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Are you allowed to just plant a tree?
Me and my friend have one of those mini real Christmas trees and instead of throwing it away, we were thinking of planting it. We know a nice spot in a wooded area next to a cemetery. My question is, would we be allowed to do this or would we be doing more harm than good?
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Me and my friend have one of those mini real Christmas trees and instead of throwing it away, we were thinking of planting it. We know a nice spot in a wooded area next to a cemetery. My question is, would we be allowed to do this or would we be doing more harm than good?
It would be dreadful if you were to plant an evergreen in the middle of a natural wooded area. |
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Unless the tree has some root stock, it's not got a chance of growing.
Anyway, before planting a tree you should ask permission of the landowner(s). He/They may have good reasons NOT to allow that type of tree - (e.g. they might even be tree farmers) or to control pest infestation. |
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What kind of wood?
It would be dreadful if you were to plant an evergreen in the middle of a natural wooded area. Quote:
Unless the tree has some root stock, it's not got a chance of growing.
Anyway, before planting a tree you should ask permission of the landowner(s). He/They may have good reasons NOT to allow that type of tree - (e.g. they might even be tree farmers) or to control pest infestation. |
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Just plant it in your garden (or somebody else's) then use it again next year. You can even plant them in large tubs, where they will often remain at a near-bonsai size.
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Just plant it in your garden (or somebody else's) then use it again next year. You can even plant them in large tubs, where they will often remain at a near-bonsai size.
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Best to leave it in a tub. Otherwise you'll have to spend a couple of hundred quid getting rid of it after it's grown too big and swamped the area around it.
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Christmas trees can become VERY big especially if the have no competition from nearby trees. They can also kill most of the undergrowth and prevent the passage of grass cutting machinery.
If you want to plant one in your own garden then it wants to be at least its mature height away from buildings. Mature height could be 20 to 40 feet. It is quite surprising how many turn up on private land at the back of gardens or on verges at the front. |
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Some of these "open areas" are fire breaks.
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My friend's mum has a back yard so we could put it in there in a slightly larger tub. Thanks for the tip.
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