Christmas trees...what kind do you have?

[Squatch]

Poll question: Christmas trees...what kind do you have?

This year we're finally going the artificial tree route. Last year tore it for me: I bought a "fresh" tree for about $60, got it home, and damn near all the needles fell off.

[NightWatcher]

1. other: no tree

[LeftyMom]

2. No tree.

I don't celebrate Christmas any more than I'm familially obligated to, and I haven't got the cash to spare on a dead tree or a plastic one right now.

[flvegan]

3. Festivus pole.

[Initech]

18. I have a Festivus pole sitting on my desk at work.

No, seriously. It's a great conversation starter.

[Coyote_Bandit]

4. Fake one stored in the garage

that I have no intention of putting up this year.

[stuntcat]

5. Here's mine

It's white and it's electric. This is hard to see but it's got animals and music instruments on it. I keep it in the basement with a bag over it so all I have to do to decorate is put it on the table and plug it in :headbang: which I haven't done yet, maybe tonight I will.

[Bluestar]

6. Artificial--had one for about 30 years with a few lapses of real trees thrown in

I got my first artificial tree when I lived in the Midwest. Freezing temperatures, blowing snow and a traveling husband convinced me that it was the way to go. I later became a tree hugger and, even though I love the smell and look of the real tree, I hate to kill them. So it's artificial all the way for me!

[FloridaJudy]

11. You can get real, live trees

In some parts of Europe you can donate them to the church or a charitable organization when the holidays are over and they'll plant them for you. I used to get a living tree every Christmas, but none of mine lived long after transplanting - I have the proverbial "brown thumb". I wish they'd do something similar here in the states. Then maybe I'd buy one again. I'm not a Christian (but then the trees are a Pagan tradition), but I love the smell.

[XemaSab]

7. You can get a tree cutting permit for 10 bucks from the forest service

Our tree was so big it didn't fit in the house. All for 10 bucks. :)

[MissMillie]

8. 2 ft fiber-optic thingy

the cats don't try to climb it... they're afraid of it.

[IndianaJones]

9. metal endoskeleton, encased in living tissue. nt.

[FloridaJudy]

10. None

But I did drape a string of electric lights around my statue of Quan Yin. Does that count?

[terrya]

12. Real one for a while, then we got an artificial tree.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. None. They're cat bait.

[DarkTirade]

14. Jeez, it's only the 3rd. Give us some time. :P

Actually, my grandparents probably won't get one. So I'll just set up my little 3 foot fake one in my room.

[Fox Mulder]

15. Artificial tree.

[underpants]

16. Fake. Pre-lighted.

plug and play

[Blue Belle]

17. I'm usually away at Christmas time...

so it's rare when I get a tree. When I do, I like the real trees - usually a nobel fir.

[guitar man]

19. artificial

I grew up with real trees, but I know so many people who have had them catch fire and burn the house down that it just worries me to have a real one anymore, especially now that we are gone during the week and won't be ale to water it every day. It just makes sense to have a plastic tree now.

[Arkansas Granny]

20. Other. I haven't put up a Christmas tree since my youngest moved

away from home. We now do the Christmas get together and dinner at my daughter's house, so I'm exempt from putting up a tree these days, although I'm sure my cat would think it was the neatest idea in the world.

[Aristus]

21. An artificial tree with those sprays of fiber-optic threads that change

color. It's cool.

[Orsino]

22. Fake. Pre-lit. n/t