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Help me decide: Real or fake tree this year?

sugarpsugarp
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We always get the real thing...it's family tradition to go out with the kids, let them pick out a tree, and then put it up, have hot chocolate and trim the tree. I love the smell and look of a real tree, but it just seems to get super crispy before Christmas and is a total mess. I'm sure the heat from the wood stove is what's drying it out, but we can't put the tree anywhere else other thank the living room. The fake ones look great, no mess, and no maintenace...something I love since having 4 children. What do you think? And thanks!
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Re: Help me decide: Real or fake tree this year?

  • smiley2smiley2
    Real!
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  • AnneUCSBAnneUCSB member
    That's not even a choice to me... REAL!  Your kids deserve the ongoing tradition of choosing the tree.  That's the stuff memories are made of :)
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  • ZenyaZenya member
    real.  I don't know why anyone would voluntarily have a fake tree (we have to b/c I am allergic).  Who cares about the mess.  it's christmas! 
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  • debs1018debs1018 member
    Hands down real! Can you cut your own? We did that yesterday, and hopefully it will stay longer this year. I told DH when we met, that getting a fake tree would be grounds for divorce...LOL.
    Julian David 8/7/06 and Isabella Mia 5/14/09
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  • amanda&robamanda&rob
    Real!  Keep the tradition going.   Maybe go in 1 or 2 weeks so by Christmas your tree isn't super crispy. 
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  • alicia11780alicia11780

    Fake.  Less maintenance, less mess and much more earth friendly.

    Plus there was a story on the news last year about a family that got infested with some spider because their real tree was covered with them before they even brought it home.  Gives me the heebie-jeebies just thinking about it.

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  • jessicaclarejessicaclare member

    Real. If you go to an actual tree farm to get your tree, they usually last longer. Even if you don't cut it down yourself, most farms cut as needed, so your tree was likely cut down a few days before you buy it, rather than early November like most tree "lots".

    We use a cast iron tea kettle filled with water on top of our woodstove. It keeps the air much more humid and helps keep the tree from drying out. 

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  • penguingrrlpenguingrrl member
    Real!
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