Xmas Trees: What's your favorite?

[supernova]

Poll question: Xmas Trees: What's your favorite?

Regardless of people's feelings about xmas, I don't know anyone who can resist the allure of a lit and decorated tree. Define "lit" and "decorated" any way you want.

When I was little, my brother and I made an all day trek out into the woods to find the perfect cedar tree. We looked for a squat bushy one, like Santa's belly to chop down and take back to the house. :9 If it took up 1/2 the living room, even better. :D Great shape, great smell that lasted and lasted all through the winter, (mostly because of the needles left behind, no matter how much you swept, but I digress)

The last 10 years being on my own, I've preferred artificial trees because, well they're easier and less costly and you don't have to kill a tree every year. S

So I need to replace mine this year. The array of stuff is stagering: Natural looking trees, natural looking w/ "snow," Totally fake (white, red, blue?!?!), and then there's the contempo abstract art trees that are merely suggestive of a tree shape.

What do you suggest?

[supernova]

1. Is it All Scrooge afternoon in the Lounge

and I just didn't get the memo?

:P :shrug:

[Gormy Cuss]

2. I like real trees.

Good looking artificial ones aren't cheap and they take up storage space the rest of the year, but I think if you're using a fake tree anyway go with the one that makes you happy. That may be arty, or white or red or retro fake tinsel with a color wheel.

I wouldn't choose a live one unless I had a spot to plant it after Christmas. Most live trees don't do well if they've been indoors for a long time and then planted in the chill of winter.

[supernova]

3. Oh I love real trees too

I love the smell and the look of them. A tree in the house, especially a cedar tree is probably my most favorite witntertime smell.

I would have a real tree if I were a couple at least, rather than a single, but since I have to rely on my own steam to work with it and move it into place, plus light and decorate it, it's artificial for me.

[flvegan]

4. Festivus pole

[supernova]

5. And it doubles as a hat rack

[trof]

11. Also makes a pretty good weapon.

(See "Quarterstaff Fighting" http://www.quarterstaff.org/)

[tigereye]

6. I like real trees -

we compost em after.


Nothing smells so good as a real pine tree.

[tjwmason]

10. Same here.

A fake tree is fake - nothing more.

[yellowdogintexas]

7. allergic to real trees. plus the cats eat the tinsel and barf it up for

days. I won't put tinsel on a fake tree but if I have a live tree it MUST have tinsel, how weird is that?

anyway, we are on year 8 or 9 for this tree.

[Xipe Totec]

8. Blue Spruce - I love the smell nt

[SoxFan]

9. Charlie Brown tree