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no. the sprout from a tree comes from the trees roots, which have already been chopped off in this case. however, if there are still any healthy, small branches, you can cut them with a sharp pair of pruners at an angle and stick them in a jar or vase of water. keep the vase full of water and fresh and pretty soon, roots will emerge! after a couple months the roots will be long enough for you to plant the new shoots in a safe place outside. make sure they always have plenty of water! If the shoots you trimmed dont make roots after you put them in a vase, they were probably already too old.

This is in addition to the answer above. Actually our Christmas tree is doing exactly that. I have never seen this before. We got it about a month ago (it's Jan 3rd today). It's been watered well & sits by 2 large windows during the day & has bright lamps inside near it at night. It's still drinking a lot of water - 2 wine bottles of water/day (the bottles are easy to get under & pour into tree stand without spilling). A week ago I first noticed what looked like tiny pine cones appearing all of the tree, mostly in clusters of 3 or more at the end of branches. Now these are all opening up with fresh light green new sprouts!! I'm going to cut several branches before we put the tree on the curb & put in water. I almost hate to even put it on the curb tho!! Oh and it's a Balsam. I'm pretty amazed!!

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The longest lasting Christmas tree?

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How many Christmas trees get cut down each Christmas?

25-35 million trees


Where can I Cut down a Christmas Tree?

Anywhere there are trees.


Does a real cut Christmas tree produce oxygen?

No


What are common Christmas cut out ideas?

Common Christmas cut outs would be cut outs of Santa, reindeer, snowflakes, and trees. There are many different cut outs that are used every year during Christmas time.


How many Christmas trees are cut down every year?

the answer is that over 34 million chrismas trees are cut down each year.


Where can one purchase Christmas trees?

One can purchase Christmas trees from local shops, for example Home Depot, or go to Christmas tree farms and local lots and purchase fresh cut trees there. It is also possible to find Christmas trees in some online shops.


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Where can I get a chainsaw to cut trees for Christmas?

If you need to cut down trees, there are a few options as to where you can purchase a good chainsaw. Lowes carry some of the best quality chainsaws in America.


How do trees produce?

because people cut down trees and sell them and they make stuff out of wood that was produced by tree


How many Christmas trees must be cut down on Christmas?

my opinion is none MUST be cut but some will be cut, I have an artificial tree that looks real and we use it every year. Why kill a tree just for a short holiday?


Why we cut trees?

Oxygen! trees and other vegetation are the only things apart from some specific chemical reactions which only produce small amounts of oxygen anyway that can produce oxygen if we cut it all down what are we going to breath in!?


Why we not cut trees?

Oxygen! trees and other vegetation are the only things apart from some specific chemical reactions which only produce small amounts of oxygen anyway that can produce oxygen if we cut it all down what are we going to breath in!?