Christmas Trees

[Ken]

Sorry.  I didn't mean to offend anyone when I indicated that people should eat plastic turkey if they have a plastic X-mas tree  .  I've done a bit of work on tree farms before and see how hard those farmers work for very little return and just like to see them rewarded.   Didn't take into consideration that some people may be allergic to real trees in their house. 


Hope everyone has a joyous season with or without a traditional tree in their house. 

Cheers
Ken

[WDH]

I've been contemplating just sliding the decorated tree into the hall closet come January 1st.

Just put it on the porch.  It will go with the other lights that you never take down (because you are from the South  ).

Just kidding........the closet will work fine  .

[SwampDonkey]

If that's the case, the south has moved further north because I see a lot of lights left on houses and outside yard trees year 'round.  

[Piston]

If that's the case, the south has moved further north because I see a lot of lights left on houses and outside yard trees year 'round.  

HEY!  When did you drive by my house?  You should have stopped in for a beer.   

[SamB]

Fraser Fir for the last 15 years, no protective clothing required and easy clean up

[JV]

When I was a little boy, we would find and cut a tall ERC from a fencerow and drag it to the house.  As I got older we bought trees especially when the ERC became scarce.  My wife and I bought trees when the boys were little and then decided to buy balled trees, usually Fraser Fir and plant them after Christmas.  The first one is now 25 or 30' tall and a beautiful tree.  Now that the boys are grown and out on their own, we have a small plastic tree that sits on a stand.  When our grandsons get a little older, I would like to take them out and once more cut a sticky ERC down and decorate it for old times sake.   

[WDH]

Sticky is right, but hey, it is worth it. 

[red oaks lumber]

after christmas my wife and i drive around our local town picking up real trees that people put out at the curb. my pygmie goats love eating the needles and bark off them. least for a few weeks their burps smell piney

[SwampDonkey]

Must be slim pickens if they gotta eat fir bark and needles. A moose will hold up in a  fir thicket over the winter when the snow is deep and eat branches. In the spring time it's like a manure pile in there. It's poor stuff to live on.

[thecfarm]

red oak,it's just like candy to them isn't it. I use to rake up leaves and bag them for ours and give them a few handfuls all through the winter. They would really go for the leaves.

[red oaks lumber]

they just go nuts for it, the thing is they get plenty of food so its not like they are starving.in 1 day all thats left of the tree is a clean striped carsass  no needles or bark

[thecfarm]

Like I use to say,just like fish bones. I cut a bunch of limbs that was hanging over into the field,red oak,ash,maple. I only did a little at a time and I would give them to the goats. They would see me coming with the limbs and just start jumping around. I would have to throw a few in off to the side so they would leave me alone so I could bring in the rest of the limbs. Those limbs would keep them busy for hours. I have a grown up pasture that I am claiming back,they loved to get in there and clean up the bushes growing.Anything green this time of year they really like.

[red oaks lumber]

still have my real tree standing, still drinking water and not really dropping needles yet. i love the looks of a christmas tree

[bandmiller2]

We still do real,when the kids were young used to load them in my woods trailer with tractor and go under the highlines for a white pine.Never felt guilty cutting them as the power co. wacks them all when they get much over 8'.Had one of those frasier's this year the most perfect little tree I've ever seen.Hunted with down Mainers most of them had woodlots and thousands of trees but would sneek into a neighbors lot for a tree. Frank C.