Christmas Tree – Real or Fake?
It’s the annual debate in many households – should you get a real or fake Christmas Tree?
What exactly are the pros and cons of a real v fake Christmas Tree? Are there any? Are there too many?
We took a deeper look into both kinds of trees and the result may surprise you! For example, did you know a fake tree can last 10 years, or more? And it takes 10 years for a real tree to grow.
Team Real
A natural Christmas tree fills the room with beautiful fragrances, and makes Christmas a sensory overload. The smell of pine as you enter a room is a childhood Christmas memory etched into many an adult. As adults we like nothing better at Christmas than to try and re-create our perfect childhood, more so if we have children of our own. The pantomime of picking the tree, to bringing it home, to decorating it, is a yearly tradition in most homes.
But the falling pine needles, can cover surfaces and stick everywhere. There is also the dilemma of buying the tree too early and having it turn brown by Christmas day. You also have disposal to consider, and sadly many trees are not disposed of correctly, just put out onto the street.
If you opt for natural – check the height of your ceiling (and the size of tree you can fit in your car) and, for ease, request a tree that’s already in a pot. Having a potted tree means it should stay green all winter long.
Team Fake
Did you know an artificial Christmas tree can lasts up to 10 years? And did you also know that they pre-dated real trees in the USA? Back in the 1800’s, Germany was so concerned about deforestation, that they began making artificial trees. The first trees were made with wood or feather and dyed green. The first trees were sold in the USA many years before they began using real ones.
There’s so many benefits to an artificial tree, not only for environmentally friendly reasons. But most modern artificial trees look incredibly realistic, more than real! You can even buy them ready-decorated, with lights embedded on the branches.
Bearing in mind it takes takes 10 years for a real Christmas tree to grow, I think there’s lots of benefits to artificial ones!
