Whaddya think of colored Christmas Trees?

Our tradition is we get a live tree and keep it that way. It's usually about three feet tall when we get it and use it for four or five years. We hang ornaments but no tinsel or lights on the tree but we do have lights reflecting off of it. Then when it gets too big we donate it to the parks and recreation department who plants it in a nice place.
 
Well, it's certainly different. I know it wouldn't fly in my home
 
I kind of like it. Definitely something different. The blue ones look pretty, not sure about the pink ones though.

In chicago they sell those fake trees that are in sports colors, i.e. Chicago Cubs blue and then hang a bunch of cubs ornaments on them and they sell like crazy.
 
They're kinda pretty, not sure if I would use on though.



In all my 49 years, I've never had a real tree.
 
I was a fan of real trees until I discovered the convenience of a fake tree (and they can look pretty real these days). Real, fake, or colored are all fine with me because they all make this time of year more colorful and festive.
 
Johali said:
Our tradition is we get a live tree and keep it that way. It's usually about three feet tall when we get it and use it for four or five years. We hang ornaments but no tinsel or lights on the tree but we do have lights reflecting off of it. Then when it gets too big we donate it to the parks and recreation department who plants it in a nice place.
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Question, because i like this idea. and I may be dumb by asking. Do you plant it outside, dig it up every year, bring it inside, and then replant it?

I read a kids book to my son last night about a family that did that,but you know, its a kid story, wasn't sure if you could actually do that.
 
I've always used fake trees and have always stuck with green or white. This year I went with a 4.5 foot flocked tree. I did see a red artificial tree at "At Home." I definitely wasnt fan. I would one day like to use a real tree, but they have too many dangers for cats. So its artificial for me as long as I'm a cat owner
 
I guess me and my family likes the traditional Christmas tree. We always get a real one and it is green.
 
Go Panthers said:
Question, because i like this idea. and I may be dumb by asking. Do you plant it outside, dig it up every year, bring it inside, and then replant it?

I read a kids book to my son last night about a family that did that,but you know, its a kid story, wasn't sure if you could actually do that.
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You buy a potted tree --- tend to it properly and it will grow.
 
Go Panthers said:
Question, because i like this idea. and I may be dumb by asking. Do you plant it outside, dig it up every year, bring it inside, and then replant it?
I read a kids book to my son last night about a family that did that,but you know, its a kid story, wasn't sure if you could actually do that.
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TexasRaceLady said:
You buy a potted tree --- tend to it properly and it will grow.
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Go Panthers said:
I love that idea. I might have to start doing that.
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@TexasRaceLady is correct. It comes in a standard planter for it's size so we put it in a large one with plenty of room to grow when we get it home. We move it inside during the holidays and outside the rest of the year. Over the years we've tried several variety's and we like them all. They're very low maintenance.
 
Don't care for the colored trees but I know some that would buy just for the novelty of it. We finally got away from real trees partially because of the cost, but also because of the mess and disposal. The fake trees are getting more real all the time.
 
The only reason to get a real tree these days (that isn't potted) is for the smell. Usually the tree makes the whole house smell amazing! Other than that, the maintenance, clean-up and disposale of real trees is painful. With fiber optic fake trees, all you have to do is pull the tree out of the closet and set it up. You don't even need to put lights or ornaments on it if you don't want to.
 
We grab the coat, hat, gloves, saw, deer drag & small tarp and head to the local Christmas Tree Farm about 5 miles from here. Then, we set out to look for the perfect tree. Not that there truly is one but my wife is bound and determined to find it each and every year. Year after year. Regardless of how long it takes she's hellbent on finding it. Oh how I wish I had a tree in a box. :(

Smells good though! :cool:
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
We grab the coat, hat, gloves, saw, deer drag & small tarp and head to the local Christmas Tree Farm about 5 miles from here. Then, we set out to look for the perfect tree. Not that there truly is one but my wife is bound and determined to find it each and every year. Year after year. Regardless of how long it takes she's hellbent on finding it. Oh how I wish I had a tree in a box. :(

Smells good though! :cool:
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I can see that happening. :D
 
You can buy Christmas tree smell inna can....err spray bottle
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When the kids were little we would go to the tree sites to buy a already cut one. To find one that all three would agree on got to be so frustrating. Finally I would get tired of it and decide the one we got. Later we started going to a tree farm and they started letting past buyers come out early to pick out the one they wanted before everybody else did. They started out just tagging them but found out that people were removing the tag. So they started spray painting the stem. Was kind of nice.
 
