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Cut Blue Spruce Used as Christmas Tree: Cannot Be Replanted

You cut a blue spruce before Christmas, kept it in water (drank 2 gallons), used as tree. Root system still in ground. Can it be replanted or will it resprout?

Answer

Once cut, the tree won’t regrow. The stump/root system is done; a sprout is highly unlikely. Digging and moving it won’t help.

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