tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post2324041834890405141..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Christmas tree conundrumUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-1118394430231649902009-12-10T15:57:01.159-08:002009-12-10T15:57:01.159-08:00I'm allergic to pine, and artificial trees bot...I'm allergic to pine, and artificial trees bother my breathing, so I made a Christmas tree out of wine bottles rescued from being thrown in the dumpster and a fence post a neighbor was throwing out. The only thing I had to purchase were some dowel rods.<br /><br />http://ohsocrafty.blogspot.com/2007/12/here-it-is.htmlTriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04689724207043206712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-42471964674440499662009-12-09T14:12:22.864-08:002009-12-09T14:12:22.864-08:00I use a Rosemary plant (in a pot) that is in the g...I use a Rosemary plant (in a pot) that is in the general shape of a christmas tree. It's started out small, but it's pretty big now. Not only do I get a nice compact Tree that holds ornaments well and smells good, I get nice rosemary all year round (it likes being in the house during the cold..) inside or out (likes being outside during the rest of the year...)<br /><br />Has worked La Lahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12806709909397298218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-25731298765349653302009-12-03T03:34:48.455-08:002009-12-03T03:34:48.455-08:00We have a Swedish wooden tree with wooden candle h...We have a Swedish wooden tree with wooden candle holders for big candles. No other decoration needed on the tree but enough space under it to store the gifts.Isabelle from Zurichnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-81736637231628487742009-12-02T14:47:54.453-08:002009-12-02T14:47:54.453-08:00I don't want to deal with the tree and then I ...I don't want to deal with the tree and then I would only feel guilty throwing it out or something. This year, I decided to get a rosemary bush from Whole Foods as the replacement tree. It smells good, and I hope it encourages me to cook more from scratch.carojanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317201443808456686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-39996291022428768162009-12-02T01:40:59.708-08:002009-12-02T01:40:59.708-08:00We're in Vancouver, and rent a tree.We're in Vancouver, and rent a tree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-80137082323693375152009-12-01T20:52:08.169-08:002009-12-01T20:52:08.169-08:00Over the years I've been through a couple vari...Over the years I've been through a couple variations of the non-tree, due to green leanings, brokeness, or a combination of the two, including my first "Christmas tree": a 1 foot tall stub of scavenged leftover trimmings that lived in a vase for the through the holiday. My favorite so far has been the Christmas Ficus we made by dressing the resident houseplant up with fairy lightswho's_scruffy_looking?https://www.blogger.com/profile/04451678271203454163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-43844603759365544312009-12-01T17:43:31.780-08:002009-12-01T17:43:31.780-08:00We have a potted douglas fir. It was growing in an...We have a potted douglas fir. It was growing in an inconvient place so we yanked it out of the yard. The first few years it looked more like charlie brown tree but it is finally filling in nicely.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01610582727349435377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-24964025441943846742009-12-01T13:45:32.239-08:002009-12-01T13:45:32.239-08:00I really like a lot of the alternatives that you g...I really like a lot of the alternatives that you guys are doing (cutting down USFS trees or cutting roadside "weeds", etc.). The thing that crossed my mind, however, was the same issue I worry about with foraging. We can't all do it, or the problems outweigh the benefits.<br /><br />So, if we all had to choose one method of tree acquisition, what would be the best method? Getting a Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-49745302780125589172009-12-01T10:17:33.976-08:002009-12-01T10:17:33.976-08:00We've bought a live tree every year for over 1...We've bought a live tree every year for over 15 years now. One we bought when my daughter was little (she's 18 now) is still growing in front of our old house in California, about 30 feet tall the last time we drove by there.<br /><br />It's harder to get one to survive the winters here in Oklahoma, but we still buy the potted darlings. They're way too pretty to cut down, IMO.RedStateGreenhttp://thesietch.org/mysietch/redstategreennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-60000120477069764912009-12-01T07:45:55.231-08:002009-12-01T07:45:55.231-08:00Our neck of the woods is surrounded by Christmas t...Our neck of the woods is surrounded by Christmas tree farms. Within a few miles of any direction we can cut our own. I insist on having a real tree to avoid the plastic pollution. Plus, the tree is taking in carbon while growing. After Christmas we stick it outside for the birds to live in. In the Spring it gets chopped up and added to the compost pile. Having said that, this year we EnviRambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05207338457089423790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-19464405413151742922009-12-01T07:43:10.953-08:002009-12-01T07:43:10.953-08:00we will go support the local tree farmer on our ro...we will go support the local tree farmer on our road. Its $45 well spent - the cash stays in the community, he hires local teens to help with the harvesting and replanting and my hubby loves real trees. <br /><br />growing up we had tons of cedar trees on our land - so my dad and mom would cut one every year and whack off the top portion for our tree - tough to hang ornaments from but they did Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-49212645042546333592009-12-01T05:30:10.485-08:002009-12-01T05:30:10.485-08:00We drive 20 minutes away to a tree farm and chop d...We drive 20 minutes away to a tree farm and chop down our own. They don't use any pesticides and we like supporting the local business. Plus, our city takes the tree after the holiday and composts it. I could never do plastic-- ultimately it will end up in a landfill. Plus, there's nothing like the smell of a real tree!Mama Mama Quite Contraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033437220422551511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-81613984646802718012009-12-01T05:06:05.392-08:002009-12-01T05:06:05.392-08:00We have a handful of tree farms within very close ...We have a handful of tree farms within very close range (less than three miles). One is pretty close to the library, the other practically in my parents' backyard. So we can get to the farms without making any special trip, and they're all family owned and operated in this area. I've never even asked about what chemicals go into their