Fake tree or real tree?

Question

we have a tradition where we go and get one every year at the same place. what do you do?

Answer 1

I love real trees but the needles can be such a mess - but there is nothing like that smell!!

Answer 2

When I was a little girl growing up my dad always went out in the woods and cut one down for us and I remember my Mom putting it up in the a five gallon bucket of green water for a while and then we'd put it up and we'd all decorate it...when I became an adult I bought a tree every year until a few years ago I was talked into buying a fiber optic one, I have two, tho I don't know why, and we put up the bigger one every year since..I string regular lights on it and use them mainly cuz I think the motor running for for fiber optics to work sucks a lot of energy...I miss the smell of the Christmas trees,,I found a candle this year that is balsam pine scented, so I wonder if it will even come close to the real thing??...please let me wish you and all those that you love have a wonderful Christmas Holiday Season that is filled with many PEACEful moments..."0)

Answer 3

Environmentally speaking, I don't think there's a lot of difference between the two. Some people say go for the fake tree for that reason, but real trees aren't gotten through deforestation. And, if it weren't for people being interested in buying them, the tree farms (and therefore the trees they contain) would not exist. In addition, some say that the CO2 trapped by living trees just gets put right back when the trees die and rot. So the CO2 levels, pre and post tree, tend to level out.

As far as aesthetics goes, I would get the real tree. It has a wonderful smell and the plastic trees just seem kind of cheesy to me, however easy they are to clean up after.

Answer 4

A real tree...

There is a place near my house that sells real trees that still are living (roots and all), so after Xmas we can plant it outside and watch it grow.

Real trees are better for the environment, even cut ones. The junk they make the fake ones from really hurt the air. It's true, look it up.

Answer 5

I love real trees because of their smell...it just smells Christmasy when a real tree is in the room and lets face it, real trees just look and seem more authentic. But its true, fake trees are less of a hassle...so my family usually sets up a fake tree before Christmas.

Answer 6

my family used to always go and get a real tree. But, now I have an infant who is crawling so my husband and I got a fake tree so she isn't eating all the needles that fall on the floor.
But, I think the real trees smell so good!!

Merry Christmas!!

Answer 7

Fake tree ever since the real tree from 97 infested the house with spiders. Wasn't a merry christmas that year - it was just creepy.

Answer 8

I have artificial trees.
The last time I got a real tree i had to lay down in a foot of snow and cut it down. It was a real pain. Plus all the pine needles in the house were a real mess.

Answer 9

In this age of environmental awareness, it’s appropriate to know a favorite family holiday tradition of choosing a real Christmas tree over a fake tree is still the environmentally sound choice.

A benefit to the atmosphere, real Christmas trees absorb carbon dioxide and other gases; emitting fresh oxygen. This helps prevent the earth warming greenhouse effect.One acre of Christmas trees produces the daily oxygen requirements for eighteen people. With approximately one million acres producing Christmas trees in the United States, that translates into oxygen for eighteen million people every day. For every real Christmas tree harvested three seedlings are planted in its place.Real Christmas trees are an all-American, recyclable resource. Fake trees, most of which are manufactured in Korea, Taiwan, or Hong Kong, consist of plastics and metals that aren’t biodegradable. When disposed of, the fake trees will never deteriorate. Their effects on our environment are evident and will remain for countless generations.Christmas tree farms stabilize soil, protect water supplies and provide refuge for wildlife, while creating scenic green belts. Often Christmas trees are grown on soils that could not support other crops.By enjoying a REAL tree this Christmas, you will be making the right environmental choice!
Real Christmas trees have positive effects on the environment:
They produce oxygen and rid the air of carbon dioxide, thereby reducing the earth-warming greenhouse effect.
They improve soil stability.
They provide an aesthetically pleasing improvement to the land and bring value to portions of land which could not be used to grow other crops.
They are naturally biodegradable and many towns collect trees after Christmas and convert them to mulch. The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree produces 3 tons of mulch annually.
They serve as wildlife habitat.
They are a renewable resource.

Fake Christmas Trees harm the environment:
They are manufactured from PVC, plastic and metal - i.e. environmentally damaging and non-renewable resources.
Upon their disposal, artificial Christmas trees pollute our landfill sites for centuries to come as they are not biodegradable (i.e. cannot be broken down naturally).
Considering that the average life span of an artificial tree is only six years, one can imagine the enormous damage to the environment done by artificial Christmas trees.

A REAL TREE ... I wouldn't consider putting up a fake tree honoring my REAL JESUS. Afterall, HE is the reason for the season!

Answer 10

My husband and I have an artificial, pre-lit Christmas tree which we got from my mom-in-law. It's perfect, because I don't have to worry about my 8-month old picking up and eating pine needles.

I do miss the smell, but it is better for the environment in my opinion, and if we want the pine smell, usually we will go out and purchase a real pine wreath.

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