we just wait a few days (two or three) to set up the tree.

It lasts longer that way, , because ours can't survive with the medium heat for two months.

Answer 4

i'm not sure...as we always just go cut down a tree from the forest like two weeks before xmas and let it dry off then set it up and water it...it gets alittle dry but survives.

Answer 5

I bought mine the night before Thanksgiving. As long as you keep it watered it will be fine until christmas.

Answer 6

IF you keep it well watered, it will last the entire season. Out of my own preferences we don't get our tree til first weekend of December.

Answer 7

We set up the fake tree after thanksgiving dinner in the evening. We can't have a live one the chemicals they use on them kill my allergies.

Answer 8

my family usually gets ours about a week and a half before christmas. we keep ours watered and stuff and its fine.

Answer 9

We have fun putting together the fake, plastic one we use every year :) It's kind of a tradition now. We always put it up one week in to December.

Answer 10

december the first because that we start celebrating

Answer 11

my parents and i don't have a live xmass tree, but my grandparents put theirs up the week after thanks giving

Answer 12

Its not Biblical so I dont

Answer 13

it will be best by dec 1st