Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Potted Christmas tree questions, 1 by tervherd

tervherd wrote:
Post Christmas I bought a decorated pine tree cheap. It's in a one gallon nursery pot. I set it on my dining room table and in a week or two it is putting out all kinds of new growth. I don't know what to do with it. If I put it outside the new growths will be killed. Temps over the next couple of day will be near zero. Would there be a problem just leaving it inside till spring and then planting it?

A friend who works occasionally for the local parks department thinks it's a Stone Pine (or Umbrella Pine) Pinus pinea but to me it looks pretty much like a standard pine of some sort. According to what I've read the Stone Pine can't take temps below 45 degrees???? I've attached a pict. Please let me know what you think. I'll also post a second close up of the new growth.

Thanks!

Sharon