Deciding on a christmas tree
Should I buy a pre-cut christmas tree this year or an artificial christmas tree?
To some some people it is a tradition to have real tree in their home at christmas time and they would not have it any other way. It is almost an insult to mention any other kind. For some an artificial tree is the only kind they are allowed to have because of fire bylaws in apartments.
Trees cut from a tree farm have been cut and shipped for over a month now and that is why they dry out so fast,. The alternative to this is to buy a live tree and then plant it outside after. My brother is a fireman and he was telling me how many fires they have on pre-cut trees because of faulty christmas lights. A dry tree goes up in flames in approx. 30 seconds and that is almost the amount of time you have to get out of the house. Not much time is it. The heat generated from this is astounding. This has always worried me and it seems every year it was a bigger worrry. I wasn't going to buy a live tree because my yard doesn't have anymore room for growing trees.
I'll tell you why I finally went with a pre-lit artificial christmas tree this year. the number one reason was the fire hazard. So this year I bought the pre-lit 7 foot artificial tree that has 800 lights on it. I have to say upfront that after it is decorated it is very hard to tell if it is real or not. If you like the pine smell you can always buy a spray and put it on the tree. Pre-lit trees are not tacky even if you live in a rural area that has tree farms just down the road. The first thing I noticed was the convienence of having a tree with the lights on it already. The other was no more needles falling off all over the house ( I do enough vaccuming thanyou ). It took about a half an hour to staighten out all the branches to where I liked the shape after I took it out of the box. This really wasn't very hard to do, It was less stressful than what I normally did. That was: go out every year and buy a christmas tree stand becuase I broke the &#!# thing everyyear. This was getting to be a frustrating tradition in my home, fitting the trunk onto the stand, I broke it everytime and then spilt water all over trying to fill it up. Anyway the lights on it where placed far better than I would ever do and when the decorations where finished it looked like it was professionally decorated.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all and a Happy New Year
Comments
What happens with the joy of smelling real pine and seeing real tree glowing in your home? Or - what do you think artificial trees are made of?
The best solution is to buy a small live tree that goes with its pot, use it several years and after it becomes too big to stay inhouse - plant it outside in a suitable location.
Posted by: trendoffice | December 23, 2006 12:12 AM
