Christmas Tree- real or fake?

Grandmabatty

Forsythia the one I have is prelit but they've stopped working so I add lights now.

Yes that’s what we do. It looks good, we are pleased with it. 3rd year this year of having it. It has cones and berries on it so it does look realistic. Good old Homebase!

We have a real one and an artificial one. Used to get the real one from a local grower where you wander round their farm and pick which one you want them to chop down. Was always great fun.

Forsythia the one I have is prelit but they've stopped working so I add lights now.

Georgesgran that made me laugh! It's the sort of thing my lovely dad would do. He was not handy. ?

I don’t want to derail the thread - but one year when DD2 was in hospital, we left getting a real tree a bit late and all we could get was an enormous one, which DH said he’d trim to fit.
You might think that would mean sawing the bottom off??
Of course not - DH sawed the top off, so we had a round tree that year! Still have the photograph I took.

Always had a tall real one, made a day out of it with the kids to choose it. However, DH used to moan about the needles afterwards so we have succumbed to a real looking fake. Easy to put up. My only regret is that it’s not a prelit one.

We have a real tree in the front room, and an artificial one in the porch.

I love the smell and look of our real tree. Yes, they are expensive, but we budget for it, and it is a big treat! ( In fact we got ours today, and it is looking lovely. Not decorated yet, I usually choose a day with nothing else happening , so I can take my time. )

We changed the porch tree to an artificial one about 3 years ago. Because it is in a full length corner window spot, it is visible from 2 sides outside, and obviously from inside. I used to nearly split myself in two, hanging decorations on the window sides, then nipping out to see if it looked ok. It took hours, was usually raining, and I never felt it was quite "right".

So we bought a lifelike artificial one, which turns round on it's stand. I can dress the part which will go by the windows, then swivel it round to do the front. Much easier , quicker, and not much different when the decorations and lights are on.

Having said that - I wouldn't swap my real tree!

Take care xx

Grandmabatty

Renting a real one sounds like a great compromise Kittylester! I don't think that's an option where I am.

Google it - there might be.

I remember this exact same thread from this time last year.

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Renting a real one sounds like a great compromise Kittylester! I don't think that's an option where I am.

Real for years then be bought an expensive on in JL sale after Christmas one year but it was a real faff to unfold the small twigs. So,now we rent one that comes in a pot and is collected after Christmas. We can choose to have the same one each year if we wish to and it costs around the same and a real tree.