Can water be placed in Christmas tree stand?

[chris2037]

Can water be placed in Christmas tree stand?

[EricL]

Hi @chris2037 

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's marvellous to have you join us, and thanks for sharing your question about your Christmas tree stand.

From my experience most natural Xmas tree stand holders have a provision for water under the tree. But this is not a fixed rule, and it depends on the type of holder that you have. Would it be possible for you to post a picture of your Xmas tree holder? Our members will then be able to assess the type of holder that you have. We'll then be able to tell you if it can hold water.

Here is a handy guide that will help:  How to care for and keep your Christmas tree alive 

If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.

Eric

[MikeTNZ]

Hi @chris2037,

If you're asking about retaining the longevity of a Christmas tree, which are inherently pine trees, yes you can possibly fill the base of the pot that the tree wiil be supported in, with water and possibly some nutrients, but that doesn't intrinsically mean that the tree will stay "alive" for any length of time.

You need to think that this tree, once it has been cut away from its roots, it will start to die off.

How quickly or slowly that happens, depends on the environment it is placed in, air conditioning is no good for pine trees, as is central heating.

Pine trees are a natural thing, obviously, when you change their environment, they don't tend to survive as well, as they would if they were out in free air in a field or where-ever they happen to be.

This is why people buy their trees as close to Christmas as they can and inherently, this is when they are the most expensive.

Cheers,

Mike T.