Real or Fake Christmas Tree?

[BuffaloKyle]

Wondering what kind of Christmas tree you guys put up? Real or fake or no tree at all? I can't remember how long now since I switched to a fake one. It's so much easier and less messy to not deal with the needles and sap and then taking it to the curb. Plus I know there are tree farms that are specifically used for Christmas trees but to think of all the trees that get cut down to sit in someone's house for a month or two and then to get thrown out is pretty sad and upsetting. The only thing I prefer a real tree for is the smell but they sell air spray that I have that really makes it smell exactly like a real tree.

[Guest]

I’ve used fake for years, but this year went real. The smell is awesome. 

[Luv2play]

I stopped having Christmas trees years ago but they were always real ones. Grew up in a house where there were two trees each year, one in the living room where the presents would appear Christmas morning. It was always beside the fireplace so we knew that’s where Santa had come down the chimney.

The other was in the basement rec room where we usually had family gatherings, again beside a fireplace but we knew that one was not a real fireplace and not hooked up to a chimney.

For the last decade I have had a porcelain tree which sits on a table top and lights up with an interior bulb that lights many little coloured lights. Very pretty and no fuss.

[CuriousByNature]

I throw a sprig of rosemary into a shot glass of water and call it a day.

[MikeBiDude]

I've downsized lately to mail order small live trees pre/decorated  that I then plant them after Christmas. For example Harry & David (confession I bought both of these this year). Oh, and a couple fresh evergreen wreaths from home depot or Christmas tree lot and the fragrance benefit is covered.

 

 

[Rudynate]

We haven't had a Christmas tree for years.  This year we got a small tabletop tree at Whole Foods for a party for our niece's little daughter - not quit 2 yo.  I fixed piles of tea sandwiches = and there were 8 of us there.  It was really a lot of fun. The little girl's mom miscalculated on the girl's party dress - It was a red thing that looked positively whorish. - The photos are funny -a pretty little blonde girl in A BRIGHT RED  party dress.

[jeezifonly]

Had cut trees for years. Too hard to find because the house has the perfect spot for tall and slender. We’ve got a squillion ornaments which hide a multitude of sins on the tree that goes up/comes down easy and fits the space. We occasionally skip a year. 

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

7 hours ago, BuffaloKyle said:

Plus I know there are tree farms that are specifically used for Christmas trees but to think of all the trees that get cut down to sit in someone's house for a month or two and then to get thrown out is pretty sad and upsetting.

Those fresh Christmas trees capture carbon while they're growing, and then are turned into mulch for parks and gardening when recycled.

Unfortunately plastic trees contribute nothing to the environment; only waste and carbon.

Didn't mean to be the Grinch.  I just want people to not feel guilty to have a real Christmas tree 🎄 each year.

[SouthOfTheBorder]

In NYC - always a real tree.  Because whomever is selling them in the street is likely to be French Canadian & they will deliver to your home.  Let’s just say they have been extremely friendly & open to hospitality

[pubic_assistance]

Always a real tree.

Plus additional branches of spruce, juniper and cypress decorating the fireplaces table tops and in baskets.

 

[+ augustus]

Real trees are nice but make sure you water them!

[+ augustus]

4 hours ago, pubic_assistance said:

Always a real tree.

Plus additional branches of spruce, juniper and cypress decorating the fireplaces table tops and in baskets.

 

Nice House!!

[marylander1940]

Hate to tell you.... 

Beloved Christmas Tree Species Threatened By Climate Change and Fungus - Videos from The Weather Channel

WEATHER.COM

---

Climate change is turning Christmas tree farming into a “fir-midable” challenge as soil in some regions becomes increasingly warm and wet. Researchers are considering...

 

[Guest]

On 12/15/2023 at 10:56 PM, pubic_assistance said:

Always a real tree.

Plus additional branches of spruce, juniper and cypress decorating the fireplaces table tops and in baskets.

 

Classy, elegant and beautiful 🤩 🙌🏽👌🏽

[myophile]

Always a real tree. Tabletop size in recent years, now that we no longer throw a big holiday party, but still, in honor of my German and Dutch ancestors, just as overstuffed with ornaments as space allows — and then some!
 

 

[+ Pensant]

On 12/24/2023 at 7:18 PM, myophile said:

Always a real tree. Tabletop size in recent years, now that we no longer throw a big holiday party, but still, in honor of my German and Dutch ancestors, just as overstuffed with ornaments as space allows — and then some!
 

 

Wow! I have a similar rug in my kitchen.

Edited December 26, 2023 by Pensant

[+ Pensant]

I didn’t do a tree this year since I was traveling and spent the holiday with family. It’s nice to come downstairs the day after Christmas with no decorations to put away. I do have a handsome wreath on my front door, though, and I always put lights on the yew hedge outside my front patio.

[+ BOZO T CLOWN]

No Christmas tree under Bozo's Big Top.
Just a fake Chanukah bush.

BTC

 

[pubic_assistance]

14 minutes ago, BOZO T CLOWN said:

No Christmas tree under Bozo's Big Top.
Just a fake Chanukah bush

I tell all my non-Christian friends that the tree is really an ancient Pagan tradition that got co-opted by the Christians.so feel free to add whatever decorations from whatever faith you observe. (or don't). One of my best friends is Indian and Buddhist so always does a beautiful tree with decorative elephants, vishnu and buddahs. It's gorgeous. Make the holiday your own.

 

Edited December 26, 2023 by pubic_assistance
spelling

[ICTJOCK]

I have 3 trees at my home,  one in my office.   All are artificial,   the bedroom tree I got in 7th grade and is a staple.     Real trees are great and smell wonderful,  but the artificial ones meld with my liking,  just because they can be put up or taken down on my schedule.

[BSR]

I have a live tree this year, a teeny tiny pine in a pot.  It's cute as a button but since it's not big enough to give off that wonderful pine scent, I bought scented candles to make up for it.  Candlemakers have really upped their game 'cuz I swear the candles smell like a real tree.