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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We buy precut trees at Lowe’s or Whole Foods. Some years we’ve gotten trees that stayed nice for weeks. Some years we’ve gotten trees that looked fine at the tree lot, but never drank a bit of water (even though they do cut off the base of the trunk at the time of purchase), and they dried out immediately. Most years, the tree is getting dry by Christmas but still looks okay. If you’re making sure the tree stays watered, using strings of lights that aren’t old, and making sure the lights are unplugged when no one is around the tree, the fire risk isn’t that high. When the lights aren’t even plugged in, the tree is not going to spontaneously burst into flames.[/quote]

Thanks PP! Op back. Ah! Ok, my coworker described it as a giant match but this is good to know about the lights. When I have had fake trees I have kept the lights on overnight. I never would have thought about this! Thank you!

Thank you other pps too! We live in an apartment without a balcony and a unit across the building suffered a catastrophic fire one year when their tree caught fire from fireplace. I am not sure of specifics .  But I’m learning a lot reading up on real tree maintenance.[/quote]

A real tree is a huge fire hazard and a TON of work. I would stick with artificial. It’s like getting a dog - most people have no clue what they are signing up for.[/quote]

LOL it's really not that big of a deal. You do have to remember to water it but once Christmas is over and the urgency is gone, you skip a couple of days and the next thing you know, you allow yourself to willfully neglect it. We usually get a fresh tree and then don't take it down until the end of January. The needles are everywhere and the worst part is dragging it out and having to clean up the trail of needles inside and out the door. Haven't had a fire yet, though.

A real tree is so, so much better than a fake tree.[/quote]

(And when you pick out your tree, pick them up and bang them on the ground a few times to see if the needles fall off; if they're already falling off, the tree was cut a while ago. Try to get one fresh enough to not lose it needles when you bang it on the ground.)[/quote]

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