Which type of tree do you usually buy? There are many to pick from: Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, Serbian Spruce, White Spruce, Douglas Fir, Balsam Fir, Concolor Fir, Canaan Fir, Fraser Fir, Scotch Pine, Red Pine, White Pine, and Austrian (Black) Pine. I have to admit that some of the trees that I just listed I have not even seen for myself, there are just too darn many.

I always buy a Fraser Fir, because they're shaped really beautifully, hold up really well (and can easily have a heavy ornanament hung onto a branch without slipping off). Also, they have a really pretty citruisy scent to them that just makes the whole house smell so pretty.

A picture of a Fraser Fir:





Which tree do you like to get for your holidays?

I have a fake tree. It's convenient because I can put it away and store it for next Christmas.

luv4u said:

Fake trees are nice, my parents have a prelit one.

Fraser firs are my favorite:



They have a kinda blu-ish tint on the underside of the needles and they're soft and very sturdy for hanging stuff.


....i didn't read at first..yeah, what Nan said.
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FruitToAttractBears said:

Fraser Firs! Did you know that they're considered the "cadillac" of Christmas trees?

Dead trees with blinking lights in your living room

AsianBomb777 said:

party poop. they smell really nice!

AsianBomb777 said:

Hey why not? Tis the season!

evenstar3 said:

Agreed!

:disblief: what kind of tree-hugging bullshit is this????

abierman said:

I knew somebody would say that.

psychodelicide said:

and if you just have the strands of lights on (not blinking) it looks so pretty

evenstar3 said:

I never liked the blinking lights on either, they kind of annoy me after awhile.

My family is in the Xmas tree biz (my grandfather, then my uncle took over, I think one of my cousins will probably take it over soon too), and Frasier Firs are the top of the line. They are the most expensive per foot that my family sold, anyway. My parents always have one every year.
They don't lose needles easily and smell absolutely divine.

CarrieMpls said:

Never knew that your family was in the Christmas tree business, that's pretty awesome. Fraser firs are definitely top of the line, and they are great, I agree with you on that.

fathermcmeekle said:

just my

SammiJ said:

You don't like xmas trees? I don't get it.

CarrieMpls said:

Me neither. What's wrong about it, I'm curious.

I only purchase the trees after the holidays as I can not stand seeing them disposed of in skips Last year I purchased 5 sadly 2 did not root but the other three have grown lovely

Now the nagging part.
If ur gonna purchase tree’s then only purchase rooted ones then afterwards re-plant them somewhere.



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Xmas trees to me are like flowers. They're grown on farms for a specific decorative purpose. It's not like trees that are taken down aren't replaced.

CarrieMpls said:

Oh, it's not that for me. I have no remorse for trees, animals, little children, or the elderly.

It's just that..well think about it.. A dead tree with blinking lights in your living room?? WEIRDOS!

they don't have proper fir trees here

I'm having a ice sculpture of a tree, i'm carving it myself.

katt said:

katt's a tree hugger.

That's a great idea to buy a Christmas tree that you can plant after the holiday season is over (my uncle used to do that). BUT, it's not feasible if you live in an apartment building like I do, and the property that your building is on is not your own. If I DID have my own house and my own property, I probably would plant my Christmas tree after the holidays are over just so that I could keep enjoying it.

CarrieMpls said:

AsianBomb777 said:

SCROOGE!

ZombieKitten said:

Really? That's ashame.