Artifical or Real?

[deb4o]

Just wondering which is it in the case of Christmas trees,

We use an artifical tree and have for years, we paid 59.00 for it, as best I can remember.
Around here a real one the same size as ours would cost us over 50.00, every year I say I want a real one just for the smell and every year my cheap self takes over and we stick with the fake one.

So which one is it for you? and why?

 

[mrscoyote]

We do artificial as well. Ours is a really nice 7 footer. You could always get pine oil and make yours smell like the real thing.

 

[deb4o]

yeah I have thought of that,but it just isn't the same,unless you get to vacuum up needles in june lol

 

[Homemaker]

Ours is artificial. It came with the house

 

[CheerioLounge]

We have 2 artificial trees. One 4ft that we decorate and a smaller one with fiber optic lights that change color.

 

[ORChick]

Ours is real wood, but a fake tree. We built it ourselves 34 years ago, and have extended it once from about 3' to 4'. I like it because, though it is fake it doesn't pretend to be real. And also we can (and do) use real candles with it (with extreme care) which I would not be willing to do with a real tree. To get the Christmas tree smell I like to cut branches from trees in our yard and bring them inside.

 

[DianeS]

Ours is real. I had artificial growing up, and it just took up so much storage room! Here in Oregon I can get a tree just short of 5 feet tall for $10. I enjoy it decorated for Christmas, then the needles fall into the compost pile, and the trunk is used for firewood. At least it does more than sit in a basement for 11 months of the year, and avoiding that was an actual goal of mine.

 

[Hinotori]

We used a fake one since 99 I think. Sitting in storage for several years unused has taken its toll. We looked for a new one this year. A smaller 3 or 4 foot, but haven't found any we like.

There's a nice tree over in the field that's tempting, but I'd rather let it grow. Previous owner cut a lot of the trees on the front here.

I may go take some branches off a tree for some scent. That would be nice.

 

[Dawn419]

Real...

Not sure if this counts or not, but for the last 2 years (since our move out here) I decorate a cedar tree for the wildbirds with popcorn strings and peanut butter pine cones. We don't have room for one in the camper so it was a great alternative and it's awesome entertainment while drinking coffee!

Our second real "tree" this Christmas is our 2 year old outdoor Rosemary. It has decided to decorate itself with flower buds and a few blooms so hubby dubbed it this years tree!

 

[Hinotori]

Oh I like that. You might have just inspired me to plant a tree outside to decorate in the future.