What to do with the natural Christmas tree after the holidays

Christmas tree recycling

Although it may already be too late to put it into practice, sometimes the solution comes before the purchase. Most stores sell the fir or pine trees as disposable, i.e., without roots. This makes it difficult to recover or maintain the tree when Christmas is over, as it will not be able to cling to life. Therefore, if we want to be kind to nature, we must be sure to buy a potted tree with roots.

To check if this is the case, before buying, choose the tree and pull it to make sure that the root ball comes out whole and the soil does not crumble when it comes out of the pot. If it does, it is a sign that the spruce is rooted and we can take it home.

If it is the first year that you buy it, you can keep it in its original pot the first Christmas, but change it when they finish to a larger and wider pot. Both during and after the holidays you should water it, do not forget that it is a living being, even if it does not look so disguised. It is very important to keep it humid since the fir or pine are not indoor species and during the holidays they will suffer the harsh effects of heating and heat when they are trees from cold climates.

For the above reasons it can be difficult to recover a Christmas tree after the holidays, but nothing is impossible. Try, while it is inside the house, not to place it too close to the radiators, open the windows for a while as far as possible, humidify it from time to time and take it outside as soon as possible after the holidays are over.

Now it is time to remove the ornaments, transplant it to a much larger pot with a drainage hole at the base and water it very often until you restore the vitality lost during the Christmas days.

You can also, if you have a garden or patio, transplant it in the ground, with which you will achieve a better development and a complete growth that can reach up to five meters in height. Fir or pine trees are very beautiful trees that can bring a lot of life to your exteriors.

If you don't have a terrace or garden, you can always give it to a relative or friend who does have space for the tree to continue living and decorating at the same time.

Another possible option is to take the natural tree to special collection and recycling centers that will recover the tree or use it as fertilizer or compost for the maintenance of other species and specimens. In this way, your tree will not end up in the garbage and will have a natural and useful end of cycle.

Some municipalities and governments have public services for the collection of natural trees after the festivities, which are then used in parks or other outdoor infrastructures if the tree has been recovered and is alive, or converted into ecological compost for the fertilization of such places, for example.

You can see that there are many possibilities that prevent your tree, after finishing its Christmas task, to go to the trash or die a sad death. It can always continue to live safe and sound with proper care or serve as an aid to the ecological maintenance of other plants or trees if we can not keep it alive.