Ok my wife and I chooped our tree this weekend and so far we have been filling it (the water receptical) with water everyday…it’s sucking it up very quickly. We have done this every year, however, this year we cut our own tree from a local tree farm. Usually we just buy a real tree already cut and put it up. Anyway, this tree is really sucking up the water, my father told me to put an asprin in the water…he wasn’t sure why, but that he had heard it somewhere. I don’t know why he waited 34 years to tell me this…but hey, we had fake trees growing up.
So does anyone do anything special to the water your christmas tree is in? If so what? And does it require an asprin?
ok, not to sound cynical…watering a dead tree? you’re teasing the poor thing! let the kids enjoy wrapping presents under it and throw it in the street like everyone else. I think your father put aspirin in the water so the tree wouldn’t feel the pain! ha ha! just kidding. I’m allergic to real trees anyways, so i have never owned one. But no, i have never heard of aspirin in the water. I guess that is something i should research myself
Freshly cut trees suck a lot of water for the first few days. I’ve never added aspirin or anything to the water, and the trees have all lasted a good long time.
For the first week, the tree will be sucking up water very quickly. You MUST make sure that you always keep it wet. Do not let the tree stand go anywhere close to dry. You want all those branches and needles to stay nice and hydrated. This is critical to prevent drying out, especially from the lights. Keep its feet wet to have a safe holiday.
I can’t think that there will be any noticable effect on your tree. It may help stimulate the xylem to continue transporting water, but that’s nothing more than a SWAG. [After preview]lieu’s observation might support this hypo[/After preview]
One tab in the water probably wouldn’t have as dramatic an effect. In short, I can’t see any good reasons to do this, and there is potentially the bad reason of killing the tree.
BTW, WoMackdaddie, the tree isn’t dead the minute you cut it. It takes some time for the xylem to stop transporting water. During that time, the tree will still be alive, if dying at a slower rate. In fact, once the tree is truly dead, it dries out quickly and becomes a serious fire hazard.
Giving plants an aspirin may help reduce cardiovascular mortality and risk of further strokes – axe your doctor. It may increase the chance of Rye Syndrome.