With everyone becoming more aware of the environment and wanting to be more ‘green’ what better way then to get a living potted Christmas tree this year. In our area trees can be found at our local nursery ranging in size and price from tabletop at $12 to $150 for a giant tree. Popular varieties are the Dwarf Alberta Spruce or Fat Albert a type of blue spruce. Natural live trees are kind to the environment, they give off a wonderful fresh scent while in your home, are cheaper in the long run then a artificial tree which can costs up to $500 and will eventually end up in a land-fill. Artificial trees are also not fire proof as most people think, in fact once the plastic PVC starts to smoke it can give off toxic gasses. No tree is fire proof so examine your lights carefully before stringing on your tree. After the holidays are over you can plant the tree in your own yard starting your own Christmas tree forest or leave them in the pot which will force them to remain small, and of course you can always trim your tree to maintain the classic Christmas tree shape. I saw in some areas you can even rent a tree for the season.
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