Have you ever wondered where all those Christmas trees go after Christmas? Think of all the trees that were cut down to be put on display in people’s living rooms for 3-4 weeks and then tossed on the curb for the trash collector. I never really gave it much thought, probably because when growing up we would get a tree that still had roots and dad would replant it along the property line. This is a GREAT way to give yourself a privacy fence although it may take a few years. :)
When I got married and moved into my own house, we bought an artificial tree because my wife was worried about our cats & she felt that cutting down a live tree was wasteful. But to get back to the original question, what does happen to all those once live trees after Christmas? Well believe it or not, some come to Carova. Yes January is when you can see dozens upon dozens of Christmas trees come to rest on our beach. They don’t wash ashore, and there not left behind to litter. Some people use them to help build up our dune line. What a Great idea for recycling and protecting our beach. Actually, I wish I was the guy who thought up this plan. I can see him now telling one group of people “for ten bucks I haul away your tree” and then telling another group “for ten bucks I’ll sell you this tree”. Actually I have come to learn that there are locations for residents to drop off their tress for anyone else who needs them. This a GREAT example of "freecycle". They’re more environmentally friendly than sand fences and they help reduce some of the strain on our landfills.
Here are some pics of the ones that have made it down so far. We had many more last year so I think that more might still show up. In the pictures there are all lying down. I have seen them placed standing up also, and I think it depends on if you’re trying to add on to an existing dune or create one that’s not there yet.
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