Every year I ponder the question of Christmas trees. I like a cut tree, if
only for the aroma. It’s not the poor ecological decision you might think.
Christmas tree farming is a relatively green industry (no pun intended) and
many communities offer drop-off points for spent trees to be converted into
garden mulch when the season’s over. The problem with cut trees is they don’t
last long. After a week or so they’re dropping needles everywhere and looking
like so much kindling. I’ve looked into living trees, but they’re not cheap. Even
after paying for and faithfully nurturing one (not a simple matter), it’ll
likely be a dead tree come spring. So I’m back to artificial trees. I’ve read
they have a life expectancy of six to ten years. The boxes they come in last one
or two. The tree we just erected is well over twenty, and it looks pretty
pathetic. It may be time to look for a new one…after Christmas.
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