What are Spruce Christmas Trees?
Forming a beautiful Christmas Tree shape, the Spruce specie has a slightly different appearance from alternative options with a yellow tint to the branches and finer needles.
With its unique and fine characteristics, the Spruce Christmas tree is known to be the tree that lives outdoors during the festive period. If that’s exactly what you’re looking for, the Spruce tree makes one of the most popular selections with its vibrant colour and traditional shape.
Spruce trees are also known to have spiky needles, making them sharper to handle so be sure to handle them carefully when setting up your tree and decorations.
Getting your Spruce Christmas Tree
At Scotts House Farm in Newcastle upon Tyne, you can browse our range of Spruce Christmas Trees, ranging from 5ft to 12ft.
Coming in all different shapes and sizes, the Spruce tree makes a great selection for any outdoor area that you are looking to place your tree.
Spruce Christmas Trees FAQs
Do Spruce trees make good Christmas Trees?
Given their traditional style and shape, the Spruce tree makes a great selection for anyone that is looking for an outdoor Christmas Tree. They are not great at handling heat, causing them to drop their needles quickly when placed indoors or near any heat source.
How long will a Spruce Christmas Tree last?
It is said that a Spruce Christmas Tree can last up to five weeks which is plenty of time to cover the festive period. As they are more prone to dropping their needles, they do require more care and attention to ensure the needles do not dry out.
How to look after a Spruce Christmas Tree?
First and foremost, Spruce trees should only be placed outdoor. There are certain indoor conditions that they could survive but any source of heat will typically cause a Spruce tree to lose their needles quickly. With that being said, we recommend saving a Spruce tree for outdoors and keeping it away from anything that would emit heat.
After your Spruce has arrived home, you should look to cut a slice off the bottom of the base. This will remove the outer layer of sap, allowing the tree to effectively soak up the water from its stand.
For the first 24 hours that you have your tree standing, make sure to check the water level as it is likely to absorb the water faster. From then on, it is important to keep checking the water regularly to ensure the tree does not dry out.
These initial 24 hours will also be key for the branches dropping down as the branches will likely be folding up if the tree has been netted. This can make it difficult for you to put your decorations on, so you may wish to wait the initial 24 hours to let them drop.
Scott's House Farm Christmas Trees 