University of Maryland Extension: Garden Q&A
Source: weblogs.baltimo Posted By: Benny Penito..5122 days ago
Q: Any hope of planting a Christmas tree without a root-ball? My boyfriend hates to see anything die. The more he watered our tree, the more it flourished. It actually started sprouting new buds! A nursery told us that maybe we could use a root hormone to make it grow roots. I hate to be a skeptic but is this possible? Or should we just lay our tree to rest in the woods from whence it came?
A: Sorry, there is no hope for growing a Christmas tree without a root ball. Rooting hormones will only....