Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: emma T on December 05, 2012, 11:41:56 AM
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I have a nice potted Sciadopitys verticillata, or Japanese Umbrella-pine and its big enough i think to use as a christmas tree .
My question is has anyone done this before and if so how did it cope being inside your house for 20 odd days ?
I guess i might just have to try it for my self. I dont want to kill it as its such a great little tree and is growing much better than i ever thought it would .
Other option is just to tinsel it up and leave it outside ;D
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Haven't tried this with a Sciadopitys, Emma.
But I wouldn't risk it, or any other living tree indoors for that length of time.
I'd do a maximum of one week indoors, after a spell getting it gradually accustomed to higher temperatures and then the reverse to get it prepared for going back outside. I'd think a Sciadopitys would be 'too good' to risk , really. Better to tinsel it up and keep it outside on the doorstep, for a classy holiday statement that both looks good and keeps your tree alive.
Sciadopitys are so slow growing it would be such a pit to risk it.
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I will make it pretty where it is ;D Mine seems to grow much faster than i thought it would , it must like me :)