Cut Trees
If you’re not going to bring your tree in the house immediately, keep it in a cool area with the tree base in a bucket of water, above freezing temperatures. A garage or basement works well. When you’re ready to set up your tree, cut 1-2” from the base and promptly place the tree in water. Do not cut or shave bark from the sides of the trunk. This greatly reduces the tree’s ability to take up water. After you set the tree up inside your house, be sure to check and add water daily. In a warm house, the tree can “drink” up to a gallon a day.
If you have a netted tree, set it up in the tree stand with the net on. Using scissors, cut the netting from the top down about halfway. Then cut from the bottom up to remove the netting from the tree. The netting can be recycled with plastics.
We are not selling live trees this year because they do not transplant well after being inside a warm home for several weeks.