Should I buy a 'real' Christmas tree or stick with artificial?

Bellisima

Our local council take unwanted real trees as part of their recycling system.  They collect from the kerbside.   We are in North Herts.   Maybe your council does that?  I think they are shredded and turned into compost.

Farway

Bellisima said:

Our local council take unwanted real trees as part of their recycling system.  They collect from the kerbside.   We are in North Herts.   Maybe your council does that?  I think they are shredded and turned into compost.

Council did same here and don't have to belong to the garden waste scheme [Hampshire]

pogofish

If only MSE had a dedicated Christmas/special events board...?

Any kind of discussion of artificial trees surely has no place here.

And my small, slow growing tree lives in a pot out in the garden - had it for years now and I’ll bring it in when it is the proper time to put it up/decorate it and put it back in the garden for next year when it’s over.

Davesnave

pogofish said:

If only MSE had a dedicated Christmas/special events board...?
Any kind of discussion of artificial trees surely has no place here.

Quite right, if it was simply a discussion about artificial trees...

....but it isn't.

Black_Cat2

pogofish said:

If only MSE had a dedicated Christmas/special events board...?

Any kind of discussion of artificial trees surely has no place here.

And my small, slow growing tree lives in a pot out in the garden - had it for years now and I’ll bring it in when it is the proper time to put it up/decorate it and put it back in the garden for next year when it’s over.

I feel my post has a place here.  I'm not discussing my artificial tree just after advice on a living tree - pro's and con's etc 🐈

Black_Cat2

Thanks B and F, will look into kerbside collection in my area 👍

Apodemus

It might also be worth checking if the Forestry Commission near you do sales.  We can sometimes buy "trees" that are actually the top six-feet of much bigger trees that are being harvested for timber locally, and these are perhaps a suitable environmental compromise.

TheRedHerring

For those with limited funds why not look for an appropriately sized and shaped FALLEN branch.  Placed in the corner of a room with careful decoration it can look like the real thing. Otherwise a FALLEN deciduous branch can look effective, especially if coloured white. 

Black_Cat2

Great suggestions here.  Hadn't thought about just a branch TRH, definitely worth considering 🐈

Farway

Black_Cat2 said:

Great suggestions here.  Hadn't thought about just a branch TRH, definitely worth considering 🐈

I've seen some lovely ones in the past, white / glitter + baubles etc