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Old 29-12-2016, 10:09
Achtung
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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?
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Old 29-12-2016, 10:12
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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?
What kind of wood?

It would be dreadful if you were to plant an evergreen in the middle of a natural wooded area.
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Old 29-12-2016, 10:14
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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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Old 29-12-2016, 10:24
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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.
It's a natural wooded area but there's a bit of open space slightly away from the main wood.

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.
It's a council run area, I think. You are right though, they might need to control the growth of trees for various reasons. Our intentions are good but I hadn't thought of these complications.
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Old 29-12-2016, 10:24
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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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Old 29-12-2016, 10:26
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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.
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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Old 29-12-2016, 10:41
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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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Old 29-12-2016, 17:08
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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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Old 29-12-2016, 17:58
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Some of these "open areas" are fire breaks.
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Old 29-12-2016, 20:48
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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.
There's a mini Christmas tree in a tub in my dad's back yard that must have been there for 20 years now. It was about 18 inches when I bought it (as a joke, because I never bother with Christmas decorations) and it's now attained the dizzy height of about two feet.
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