Christmas trees ethical or not?

Really helpful information from Youcantchoosethem thank you. I love to have a real Christmas tree and I dont want to feel guilty for the whole of the festive season. I gave up flying two years ago on environmental grounds and so far as I can tell not taking flights, particularly long haul, seems to be one of the best ways to do something positive for the planet.

They are grown for this purpose and if we didn't buy them , it would another business down the pan .

St. Annes use them on the beach to help to combat coastal erosion.

Well I doubt if cutting down if Chrismas trees would add to much to to global warming a those real xmas but planting non conifer trees would be a far better idea.
They would last.

A plastic tree has t be used every year for 10 years for it to be as planet friendly as a real tree.

We have one of each. The plastic one we have had for 5 years so far and it is definitely good for at least another 5 years. Our Christmas tree comes from a local Christmas tree farm. They started planting Christmas trees because the soil is not suitable for arable crops.

I bought a small rooted tree 6 or 7 yrs ago and plonked it out back on Jan 6,and brought it in the next year. It was very sad looking the following year, so I bought another. Having retired, I watered and fed the 2nd one, and feeling guilty, watered and fed the 1st one too. It perked up. I now have 2 to bring in this weekend, same as the last 4 years!

Thankyou for that information Youcan’tchoosethem - it confirmed what I already thought!
We’ve got a small rooted one in the living room and a bigger cut one in the garden room.

Christmas trees used to be a by product of forestry i.e. the tops of trees which were being felled for timber, so essentially a waste product being recycled.
When you factor in all the equipment used and the fuel for transportation of specially grown trees you are certainly wandering in to unethical territory in my opinion.