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canadafreeze says,

Stood steadfast for a real tree for years, until one year it finally got the better of me. Scratched and battered from the dried branches, i gave in and bought a perfect, non-shedding artificial tree. Trees cut in July and shipped at Christmas? Not for me anymore. So, I compromise. I decorate an artificial tree and leave it up all December - and hang a fresh wreath inside - still need the smell:-(

Dragonflower says,

Ohmygosh! Brought back memories. When I was a little girl, we bought one of the first artificial trees--you know, like when they were first invented. We had a color wheel that was awful--it squeeked as it moved around, making the green tree a different awful color. It was a lightbulb contraption with a wheel that had transparent colors in sections. ARG....it was terrible. SO, I said I'd always have a real tree when I grew up. And I did. Now, I live in a studio and am comtemplating whether a 4ft tree would fit. It's the circumfrance (not spelled right) that concerns me, not so much the height. I may just use a 2ft tabletop fake tree and do what canadafreeze does - get a nice fresh wreath! I think I'll do that tomorrow! Yay! Problem solved. I was missing the smell and the naturalness. Thank you for question and comment!!!! Happy Holidays.

jl333 says,

We used to always do fresh trees. Until about 12 years ago, that all changed. We had just moved into our house right around Christmas time. Once we were settled in, we went out and bought our tree. IKEA was having this awesome sale...buy any tree, any size for $20 bucks. Bring it back to recycle it and you'll get a $20 voucher at IKEA! What a deal. So since we could get any size, we picked one of the larger ones. Who wouldn't right? Doh. That would be our first mistake. When we got home, we completely forgot that our ceilings are only 8 feet tall! We had a 10 foot tree. We quickly scrambled to find our hand saw (because everything else was still in boxes). My friend and I sawed off 2 feet of the trunk, plunked it in the tree holder, and we were good to go! We bring the tree in and decorate it. 2 days later, the tree tips over and breaks several ornaments. We figured the dog just got to close to the tree and knocked it over. We put the tree up, and BAM! It falls again--breaking more ornaments. Our realtor made an unannounced stop to see how we were liking our new house and to see if we were getting settled in. As we were on the couch with the realator, the tree falls AGAIN! The realtor says, "You should take your tree back, because apparently the idiot who cut your tree didn't know what the hell he was doing"! My friend and I busted up laughing, because WE were the ones who cut the tree. After that, we bought an artificial tree.

Dragonflower says,

THAT is a funny story! I was anticipating that the floor was crooked and the realtor would be embarassed by selling you a slanted house. Funny, funny ending.

accidentaltourist says,

I prefer real. Cut down the day I plan to put it up at a local farm, knowing full well the mess that I'll deal with for months after....but finding needles in the rug in May gives me chance to relive snippets of Christmas happiness.

maryjane31 says,

I love a real tree. Just love the smell.

Wench says,

Prefer real. Last year, we didn't have space and this year we'll be sharing one. Last year, we decorated our dragon plant instead with our homemade ornaments.

TheAngstyPoet says,

Real tree. Went home last weekend, my mother picked out the biggest one for our apartment.