How does the Christmas tree adapt to its surroundings?
Believe it or not, it’s kind of a tricky one to answer. You see, the Christmas trees grown in our fields don’t really adapt all that much. They don’t have to. When REAL TREE growers get ready to plant, they choose trees that are best able to grow in the area that they will be planted. Then the fields are prepared so the trees get just what they need. For example, the trees are spaced so they have room to grow and the tree beds are weeded so the trees don’t have to fight for nutrients. Now, there ARE some adjustments that have to be made because of weather and things that are out of our control. For example, if weather conditions are very dry the tree will develop a large root system that “looks” for water. If there is a lot of wet weather, the root system will be much smaller since they don’t have to go too far to get the water they need. Conifer trees, the type of trees we plant, have gone through many adaptations over their many, many years of growing in nature. In fact, conifer tree
