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To Tree or Not to Tree

By now you’ve made your choice, so I’m really curious to hear where you netted out. Live tree, fake tree, no tree, alternative tree? If anyone has a brilliant thought, please weigh in. It’s an on-going debate that doesn’t have one really great solution. Yes, artificial trees are made from horrible materials and often shipped in from far-away lands. But they do last about a decade – which means a decade less tree-chopping. Live trees are my fave idea but really hard to successfully transplant from the warmth of your Christmas home to the shock of the winter ground. It’s almost torturous when unsuccessful. As you can see, I’m still struggling. Am I the only one?

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When Santa Turned Green « \| Back to Vickie's Blog \| The book has landed » To Tree or Not to Tree By now you’ve made your choice, so I’m really curious to hear where you netted out. Live tree, fake tree, no tree, alternative tree? If anyone has a brilliant thought, please weigh in. It’s an on-going debate that doesn’t have one really great solution. Yes, artificial trees are made from horrible materials and often shipped in from far-away lands. But they do last about a decade – which means a decade less tree-chopping. Live trees are my fave idea but really hard to successfully transplant from the warmth of your Christmas home to the shock of the winter ground. It’s almost torturous when unsuccessful. As you can see, I’m still struggling. Am I the only one? Posted by Vickie on November 16, 2007 12:28 PM Comments Vickie, Love your book, both nephews are getting one for Christmas. About the Tree situation, If you buy a live cut tree from a Tree Farm that is close buy, its a renewable resource, that is replanted sometimes as much as 5 times that of which is harvested, then at the end of the season the trees are recycled on the beaches to stop coastal erosion. This is the best answer in mho. The best is going to cut it yourself with your family. Happy Christmas! Gregg A. Manhattan Posted by: Gregg A \| November 20, 2007 02:14 AM Some areas of the country have programs to remove invasive species such as the Red Cedar from public lands. This is a great alternative that allows you to enjoy a nice cut tree. You can read more about the Kansas City area program at http://www.bridgingthegap.org/egap.php?id=104#cedar Posted by: Gerald K. \| November 27, 2007 02:47 PM Victoria: Congratulations on this wonderful book! I can't wait to get my copies in the mail. About the tree issue - there's a program in my neck of the woods (Missouri) that offers a great way to both have a live tree AND feel good about the environment. There are Red Cedars growing in this region that are native but I believe are invasive. So a local organization hosts an event where you can chop down one of these cedars to have as your tree - and doing so helps restore these wild places to their original native state! To me it's a great solution! Posted by: Emily A \| November 27, 2007 04:34 PM Can't wait to check out your book! We will go into the national forest with a permit and cut down a tree. It helps thin the overgrown areas, no pesticides are used to grow the trees, we get our live Christmas tree, and we'll recycle it into mulch when we are done. Posted by: Greenstylemom \| November 28, 2007 01:19 PM Here in Portland, OR we use a company called "The Original Living Christmas Tree Co." which delivers live, potted trees and picks them up after the holiday. They plant them in local areas. We have used them for years and have always had great success and enjoyment. http://www.livingchristmastrees.org/ Posted by: Liza B \| December 15, 2007 02:09 PM Post a comment (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) Name: Email Address: URL: Remember personal info? Comments: