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Time to show off our trees!

(140 Posts)
RosieandherMaw Sat 13-Dec-25 21:55:22

I’m sure there are some beautiful trees out there, trees which tell a story with decorations gathered over the years, elegant trees, big tree, little trees, real trees, artificial trees- well I thought it might be nice to put them all together on one thread!
Here’s my tiny tree - a far cry from the 6 footers we used to have when the children lived at home.
But also safely out of reach of dogs- I have an abiding memory of Jock, my first (and only boy) greyhound who took one glance at our floor standing (big) tree, and clearly thoughtā€ Oh good, indoor plumbingā€ 😱😱😱
So bring out your trees tchsmile

keepingquiet Sat 13-Dec-25 22:06:21

Mine isn't finished. My son put it up far too early last week and now I'm sick of seeing it...

rafichagran Sat 13-Dec-25 22:23:08

Just finished it. The tree is the best part of Christmas for me.

Allira Sat 13-Dec-25 22:33:28

If my tree looked as good as yours, RosieandherMaw, I'd bring it in from the garden and decorate it again this year.

I bought it last year, a lovely, bushy little tree in a pot then put it outside in the garden afterwards, it was carefully tended and watered in the dry summer but it looks quite spindly this year.

Might go and buy an artificial one tomorrow 😲
(Or another tiny real one)

LOUISA1523 Sat 13-Dec-25 22:56:50

My 3 GDs decorated mine

Graceless Sat 13-Dec-25 23:05:22

Mine is still outside. its a bit spindly but I'm sure it will be passable on e it's covered in tinsel a nd all the Old ornaments. My son arrives on Thursday which has been my traditional day for decorating since the children were at school. ie. Over 50 years ago.

Llamedos13 Sat 13-Dec-25 23:40:32

Here’s mine, she’s a pencil tree, tall and skinny to fit in the narrow window.

SueDonim Sat 13-Dec-25 23:45:29

Mine is still in the garage because I decided that it was a good idea to have the sitting room decorated just before Christmas and it was only finished this morning. I will admit to regretting some of my life choices at various points in the last week! grin

MayBee70 Sun 14-Dec-25 03:29:24

I haven’t put mine up yet. Last year was the first time in years that I got the tree out of the loft and decorated it and, even though it’s been dismantled it’s still in the living room. Travelling home in a few hours and this is what it’s going to look like. Maybe this time I won’t even bother dismantling it; I’ll just take the decorations off. This is what it’s going to look like…

Sago Sun 14-Dec-25 05:39:35

We are away this year so no tree at home.

We did however go to our holiday let this week and put up a tree for our guests.

nanna8 Sun 14-Dec-25 06:07:55

I thought you meant trees in the garden at first !One of ours is 50 metres high - truly! This one ,however, is about 6 foot.

nanna8 Sun 14-Dec-25 06:08:31

The 50 metre one

JamesandJon33 Sun 14-Dec-25 06:09:05

Sadly we have no room for a tree. We have an enormous monstera in the living room. I could decorate that I suppose.

harrigran Sun 14-Dec-25 08:29:08

Colour scheme this year is green and gold.

monk08 Sun 14-Dec-25 08:36:59

Santa on top was bought when we married 52yrs ago.

BlueSapphire Sun 14-Dec-25 08:40:31

Here's mine!

Mel1967 Sun 14-Dec-25 10:22:18

Here’s mine

MiniMoon Sun 14-Dec-25 10:36:21

These trees are all lovely.
We put ours in a different position in the room this year, I'm not sure I like it there but it's too late to move it now.

Shelflife Sun 14-Dec-25 10:42:56

Mine. Love Christmas 🌲

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Sun 14-Dec-25 10:47:50

I put up our twig tree yesterday afternoon. Bought over 20 years ago. Pre-lit so all I had to do was retrieve it from its box carefully. I did notice how Himself put it away so neatly. Probably why it’s survived all these years.

It was calming to sit beside it last night with my thoughts. I admit to filling up a bit. The soft warm lights were soothing. Christmas is such an emotional time isn’t it?

NotSpaghetti Sun 14-Dec-25 10:55:47

JamesandJon33

Sadly we have no room for a tree. We have an enormous monstera in the living room. I could decorate that I suppose.

When I was a student I always decorated mine so I could have just a tiny real tree on my table!

NotSpaghetti Sun 14-Dec-25 10:58:57

Shelflife that's lovely.

WHY are Christmas trees SO hard to get decent photos of?
Every year I try but none are ever truly successful!

J52 Sun 14-Dec-25 11:04:32

Here’s ours, much smaller that the ones we had in our previous house, not much room for a big one in the cottage.
I love the way the sun cast the silhouette in the morning.

LauraNorderr Sun 14-Dec-25 11:14:51

Tiny flat, tiny tree.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Sun 14-Dec-25 11:18:38

I like the silhouette effect too J52 beautiful tree.