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Th lloppner Gazette-Times. Ileppner. Oregon. Thursday December 20, 197-FIFTEEN Living Christmas trees do double duty-as decorations and plants Living Christmas trees do double duty, first as a decora tion and then as a landscape plant. They are purchased just before the December holi days, brought into the house as a Christmas tree, then planted permanently outside. "Living Christmas trees must be handled propertly in order to survive the move indoors and then out again," c, RPv McNeilan, Oregon living Christmas trees are and giant sequoia. 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Moreover, trees that were grown in their containers and have well -developed root sys tems are hardier than those that have just been dug and transplanted to large pots. When buying a containerized tree this Christmas, find out how it was grown before making the purchase. However, a nursery-grown balled-in-burlap tree that has been propertly root-pruned can make an excellent living Christmas tree, even if it requires a bit more work. When the tree is brought home, a two or three stage relocation procedure should be used so the tree can adjust to warmer inside tempera tures. Place it in an unheated garage for four days, then in an unheated room in the house, if possible. A containerized tree can be left in its container indoors. The balled-in-burlap tree must be placed in some sort of tree stand or pot that will support it and allow it to be watered. Leave the burlap wrapped around the roots and tree truck while it is in the house. Place the tree in the coolest location in the room where it will be a decoration. Keep it away from hot air ducts and large windows where the sun could cause severe scald. The tree should be kept at normal indoor temperatures no more than four to five days. The tree may respond to the higher indoor temperature by starting to grow. Test the container soil surface daily and add water when it feels dry. Water a balled-in-burlap tree only enough to keep the rootball from drying. "However, most people fail to water the tree enough and as a result it dries out and the roots are damaged," says McNeilan. Decorations are fine as long as they do not break twigs and branches. Keep hot bulbs away from the foliage and do not use flocking artificial snow. When it's time to move the tree outdoors after the holi days, reverse the procedure. Move it to successively cooler locations before placing it completely outdoors. Planting instruction for con tainerized trees : dig a hole at least twice the size of the tree's estimated root area. Mix the soil from the hole with an equal amount of organic matter such as peat moss, compost, rotted manure, saw dust or leafmold. The organic matter is espe cially important in clay soils that do not drain well, McNeilan notes. Remove the tree from the container and spread the roots out as much as possible. Then place the tree in the planting hole so the soil surface meets the tree trunk at the same place it did when the tree was in the container. Fill the hole around the plant with the mixture of soil and organic matter and water it in. Do not fertilize the plant until late spring. An organic surface mulch will protect the tree from cold temperature. Planting instructions for balled-in-burlap trees: dig a hole twice the size of the rootball and mix the soil from the with an equal amount of organic matter. Cut the twine from around the tree trunk and unwrap the burlap from the upper half of the rootball. Place the tree in the hole so the trunkline created by the soil in the rootball is at the soil surface. Fill the hole around the tree with the mixture of soil and organic matter and water it in. Do not fertilize the tree until late spring. Again, an organic surface mulch will protect the tree 'rom cold temperatures.
