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Thank you for encouraging “Living Christmas Trees†Scout.
Nora, a Norfolk Island Pine has been our indoor ‘Festive’ tree that becomes a red bow in December and wears it beautifully during the winter months.
You know a plastic tree is made out of oil and likely shipped from china with oil. It may be better than cutting down a tree but not better than planting one every year!!!
Up in the mountains in the east, fraser firs are big business. Tradition and habit have one standing in our living room this year (not my decision, but I didn’t object). I just had an idea today, though. When Christmas is over, I’ll take our Christmas tree (and neighbors’ trees) and inoculate them with mushrooms. Not exactly great, but at least it will help them decompose to reenrich the soil and give us something to eat.
Its been cold here in England–freezing. And generally it is wet damp cold. And old people really suffer with it. Now, if you say we don’t NEED energy. How would we keep warm in our climate?
December 2nd, 2008 at 2:02 am
I’ve done this on my own in the past and it is an awesome way to go…thanks for posting, I will definitely be hitting them up this year.
December 2nd, 2008 at 6:18 am
Thank you for encouraging “Living Christmas Trees†Scout.
Nora, a Norfolk Island Pine has been our indoor ‘Festive’ tree that becomes a red bow in December and wears it beautifully during the winter months.
Cheers! Christine
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:51 pm
I believe cutting down pine trees are murder! Either potted X-mas tree or fake tree is the way to go! Fakes you can use every year.
December 4th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
You know a plastic tree is made out of oil and likely shipped from china with oil. It may be better than cutting down a tree but not better than planting one every year!!!
December 4th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Up in the mountains in the east, fraser firs are big business. Tradition and habit have one standing in our living room this year (not my decision, but I didn’t object). I just had an idea today, though. When Christmas is over, I’ll take our Christmas tree (and neighbors’ trees) and inoculate them with mushrooms. Not exactly great, but at least it will help them decompose to reenrich the soil and give us something to eat.
January 12th, 2009 at 10:02 am
Its been cold here in England–freezing. And generally it is wet damp cold. And old people really suffer with it. Now, if you say we don’t NEED energy. How would we keep warm in our climate?