Holiday question ref: Xmas Trees

[Anonymous]

What is more environmentally friendly: buying a fake Xmas tree or a real one?

So I looked this up and apparently real trees are better! Makes me happy because real trees smell so good!

[Anonymous]

Buy one you can plant is the best green option.

[Anonymous]

I loved getting a real tree. Then I connected my annual December cold with the arrival of the Christmas tree. So, I bought a nice fake one 10+ years ago and have had no more colds. I expect the tree to last many more years. I miss the smell though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I loved getting a real tree. Then I connected my annual December cold with the arrival of the Christmas tree. So, I bought a nice fake one 10+ years ago and have had no more colds. I expect the tree to last many more years. I miss the smell though.

Why do you think that is? This seems like a strange correlation.

[Anonymous]

I'm allergic to real trees unfortunately, so we have an artificial.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I loved getting a real tree. Then I connected my annual December cold with the arrival of the Christmas tree. So, I bought a nice fake one 10+ years ago and have had no more colds. I expect the tree to last many more years. I miss the smell though.

Why do you think that is? This seems like a strange correlation.

allergic to something about the tree

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Buy one you can plant is the best green option.

And thereafter, just decorate the tree that you planted. Trees don't belong inside houses.

[Anonymous]

I mean, if you find a way to compost or get the tree chipped, or if you know your city does this, I don't think getting a real tree is so very bad for the environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I loved getting a real tree. Then I connected my annual December cold with the arrival of the Christmas tree. So, I bought a nice fake one 10+ years ago and have had no more colds. I expect the tree to last many more years. I miss the smell though.

Why do you think that is? This seems like a strange correlation.

allergic to something about the tree

My brother was the same way. He was mildly allergic to pine trees, and having one in the house triggered colds, asthma attacks, and bronchitis every year until we made the connection. My parents bought a fake tree.

I'd assume that a real one is more environmentally friendly, because plastic almost never is, and because the tree is a renewable resource that can be mulched.

[Anonymous]

I heard about a service that delivers real trees that you replant each year. I’m also considering planting one in our backyard and decorating it. But if that’s too hard, I’d try to plant a new tree each year, I’m sure there are programs to do that.

[Anonymous]

Real trees are nice, but does it have to be huge?
Also, IF YOU ALREADY OWN A FAKE TREE, it is best to keep it and use it.