Christmas Trees & Stands

• Cut trees naturally lose needles, but these tips will help reduce the loss

• When home, keep your tree outside in a sheltered area, standing in water until ready to bring indoors

• Keep away from sources of heat

• When ready to bring the tree indoors, prepare the bottom of the tree base by cutting 5cm off to aid water absorption

• Use a Christmas tree stand that has a water storage container and fill it with water, replenishing it on a regular basis

• When you arrive home, remove the netting and water the tree well

• If brought indoors, place it into a water-holding container

• Keep soil moist at all times

• Keep away from sources of heat

• Immediately after the festive period place outside and follow the instructions below

• Dig a hole twice the same depth as the pot and twice as wide

• Loosen the soil into the bottom of the hole

• Carefully remove the pot keeping the root ball intact and place it in the hole

• Backfill the hole with a 50:50 mix of soil and general-purpose compost

• Water generously in the first few years to establish