4FT Potted Blue Spruce Christmas Tree

If you have bought a pot-grown blue spruce for use as a Christmas tree that you now want to plant outside, bear in mind that your tree will be going from a centrally heated home to cool temperatures outside. Acclimatise it gradually by standing in a cool place such as a porch or cool greenhouse for a few days.

• Stand the tree in water to ensure its roots are damp. Dig a square hole that’s wider than the pot your tree is in, and the same depth. Lightly fork the base and sides of the hole to to loosen it


• Stand the tree in the planting hole, checking that the top of the root ball is level with the soil surface


• Backfill with excavated soil around the rootball, then use your heel to firm the soil around it


• Water the tree thoroughly, then keep it well for at least the first year


• Mulch with a layer of bark to help retain moisture while the soil establishes

• Article number
  39434
• EAN code
  9900000028787
• Type of Christmas Tree
  Blue Spruce
• Blocked or Potted
  Potted

• Delivery takes place within 7 days.
• Our delivery team will be in touch to arrange a convenient delivery date to suit yourself.

Delivery costs (where applicable) are applied per order, not per item.

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Christmas tree care

Remember to ask your supplier where the trees come from, and to choose a locally sourced and grown tree, or one that has at least been grown in the UK rather than abroad.

When displaying trees indoors, avoid placing them too close to a fire or radiator, as this will cause excessive moisture loss and needle drop.

Cut trees

• When you get the tree home, saw 2.5cm (1in) off the bottom with a pruning saw - We have already done this for you.
• Place in a stand with a well of water in the base
• Check daily and top up the water when the level drops
• With care, cut trees should last about four weeks

Trees in pots

• To reduce stress and damage to living trees, display them in a cool room
• Bring trees indoors as late as possible – the weekend before Christmas is ideal
• Do not keep living trees in the house any longer than 12 days, but be guided by the tree. If it looks unhappy, put it back outside

Either plant the tree out in the garden after Christmas, or (if you want to bring it indoors again next year) grow it on in a container, moving it into a bigger pot annually until you reach the maximum size that can be moved comfortably (about 45cm (18in) diameter and depth).  Soil-based John Innes No 2 potting media is ideal.