Christmas tree survey (cost, best, living in, wife)

[deeptrance]

Originally Posted by TexDen

When I was growing up my grandparents would load up the grandkids and take us out to a friend's farm and we'd search for the "perfect" tree. I remember how good the house smelled. My mom had a tradition that she continued with us; she popped popcorn and we strung it on thick cord and wrapped the tree in it.

Ditto for my family. We'd also string cranberries, mix it in with the popcorn. And ditto for the tree recycling except what you do is different in your area. Austin, being all citified, has a location where you can dump your tree for free, they turn it into mulch, then they use it in parks or you can get some for your garden.

Surprised to learn that those used-trees can help bass habitat! That's great!!! But I bet you don't like getting your lines caught in those branches

[TexDen]

Originally Posted by deeptrance

Surprised to learn that those used-trees can help bass habitat! That's great!!! But I bet you don't like getting your lines caught in those branches

LOL! Oh yeah, gotta keep the bass happy around here! And I've seen grown men CRY from getting their line and expensive lure caught in SOMETHING down under the surface!

[FL_TN_Nana]

Originally Posted by deeptrance

Of course I agree with you 100%, just raising questions. Tree farms are far less destructive of habitat than a corn or soy field, which is what comprises most of the land in the midwest and south-central Canada.

Problem isn't that we have needs, the problem is that there are too many of us to sustain on this little ball called Earth. But we'll get ours, it's coming soon and our numbers will be reduced one way or another.

I looked online for the article and can't find it -- I read it in my paper newspaper! Wish I'd paid closer attention. But I've also heard lots of people are going to the live Christmas trees to be planted after the season. Another way of playing nice with Christmas trees is to put it out in a place for little animals to use for shelter. We usually mulch ours and spread it around our plants. (Smells great too!) And you're right, there is a major problem in the future for the entire planet.

[DBNN]

Originally Posted by TexDen

LOL! Oh yeah, gotta keep the bass happy around here! And I've seen grown men CRY from getting their line and expensive lure caught in SOMETHING down under the surface!

That was funny! We could start a new thread on the subject of getting your line and expensive lure caught on something.
My hub is good at buying them and good at loosing them.
I try to stick to worms when I can.
Love to fish!

[deeptrance]

Originally Posted by DBNN

That was funny! We could start a new thread on the subject of getting your line and expensive lure caught on something.
My hub is good at buying them and good at loosing them.
I try to stick to worms when I can.
Love to fish!

We need that thread. I'll start it unless I see it's already started, look for it in the "other topics" section where we already are!

[BlueWillowPlate]

At least some critters can live in tree farms.
I see a lot of 'em around here: deer, bobcats, wild boar, raccoons.
This year (for a variety of reasons) we just have a little tabletop Norfolk Pine which I will keep long after Christmas is over.
It looks a lot like a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree.

[exhdo1]

We've been going to the same tree farm for years to cut down our tree. Since my children are older it's now their decision as to which one to get. Everybody has a different job when we decorate it. My job is to put the ornaments on up high and to top the tree.

[ColdCanadian]

I generally prefer a real tree, but any tree is better than no tree. And I love to see lots of Christmas trees. They're so fun to decorate!

I grew up with real trees until I was maybe 8. Then we bought some artificial ones and have using them ever since. One was a white tree, the other green. The white one discoloured after maybe 8 years so we got rid of it, but the green one has lasted almost 20 years so far.

[ijwyo]

I usually hike around and drag my own fresh cut tree home from friend's property, this year I have a fake beacuse I don't have extra company coming, and because I got so excited to decorate that I started before Thanksgiving and had a fake in storage, so it was a whim, that and my vac. sucks, ha, ha, last year a broom worked better than my cheap vac. to get the pine needles from the live tree I got at the grocery store, I swear it was dead when I bought it! I did gather fresh pine and made wreaths for every window on my house, having that pine smell in the house is amazing.

[Sonnenwende]

This year I have no tree. I hope to have a real one next year.