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Make it a Green Christmas This Year; Use a Real Tree!

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Real Estate Agent with Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified #1 in Forest Land Mgmt

Virtues of a Natural Christmas Tree, Enhancing the Environment

Nothing like the virtues of a natural tree, enhancing the environment for a few years while it grows. 

Some growing wild and free like the trees that find their way into our home.

Others taking on a more cultured and well groomed lifestyle providing jobs for crews of high school kids and other laborers who depend on that hot hard work and the paycheck that it provides.
Both lifestyles of a future Christmas tree provide a little bit of natures beauty and carbon absorption while they grow.
Then for their most proud and exalted final act these celebrated trees find their ways into homes throughout the world where they provide beauty, great aromas, and a reminder of the wondrous event that we celebrate each Christmas season.

 

Many only make it in this staring role through the Advent season and make their exit on the first day of the Christmas season, while others make it all the way through the 12 or so days of Christmas and sing their swan song on the feast of the Epiphany.
Irregardless of when they make their exit, the lucky ones go on to a nice place near a new tree where they can be recycled back into nature to fertilize the next crop of lovely trees.

Comments(8)

Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Good morning, Bob Crane I love a real tree but now with a pellet stove blasting, that tree will last a week and I'll have a mess of pine needles everywhere.... 

Dec 18, 2016 02:26 AM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Good morning Bob.  We did that several years ago.  However, it was difficult in keeping it alive until after Christmas.  Hence we now take our tree out of the attic each year.

Dec 18, 2016 03:56 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Bob. We have a live tree this year. It is drinking water by the gallon and remaining green! Enjoy your day!

Dec 18, 2016 05:58 AM
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Bob Crane We have skipped getting a tree for years as the Holiday Season is always tough without being together. Great post and it made sense.

Dec 18, 2016 06:05 AM
Bill Roberts
Brooks and Dunphy Real Estate - Oceanside, CA
"Baby Boomer" Retirement Planner

Hi Bob Crane We love the smell of a real tree, but we did you one better this year. We bought a "live" tree which we will plant after Christmas.

Bill Roberts

Dec 18, 2016 07:35 AM
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

I kinda agree but my wife and I have a 60's retro aluminum tree that we decorate in pink, and we spen Christmas in Florida.

Dec 18, 2016 07:37 AM
Sally Crane
WMS - Unity, WI
Woodland appraisal support.

I sometimes find it challenging to make our "Charlie Brown" trees look beautiful - they usually end up looking nice, smelling great and cheering everyone up during the Christmas Season - which is their main purpose, I believe.

Dec 18, 2016 03:45 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Bob, growing up with live well should I say freshly cut Christmas Trees, I was so sad when my parents switched to "fake" ones.... as soon as I was on my own I went back to the "almost live ones".... then when we had cats... now we have neither....Endre

Dec 18, 2016 06:12 PM