The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Growing => Gardens => Topic started by: suziequeue on June 24, 2012, 12:47:38 pm
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Well - just like in the tale, we have rescued a little christmas tree from our Danish neighbours who were moving house.
It was fairly popping out of its container - dreadfully pot bound and starting to look a bit sorry for itself.
I have pruned it and repotted it in a large container full of ericaceous compost with added plant food in the hope that it might recover.
Any suggestions as to how I can help it along further?
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give it time .. they often just sit & sulk for a while, then go mad and grow massively!
try not to over water, they are "designed" for frozen areas where water is ice for much of the time...
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OK little blue. thanks.
I did water it in but I will put it in a sheltered spot where it won't get drenched by the summer weather ::)
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Years ago I rescued a tiny christmas tree which had been left in a sack dumped by the plantation planters (sounds like it was a kitten :D ) I was being self-righteous and clearing up their litter and noticed this one tree abandoned and alone. I planted it in my hedge and for a couple of years it didn't do well and I thought it must have been left dry for too long. However, it's now much taller than me and growing strongly, not as tall as its chums a couple of fields away, but happy and healthy :xmas:
Trees don't like pots much, so if there is somewhere you can put it in the ground it will prefer that.