New Year’s tree in a pot
New Year’s and Christmas tree in pots and containers are very popular in the Western Europe (though there fur-trees are “rented� for holidays, and then are again planted in a ground). To tell the truth, sellers say that keeping of these trees in indoor conditions is a big problem – conifers hardly adapt to overdried air of heated premises.
If cypresses and araucarias quickly get accustomed to indoor conditions, potted firs would better be planted out in spring. At that it is advisable to give fur-trees time to adapt in room conditions, though the temperature should not exceed 10-15 degrees C.
Those who do not want to cut down trees or wish to enjoy longer may buy alive firs in containers.
Container plants are optimal for decoration of areas near offices, where planting out is impossible for some reasons. However you should remember that the fur-tree in the container will not live for more than three-four years.
It is very difficult to create the necessary water-temperature conditions in the container, to provide a plant with the necessary amount of nutrients: its root system suffers from lack of space in a wooden tub, and without well-timed transplanting the fur-tree can die.