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Article: Has your living Christmas tree grown cramped in its pot.
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- Sunset
- Article date:
- December 1, 1986
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Has your living Christmas tree grown cramped in its pot?
Over the years, a living Christmas tree can become a treasured part of your family's holiday tradition, like an old friend who dresses up to join you during holiday festivities.
But being cramped in a container can take its toll on your needled friend. While many slower-growing conifers, such as noble and white fir and dwarf Alberta spruce, can do well in a container for years, others, such as Monterey pine and Douglas fir, need special care to remain healthy.
Most just get too big for their containers. Their growth slows and they begin to look ragged. Sooner or later you'll have to ...