Xmas Tree going brown (but needles are firmly on there)

I've been looking around and there are a fair few posts about Xmas trees going brown all over the internet. However, they all talk about the needles being shed. This tree has all it's needles intact and most of them are pretty 'stuck' to the tree (ie. running you hand over the branches doesn't take them off). I've noticed today, when going out to take the pic attached, that some branches the needles come off easily so that is a recent change.

Anyway, it's got a good mulch, good soil and has been in the pot for a while now. Branches are bendy (ie. not brittle). It's also been brown for a while but due to a move, life and other things I haven't had time to care for it or check it out.

My question is, do I just bin the tree or can I save it? My thoughts are ... compost it.

 

Its had it mate, compost it, Christmas trees never really grow very well when re planted

 

Cheers Colin. That's what I wanted to hear ... if you see what I mean :hehe:

 

Would you honestly want to bring that back into the house and decorate it for Christmas? Until you sprayed it green of course!

Not all spruce trees lose their needles the way the Christmas trees we used to have did (that wonderful noise of needles falling constantly every day after Christmas!). Some die, but still retain the needles - like this one I think.

 

It's very common for some Christmas trees to still retain their needles when they're ready for the tip, particularly spruce ones.

Actually the topic has made me smile. It's that common, I include one in a post Christmas avatar I use on some boards.

Pre-Christmas



Post Christmas!

 

Its a fact that if the plant is dead it retains its leaves/ needles, if its alive it sheds dead material.

Its brown bread mate.

 

Why am I being reminded of this?

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjOSLCR2hE"]YouTube - The Parrot Sketch[/nomedia]

 

This could be true, certainly if it's a Norway blue spruce.

I hope no one gets the needle with all this digression.

 

Sounds like it has ceased to be... It's kicked the bucket. It is an Ex-mas tree :(

 

Hi Pauby. i am afraid you are flogging a dead horse . :( your xmas tree has xpired :(.
as Sussexgardener said "would you want to bring it back into the house and decorate it for Christmas "
Give it a good send off, and purchase a new one .:thmb: music .

 

They do burn well, 'specially the needles.