The trick my parents always used was to cut another slice off the bottom of the tree a few minutes before putting it in the water (the same trick works with flowers and most other plants too).
Alternatively, you could just go with our own more practical solution:
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Date: 2009-12-06 12:15 am (UTC)Alternatively, you could just go with our own more practical solution: