Live Christmas trees offer many benefits to families interested in celebrating the holiday without visiting a tree lot. Not only are they more eco-friendly than cut trees, but they are more fragrant, harder to tip over, and last longer. If you’re intimidated by caring for a living tree indoors, consider these tree care facts.

A Guide to Maintaining a Living Christmas Tree

What Types of Trees Can You Buy?

You can buy the same type of live Christmas trees as you can find cut on a tree lot, in addition to other varieties. Fraser firs, Douglas firs, and Austrian pines are among the most common. A tree care service or nursery will have them available and can guide you toward buying the type best suited for your home, climate, and your yard’s soil.  

How Do You Take Care of Them?

Before bringing the tree indoors, it will need to be hosed off, shaken free of loose needles, and given time to acclimate to the indoor temperature before you begin decorating it. Living trees thrive in outdoor environments, so you should only plan to keep it indoors for ten to 14 days. While inside, it should be potted, watered daily, and fed with regular applications of mulch. 

Can You Replant Them After Christmas?

Perhaps the best part of owning a living Christmas tree is that it can be replanted outdoors and used indoor year after year, too. With the right tree care, it can be dug up, prepared for indoor use, and replanted for additional growth. Eventually, the tree will grow too large to be transported inside easily, but that will allow you to permanently plant the tree outdoors and purchase a new indoor tree.

Residents in Cleves, OH, can find expert tree care services from Mike’s Tree Service. Their experienced specialists can help you choose, care for, and replant a living Christmas tree for your home. They have a selection available for sale in their nursery. Call (513) 353-0395 to schedule a consultation, or visit them online to learn more about their tree care services.