Sad and Sorry

I have been given this xmas tree in the hope I can ' save' it. I have re-potted it into a much larger pot ( old water butt cut in half ) and added feed and fertiliser. Eventually it will need to be put in to the ground when I have a space for it. I was wondering if I should cut it back at all ? I have no idea what to do with it as my ' skills ' are basic at best. There is a lot of dead looking wood on it but also some signs of new growth. Some advice would be appreciated

 

Think carefully before you put it in the ground unless you have LOADS of space. We planted one which was shorter than our 6 year old daughter, lifted it each year for about 3 years and then decided to leave it in the garden.

It reached over 30 ft, took over the lawn and eventually the roots took almost 10 years to fully rot down. We kept it too long because we were sentimental about it being the first Christmas tree we'd had in that house.

 

Scrape the bark with your nail on the dead looking bits, if it`s green any where getting near the trunk, cut it off just past. But I think it`s going to be an odd looking shape.