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How to Make a Succulent Christmas Tree Centerpiece

A succulent Christmas tree centerpiece.

Last updated September 7, 2023

Bring the cool beauty of succulents to your holiday table with a miniature Christmas tree filled with these beautiful plants. This centerpiece will be the center of conversation around your table.

It’s an ambitious project, but the skills are simple: shaping chicken wire into a cone, filling it with dampened sphagnum moss and placing it in your favorite planter. Assemble a collection of succulents in various sizes, shapes and colors, and carefully place them in the topiary. Use floral pins to secure the plants in place.

This succulent topiary was created by the designers at Rambo Nursery, an exclusive grower for The Home Depot. Here are some pointers for success with the succulent Christmas tree project.

This project used approximately 100 succulents of various sizes. The finished tree is about 14 inches high and 7 inches in diameter. Select four to five different succulent varieties to add texture to the finished centerpiece. Look in your succulent collection for the “babies” that sprout from the mama plant. These smaller succulents are an ideal filler for this project.

Tip: Growers are continually sourcing new varieties and colors of popular succulents. Look for the latest succulents in red and deep purple. When you add another color, you add dimension and contrast to your tree design.

Difficulty:

Intermediate

Duration:

Over 1 day

Project Guide
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Table of Contents

  1. Cut Chicken Wire

  2. Shape the Chicken Wire & Fill With Moss

  3. Gently Shake off the Potting Mix

  4. Attach Succulents with Floral Pins

  5. Create the Design and Pattern

  6. Embellish & Enjoy