Re: [at-l] To tree or not to tree

["W F Thorneloe, MD (Domain will change soon to attglobal.net)" <thornel@ibm.net>]

In general, the trees you buy cut are as natural as the lettuce you buy at 
the grocers. They come from tree farms and provide a fair living to those 
farmers. I would have some problems about cutting trees from someone's 
property, instead.

Artificial trees are just that. There is less fire danger, and fewer folks 
report allergies to them. Once you buy one, you have a tree for many years.

A plan C is to buy a tree with burlap bagged root ball. You can replant and 
watch the tree grow. Many localities will take the trees and use them for 
parks. You have to be even more careful about watering and deciding when to 
bring the tree into the house, as they use even more water and are more 
temperature sensitive.

I like plan C, but will do the "real tree" again this year.

OrangeBug
Atlanta, GA

At 01:08 PM 11/28/1999 -0600, Pat Villeneuve wrote:
>...But, because I love natural trees, I have mixed feelings about cutting 
>one down to decorate. I have a list of pro's and cons for natural versus 
>artificial trees, but I still can't decide. What do you think? Or is there 
>a viable Plan C?

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