production. I just always assumed that trees Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017959421018964001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-89277347980554667442009-11-30T20:16:17.664-08:002009-11-30T20:16:17.664-08:00I bought a funky metal christmas tree from Smith &...I bought a funky metal christmas tree from Smith & Hawkins 12 years ago. I had been looking for years for metal or wood tree. Love it. It is different and the kids keep asking why we don't have a green one. My family wants to do an intervention and get us a real tree.cindy24https://www.blogger.com/profile/16325611923356579024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-18778470639988250172009-11-30T19:20:55.296-08:002009-11-30T19:20:55.296-08:00I never thought I would ever have an artificial tr...I never thought I would ever have an artificial tree. I was raised in the country, cut your own tree farms were all over and we always had a real tree growing up. My husband's grandmother used to have a small tree farm. Eventually they got too old for all of it so they just let everything grow up. For a few Christmases when we were first married we would try to find a smallish tree there Christine F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-57763080648305407822009-11-30T18:56:19.696-08:002009-11-30T18:56:19.696-08:00I think the greenness of a real vs fake tree large...I think the greenness of a real vs fake tree largely depends upon your preference. My husband grew up with live trees but believes that fake is greener because of the reuse factor. Especially when our tabletop tree was a handed down to me when I was in college. <br /><br />We go w/ fake because I have allergies. Our main tree is a prelit with incandescent lights. Restringing it w/ LEDs as very Lisa Nelsen-Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731962631056727458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-40534315032593800572009-11-30T18:24:48.954-08:002009-11-30T18:24:48.954-08:00We have a live tree in a pot that we bought about ...We have a live tree in a pot that we bought about 3 years ago. It's a very slow growing tree that should be between 6 and 8 feet when it's full grown, so with proper care and re-potting, it should work for us for years to come. It lives in a shady spot in the backyard during the year, then on Dec 21 it comes inside and gets decorated with a strand of white LEDs and a few glass ornamentsNoniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101468289698411989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-90718523642381294752009-11-30T15:12:14.514-08:002009-11-30T15:12:14.514-08:00I've had both real and fake trees over the yea...I've had both real and fake trees over the years. My sister, mother, and I are all allergic to the real ones so we had to give them up. I have a fake one now that's about three years old. It was a pre-lit tree I bought at Target. I'll never buy per-lit again though, when the lights started to go on it it was a nightmare. I wasn't willing to throw it away so several hours and two koolchickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929421760488763997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-8695722495821245482009-11-30T13:34:02.333-08:002009-11-30T13:34:02.333-08:00None of the independent growers that I know around...None of the independent growers that I know around here use pesticides or fertilizers. They just plant trees and care for them, then let people come cut them down.<br /><br />I always have a real tree. A fake one would just be strange in my house!Farmer's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993260095409544097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-67167789083267636582009-11-30T12:31:15.304-08:002009-11-30T12:31:15.304-08:00we live in an area where christmas tree farms are ...we live in an area where christmas tree farms are a large local industry. We are lucky to be able to get a non sprayed tree and the sale of those trees each year is a fund raiser for local centre that does work on the environment etc.<br />so we will get a real tree each year as long as this fundraiser exists. So far it has been going for at least 14 years that I know of.knittingwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16186915190478793571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-46115080097122417922009-11-30T11:57:43.967-08:002009-11-30T11:57:43.967-08:00I love a real tree, and I live in an area where th...I love a real tree, and I live in an area where they grow abundantly. However, my husband does not love a real tree, and so a number of years ago we, too, chose plastic over paper. At this point, my goal is to use this fake tree for as long as I can, and I hope that will somehow mitigate the environmental impact. Plus, I will admit, it is WAY easier and less messy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-89246841256303327362009-11-30T11:32:10.841-08:002009-11-30T11:32:10.841-08:00We buy garland, which is made from the trimmed bra...We buy garland, which is made from the trimmed branches of the trees sold by our local garden store.<br /> <br />It does use a lot of wire, but when I strip out the wire to compost the branches, I save it & use it for garden trellis the next year.<br /><br />It smells nice, and we can hang it up high, out of child and cat reach.Rosanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-10963703594541923762009-11-30T11:24:13.207-08:002009-11-30T11:24:13.207-08:00we have a 3yo rosemary bush in a half-barrel plant...we have a 3yo rosemary bush in a half-barrel planter that we acquired this summer when a friend moved away. We've brought it indoors for the winter and have decided that it makes the perfect sort of tree we're looking for: still living, manageably small, has therapeutic uses and fits in our tiny apartment! It's perfect!Angelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-52471705524671958152009-11-30T11:16:49.137-08:002009-11-30T11:16:49.137-08:00I have a faux tree that will be tucked away in a c...I have a faux tree that will be tucked away in a corner out of reach of my 15 month old who laughs at the word 'no'. Fun times. <br /><br />I don't care for the mess, hassle for potential fire hazard of a real tree, so even if it were local and organic I'd still be hesistant. If I'm ever in the market for a new plastic tree I'll look for a used one.auntjonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11090226128263928965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-82175041266871145092009-11-30T11:06:17.417-08:002009-11-30T11:06:17.417-08:00Even though I'm surrounded by Christmas tree f...Even though I'm surrounded by Christmas tree farms (almost literally), I usually go with the Christmas Hibiscus. Lights on the potted plant, a few decorations, and occasionally, it even blooms while decorated. <br /><br />For pine scent, I grab a few branches of trimmings and simmer them in the scent lamp, sometimes with orange peel and cloves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com