Christmas Tree 911

[Hambone 0]

HELP HELP...MY TREE IS DYING AND IT HAS A WAYS TO GO YET....ANY IDEAS ON HOW TO GET IT TO GET WATER? ITS NOT DRINKING ANY WATER. I HAVE THE STAND FULL OF WATER BUT IT JUST WON'T DRINK...HELP I FEAR THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT...OH CHRISTMAS TREE OH CHRISTMAS TREE WHY MUST YOU DIE ON ME....

Yeah...You need to grow up. -Skymama

[wmw999 2,589]

Did you cut a little bit off the end before putting it into water? Sometimes the end seals off, and it won't drink as much water.

One thing you cna to to make the needles stay on is to flock the tree (that white fake snow stuff). Only take the ornaments off while you flock it.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[Hambone 0]

i did not cut any off as i do not have a saw. but do you think that drilling little holes in the bottom would to the trick?

Yeah...You need to grow up. -Skymama

[CSpenceFLY 1]

That might work.

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[artistcalledian 0]

i thought this topic was going to be about a suicidal muslim tree

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drive it like you stole it and f*ck the police

[SpeedRacer 1]

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i did not cut any off as i do not have a saw. but do you think that drilling little holes in the bottom would to the trick?

THIS is your problem. A tree is a plant. The bottom MUST be freshly cut before sticking it in water, otherwise the dried sap SEALS off the xylem and the tree can't get water. By freshly cut I mean within a half hour of putting it in water. And no, drilling holes might not work so well. The drill bit will just crush the xylem tubes mostly. Might work a little bit, who knows, but go get a frikkin' saw and do it right.

When a christmas tree has been freshly cut on the bottom before placing in water, it will "drink" a LOT of water every day. We're talking like a couple quarts per day for a six foot tree. You gotta keep refilling the pot pretty much every day or every other day. If your tree isn't sucking up a lot of water every day, then something is wrong.

Also, don't let the bottom dry out for too long, or the bottom might seal up again.

Speed Racer
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[mdrejhon 8]

Walmart and Home Depot has small saws for cheap -- something like $5 or so. Get one of these to save the tree.

Drilling holes may work if you drill lots of holes from edge to edge, but you need plenty of surface area from side to side. since the wood is kind of like many parallel vertical straws.

[freefal 0]

I've never heard of 'flocking' a tree before, but give it a try.
If that doesn't work, then I guess you're just flocked!


Of course, then you'll be able to say to everyone, "Look at my flocking tree!" "Can you flocking beleive this!" "Ahhh flock it!

"Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

[SpeedRacer 1]

http://forestry.about.com/od/christmastrees1/ht/fresh_cut_xmas.htm

bottom line, you gotta saw the bottom inch off & then put the tree in water, & keep the bottom wet.

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[Hambone 0]

thanks...i am going to try to get to that tonight...nothing like wood work in the living room...

Yeah...You need to grow up. -Skymama