My parents did the live tree thing a bit differently. We'd get a potted tree and decorate it all up for Christmas, keep it watered all winter (our spot for it got good sunlight), then plant it in the yard in the Spring. They quit doing that after all of us kids had left home... and the yard had turned into a forest. Now they use an artificial tree (but it's traditional green).

One funky thing, a few times over the years they've had to chase off strangers who came into their yard and tried to cut one of these trees. One guy claimed he thought it was just public woods - as he was trying to take a tree that was within ten feet of their house. (And this is in a neighborhood; they have other houses all around them.) I suppose nothing says "Merry Christmas" like looking down the barrels of a shotgun!
 
I know a few farmers that have the problem with people coming onto their property to cut down a tree for Christmas. They just don't want to get it started though. Of course some of the trees that were cut were cedar trees.
 
@Johali what a great idea, well done.

We use to do a cut tree every year, love the smell, we have since gone to bought (GREEN) trees prelit my wife puts up three of them each year around the house. She starts the day after thanksgiving and in 3 or 4 days wahlah, the holiday spirit is alive and well.
 
All I want to know is where can I buy an $8 Christmas tree other than this particular farm?!!?


Also, if your spouse or roommates or whoever request a brightly-leafed Christmas tree, you done ****** up.
 
The wife is going back to Canada for Christmas and I'll be here looking after the dogs and working. At least it's warm.
But this is all she put up yesterday.

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Go Panthers said:
I love that idea. I might have to start doing that.
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This is the second Christmas for this Norfolk Island Pine. The tree itself is 3' 6" tall and will be transferred to a bigger pot in the spring. We'll use it for 4 more seasons before we replace it. The wife is going to decorate it tomorrow.

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I'm not a fan of any colored Christmas trees or any other object that has absolutely nothing to do with the meaning of this holiday.

Anyways...those trees are pretty cool. It would be neat if they were naturally occurring in our ecosystem.
 
Johali said:
This is the second Christmas for this Norfolk Island Pine. The tree itself is 3' 6" tall and will be transferred to a bigger pot in the spring. We'll use it for 4 more seasons before we replace it. The wife is going to decorate it tomorrow.

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That's really awesome. Im going to talk to the wife about doing that next year.
 
Go Panthers said:
That's really awesome. Im going to talk to the wife about doing that next year.
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5 or 6 dead trees cost a bundle but we paid a little over $20 for that tree at Lowe's. To us it's not just the money but having a live tree in the house for Christmas is awesome. Even if it sorta looks like a Charlie Brown tree. But it's alive and healthy. :D
 
Johali said:
5 or 6 dead trees cost a bundle but we paid a little over $20 for that tree at Lowe's. To us it's not just the money but having a live tree in the house for Christmas is awesome. Even if it sorta looks like a Charlie Brown tree. But it's alive and healthy. :D
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How fast do those things grow?

I'm picturing a leyland cypress in my head, i planted 6 of them that were about 3ft tall 6 or 7 years ago, those things are 30ft tall now.
 
Go Panthers said:
How fast do those things grow?

I'm picturing a leyland cypress in my head, i planted 6 of them that were about 3ft tall 6 or 7 years ago, those things are 30ft tall now.
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It vary's but this one grew 6 inches in the last year. The downside is they aren't very cold tolerant. There are better types for colder climates. The fun to me is the research and growing it myself.
 
Me, I choose the eventual death of a live pine from the local tree farm. Cut it down, screw it into the stand. Decorate it. Water it religiously at first. As time goes on, I don't water as often. Needles fall as the tree dies a slow death. Eventually, the decorations are taken down and I commence with the annual 'Burning of the Tree' ceremony in the backyard fire pit. Sometimes this is done @ night purely for the entertainment value. Those babies tend to flare up rather fast sometimes creating multiple colors should we have not removed all of the tinsel. Much easier to see at night. Truly a beautiful thing to witness. :D
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Me, I choose the eventual death of a live pine from the local tree farm. Cut it down, screw it into the stand. Decorate it. Water it religiously at first. As time goes on, I don't water as often. Needles fall as the tree dies a slow death. Eventually, the decorations are taken down and I commence with the annual 'Burning of the Tree' ceremony in the backyard fire pit. Sometimes this is done @ night purely for the entertainment value. Those babies tend to flare up rather fast sometimes creating multiple colors should we have not removed all of the tinsel. Much easier to see at night. Truly a beautiful thing to witness. :D
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:D:D
 
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