Living Christmas Trees Bring Lasting Charm

As more and more people realize the importance of incorporating trees into their landscape the desire to use a living Christmas tree for the holidays grows. If properly cared for, living Christmas trees may often be used more than one year as a living Christmas tree in the home. Most living Christmas trees are fast growing, and typically can not remain in a container for more than two years. Once they’ve out grown their pot, living Christmas trees can be planted in your landscape and serve as outdoor Christmas trees for many years to come. As they mature you can use the tree as a yearly source for cut greens to use during the holidays. 

 

Here are some great options for living Christmas Trees at Al’s Garden Center this Christmas season:

 

Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra ‘Arnold’): This well shaped pine has beautiful dark green needles. It is often used as a living Christmas tree because of its bushy, sturdy shape.

Black Hills Spruce (Picea glauca densata): Shapely ‘Christmas tree’ type evergreen with short bluish needles. It has excellent natural form. 

 

Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii): This broad-pyramidal tree has soft bluish-green foliage. The space between strong branches is favored for spotlight Christmas ornaments.

Dwarf Alberta Spruce (Picea glauca ‘Conica'): This stiff conical, tight-growing spruce is excellent for a small table and is very suitable for year-round container growing. New foliage in the spring is a soft chartreuse color.

 

Dwarf Globe Blue Spruce (Picea pungens 'Globosa':)Globe-shaped evergreen shrub is dwarf, flat-topped and densely branched. Bright blue needles hold their color all year but are brighter in summer.

 

Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus): One of the fastest growing landscape pines with a symmetrical pyramid form. Its soft blue-green foliage on smooth gray-green bark darkens with age. 

Fat Albert Spruce (Picea pungens 'Fat Albert'): This medium growing spruce has a beautiful blue color and makes a great Christmas tree shape.

 

Mountain Hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana): The irregular shape of this native Oregon tree makes it a unique living Christmas tree. Its slow-growing habit makes it a nice specimen tree for a smaller yard after the holidays.

 

Nordmann Fir (Abies nordmanniana):. On strong branches, glossy dark green tips are usually blunt and pointed making it a favorite for Christmas ornaments.