Real or Artificial?

[kdonnel]

I just finished putting the lights on the future fire hazard.

Smells so good!

 

[luvnwdwgal]

Artificial. I hate the scent of pine.

 

[JaxDad]

We’re going real this year for the first time in a long time. I was always concerned our hound would pee on a real tree in the house, so we’ve been putting up an artificial one. Sadly, he passed right before Christmas last year, so we’ll put up a real one this year.

 

[White Cat]

Real.

 

[Kitty 34]

artificial

 

[hopemax]

I prefer real. But we travel, and our cat is untrustworthy, so we have artificial. We get a real wreath at Costco, to make the house smell nice, and we pop it in the trash when we head to the airport.

 

[Schneewittchen37]

Artificial. Did real every year until DH and I got frustrated with the quality of the trees at the local nurseries. The really good local nursery closed a few years ago and the remaining options were so disappointing. So I would prefer real, but fake will have to do.

 

[Carol_]

We’re a divided family. He loves real. I love what mom calls “The Toilet Brush Tree.”
Mine goes up on Thanksgiving if possible, his goes up Christmas Eve.

 

[disneychrista]

I have a reusable tree. Found out as a child, after being “sick” at Christmas each year, I am allergic to pine.

If I ever decide to put up a tree again, I’ll likely need to replace it, as it is 28 years old at this point.

 

[JimMIA]

This is our first year with an artificial tree and we haven't started putting it up yet. We were paying close to $200 per tree and Costco had some nice ones for a reasonable price last year after Christmas.

We'll see how it goes. Normally, we would be putting up the tree this weekend but DD is home from college for a short visit and her social calendar is packed.

We also have a garage sale with our neighbors set for next Saturday, and a couple of things the next week, and then DD comes home for Christmas on the 10th. So I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't get pushed back to the 11-12th weekend.

This is just one more thing that is not the same without DD home!

 

[TippyThomas]

I do both.

 

[AgentMama]

Artificial, we have three already up this year (not including the miniature ones that will go in the kids ' bedrooms, just can't bring myself to give up that tradition).

 

[TheDad00]

Fake. Works for us after decades of real

 

[nene0182]

Fake. My son and I both have allergies to real.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I just put mine up-artificial. I didn't grow up with the tradition of real trees; we always had a fake one.

 

[TCRAIG]

I do both.

Same - one of each - artificial in the dining room by the big palladium window decorated in gold ornaments with crystals and real in the living room decorated in gold and navy…

 

[georgina]

While we had a real tree for many years, sadly my allergies have become so bad I can't handle it any more.

 

[unrequited23]

Another member of team pine allergy here.

 

[jdb in AZ]

Since we plan to be out of town for the holidays we aren't putting up a tree. When we do put up both trees, one is all Disney ornaments, and we only do artificial trees because real branches won't support our heavy ornaments.

We do have a real wreath from Costco for a Christmassy smell.

 

[easyas123]

Real. Put it up about a week or so prior to Christmas.