Your cut end base has sapped over like the healing of a cut you get. It will not absord water it is natures way of holding onto whatever moisture in in the tree. I buy a real tree every year, they are collected and recycled into the making/bolstering the sand dunes at our beaches they retain the sand until the next Nor'easter beat them up. The buried trees do a great job fighting off Mother Nature.

Don’t let Uncle Lewis light his stogie near it!!

Have we even considered that he just might not be thirsty?

No no it’s uh, it’s resting.

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Originally posted by PASig:
Something is up, my in-laws also bought a Fraser Fir from this place and it’s also not taking any water at all.

So, it's not you, it's them.

Time to go back for a refund/replacement and/or dispute the charge if paid for by credit card.

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Originally posted by p08:

The number one reason I have a fake tree. Bought a good one and it has lasted years and years.

Yeah, that's not happening. My wife refuses to buy a phony tree, it's a huge deal for her and her family to go out to this tree farm each year (they've been going 30+ years now) and go find one to cut and bring home. Next year I'm back to cutting one there and will not buy a pre-cut one. The only issue is it will never be a Fraser Fir which is my favorite and IMO the most "Christmasy" looking Christmas tree as they don't grow in PA

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Originally posted by downtownv:


Your cut end base has sapped over like the healing of a cut you get.

Even when the tree farm cut a slice, then 10 minutes before setting it into the stand with water I cut another slice??

Just some results from Google on the subject...

Timing and cut depth, you may not have cut enough off the second cut, from research it can be 1/4 to an inch that needs to come off...

Doubtful that it's a defective tree, just that it was pre-cut and the sap dried up deeper than if fresh cut.

Add in that more time has passed it probably needs another inch cut off the bottom...

Link 1

My Christmas tree doesn’t seem to be drinking water. Is something wrong with it? It could take up to 48 hours before your tree starts to drink. If you find that your tree is not drinking after this time, try adding hot (not boiling) water to your tree stand. This will help break up any hard sap deposits that may be blocking the water intake.

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When setting up a tree the trunk needs to be cut again to allow the tree to begin taking up water. The cut must be at least ¼ of an inch up the trunk in order to remove the section with the dried sap. If the cut is made too close to the end it will not be able to absorb water.