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MickZagger

MickZagger

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We love to get the real ones. Noble fir. They smell so good. A bit on the spendy side though.

We live a quarter mile from a huge Christmas tree farm so it’s convenient.

Most people I talk to these days get the fake ones.

What say you?
 
When I was growing up we did real ones for awhile. We would go as family to get one at a tree farm. There is something fun in the tradition of that for young kids.

As I got older we switched to a fake one and never looked back.

As an adult we did a real one for our son for a few years, but have a fake one now that we use. It's easy and goes with our post Thanksgiving tradition. We can easily pull it out and decorate it. We just put it up this past weekend. It looks great.

Downsides to a real one: You have to water it, pine needles get everywhere, though it does smell good, and then you have to pay to get rid of it after Christmas.

A fake one, like I said provides easy access, and can be used over and over. The only two downsides are the missed tradition of going in person with the fam to get one and the limbs get bent if you aren't careful.
 
Christmas is fake. Bah humbug.
 
Had real trees until 10 years ago. Went with a smaller artificial tree we put on table in front of picture window. Much easier to deal with and Ive saved literally 100's.
 
BoBoBREWSKI said:
I got a real one from a tree farm in Battle Ground. Cost me about $100.
Definitely going to invest in a good fake tree someday. It'll pay for itself in a few years.
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I’m team fake tree, too. I always lose this one though.
 
Cutting our own at the tree farm was fun tradition when the kids were young. But as they got older and lost interest, we transitioned to a realistic looking fake tree. Both choices have trade off. My wife got around the lack of "tree smell" by purchasing some type of Xmas blend potpourri. In the end, neither the kids or the grandkids seemed to care either way. It was what was under the tree that was of interest. Now we just have a 6' feather tree and call it good.

Growing up, my one set of grandparents had one of those silver tinsel trees, with the color wheel light that revolved and turned the tree different colors. As tacky and gauche as you can probably go and my siblings and I were fascinated by it. I have since seen them in antique shows and shops and they go for around $250. No accounting for taste......
 
MickZagger said:
We love to get the real ones. Noble fir. They smell so good. A bit on the spendy side though.

We live a quarter mile from a huge Christmas tree farm so it’s convenient.

Most people I talk to these days get the fake ones.

What say you?
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Same - Noble Fir. We used to cut our own but I'm getting lazy in my old age and just buy one. My wife and daughter love to decorate it.
 
When my son was growing up I'd buy a small live tree in a pot and decorate it for Christmas but haven't in a long time since he went off to college. The first live tree I got for Christmas here was a blue spruce and I planted in in the front yard after the holidays....it's was about 2 ft tall....it's probably 30 ft tall now.
 
riverman said:
When my son was growing up I'd buy a small live tree in a pot and decorate it for Christmas but haven't in a long time since he went off to college. The first live tree I got for Christmas here was a blue spruce and I planted in in the front yard after the holidays....it's was about 2 ft tall....it's probably 30 ft tall now.
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That's funny - When I moved into my house 35 yrs ago I also bought a live Blue Spruce for a Christmas tree and planted it in front of my house. And yes - it is at least 30 ft tall today!
 
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Growing up meant a day trudging through Thorton's Tree Farm looking for the perfect Noble Fir for the house, kids taking turns trying to saw it down before dad got in the dirt and grumbled as he cut it down. Then a trip around the farm on a few bays of hale and the tractor along with some lukewarm chocolate! Once home that meant it was time for mom and dad to fight as they tried to get the thing level and then over the lights going on as they never looked perfect. Real trees cost so much and are such a hassle but there is something about them that the fake ones just can't make up for. Being down in South Texas it's funny to see the real trees sitting outside Home Depot, Walmart or HEB with 'FRESH OREGON CHRISTMAS TREE' signs on them. We go for the fake variety with the pine scented air freshners, bought five years ago and already the wife is complaining that one of the branches is damaged and might have to get a new one next year, was hoping it would last a few more years!
 
bigbailes said:
Growing up meant a day trudging through Thorton's Tree Farm looking for the perfect Noble Fir for the house, kids taking turns trying to saw it down before dad got in the dirt and grumbled as he cut it down. Then a trip around the farm on a few bays of hale and the tractor along with some lukewarm chocolate! Once home that meant it was time for mom and dad to fight as they tried to get the thing level and then over the lights going on as they never looked perfect. Real trees cost so much and are such a hassle but there is something about them that the fake ones just can't make up for. Being down in South Texas it's funny to see the real trees sitting outside Home Depot, Walmart or HEB with 'FRESH OREGON CHRISTMAS TREE' signs on them. We go for the fake variety with the pine scented air freshners, bought five years ago and already the wife is complaining that one of the branches is damaged and might have to get a new one next year, was hoping it would last a few more years!
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You just recapped our experience when my kids were young. Just getting the tree up, leveled and lighted almost meant keeping a divorce attorney on speed dial. Does anyone remember these Classic tree stands?:
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These are from my earliest memories (and I am 70 years old). They are the cheapest, cheesiest pieces of crap made. A tree of any size would cause it to bend, twist and then tip over. They are only good for tiny tres. We sold them at Ace Hardware when I was working part time a year or two ago. Every time a customer asked for my opinion of them, I asked if they were happily married. If they said yes, I sold them a better stand. If they seemed ambivalent I just wished them a Merry Christmas with a smirk......
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
You just recapped our experience when my kids were young. Just getting the tree up, leveled and lighted almost meant keeping a divorce attorney on speed dial. Does anyone remember these Classic tree stands?:
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These are from my earliest memories (and I am 70 years old). They are the cheapest, cheesiest pieces of crap made. A tree of any size would cause it to bend, twist and then tip over. They are only good for tiny tres. We sold them at Ace Hardware when I was working part time a year or two ago. Every time a customer asked for my opinion of them, I asked if they were happily married. If they said yes, I sold them a better stand. If they seemed ambivalent I just wished them a Merry Christmas with a smirk......
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I remember thinking at a young age "why are we still using this janky piece of shit?!".
 
bigbailes said:
Growing up meant a day trudging through Thorton's Tree Farm looking for the perfect Noble Fir for the house, kids taking turns trying to saw it down before dad got in the dirt and grumbled as he cut it down. Then a trip around the farm on a few bays of hale and the tractor along with some lukewarm chocolate! Once home that meant it was time for mom and dad to fight as they tried to get the thing level and then over the lights going on as they never looked perfect. Real trees cost so much and are such a hassle but there is something about them that the fake ones just can't make up for. Being down in South Texas it's funny to see the real trees sitting outside Home Depot, Walmart or HEB with 'FRESH OREGON CHRISTMAS TREE' signs on them. We go for the fake variety with the pine scented air freshners, bought five years ago and already the wife is complaining that one of the branches is damaged and might have to get a new one next year, was hoping it would last a few more years!
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Thorntons is where we got ours. Just a hop, skip and a jump away from our casa.
 
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