Picking Out the Right Christmas Tree for Your Family

Pros to choosing an artificial/fake tree:

• -Much safer and typically fire proof
• -LESS MAINTENANCE
• -Needles don't fall off and become a choking hazard to children and animals
• -A one-time expense
• -Modern trees look so life-like, not like they did when we were kids!
• -You don't have to worry about disposing of it afterwards
• -Some people are allergic to the tree pollen
• -No sticky sap to deal with
• -You can purchase them pre-lit or pre-flocked

If you decide to purchase an artificial tree we recommend purchasing through eBay to recycle, instead of buying new! Plus, you're more likely to find a MUCH CHEAPER deal than you would in a retail store!

Below you will find some wonderful choices in the latest auctions:

Pros to Choosing a Real Tree:

• Most environmentally sound, especially if you buy a live tree that you can plant later!
• -Traditional and heartwarming
• -Smell... who doesn't love the smell of a fresh pine tree?
• -Picking it out is a wonderful family event
• -Buying a live tree (with root ball intact) will give you a tree that you can plant outside to commemorate that particular Christmas (Such as your first Christmas together, or baby's first Christmas)
• -You can have it turned into mulch for your gardens
• -You can have it for firewood once it dries out

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Your Real Christmas Tree: Picking It Out, Standing It Up, and Disposing of It.