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From: [e-mail] (David Hamilton)
Newsgroups: rec.gardens,alt.bonsai
Subject: Re: Christmas tree alternative?
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Date: 20 Nov 92 15:54:53 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Marzena Makuta-Giluk) writes:
|>
|> How about this idea: get a bonsai.  It smells like the real
|> thing and looks like a real Christmass tree in miniature.
|> You can gently decorate it with tiny ornaments every year
|> (no lights though) and you would have a nice plant at other times too.
|> No need to ever get rid of it, since it does not grow too large.
|>
|> Marzena

I've a dwarf spruce that I've used as a Christmas tree for the last year
or two.  It's not had any training but with miniature decorations
it looks just like a small version of the real thing.

One thing to watch, though, don't being your outdoor bonsai inside for
too long at this time of year.  This must be the number one way of
killing them.

On a pine.. "It looked lovely, sitting on top of the T.V, then all the
needles fell off.  What did I do wrong"(!)

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