When you don’t have space for a large Christmas tree or you’d like to add some holiday feel to every room of the house, mini Christmas trees are a great bang for your buck. But just what are these tiny trees, and how do you care for them?
When you don’t have space for a large Christmas tree or you’d like to add some holiday feel to every room of the house, mini Christmas trees are a great bang for your buck. But just what are these tiny trees, and how do you care for them?
While your full-sized Christmas trees are often Douglas firs or blue spruce, the miniature tabletop trees are a different breed altogether, usually European cypress. These small cypress trees can be pruned to shape for the traditional triangle-shaped tree. They are almost always sold as live plants, and you’ll see them everywhere, from the grocery store to florist shops.Since it is an evergreen, cypress will offer the traditional pine-y smell. The trees can live for decades. plant it outside after the holidays or keep it indoors as a year-round houseplant for use for holidays to come.
Live rosemary is another option for a mini Christmas tree. If you’re already growing it in your indoor herb garden, just prune the branches to that familiar Christmas tree shape. It won’t have the evergreen scent, but rosemary’s natural aroma is certainly reminiscent of holiday cooking. Decorate with ribbons or small ornaments to transform this everyday herb into a live holiday centerpiece.
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