Anyone using a real tree for Christmas?

[Sumpter]

Here is a video in real time on what happens to a dry tree when a fire starts.
Keep those smoke and CO2 detector batteries fresh, and please everyone have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. :thumbsup:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQT8yOYJKxQ

 

[Sumpter]

Try again. Sorry.


YouTube - Christmas Tree Burn Video

 

[crazyal]

My GF was all set to go cut one down this weekend but Tuesday we got this.

Those are PT 2x10s.

So we'll see what the new plan is, no pre cut trees close to us.

 

[Alan L.]

We always get a real tree. Cut off the bottom and get it in water and it stays green and moist. Plastic just doesn't smell like Christmas.

 

[RippySkippy]

I'm with ya...real trees are the best, at least in my family.

One thing I did several years ago is take a 5 gallon bucket, paint or drywall, cut the ribs off the top.

Trim the trunk of the tree to a V and cut enough branches off the bottom so when the tree is placed in the bucket, they are just above the edge. Place the tree in the bucket nearly centered.

With a family member steading the tree, get a piece of 2" PVC and a funnel and dump the sand into the bucket. Tap the side to pack the sand around the trunk, not hard, just gentle taps. Leave an inch of so space from the top of the sand to the upper rim of the bucket.

With the same PVC pipe, start pouring water into the sand, it'll sit there and burp and gurgle, maybe a couple of gallons of water will fit. The sand makes a fantastic base, and the couple of gallons of water keep the tree well hydrated.

When the sand settles in around the tree, it really grabs ahold and provides a solid base. To remove the tree, just start moving it in circles, and the sand will eventually let go, and you can lift the tree out easily. Store the sand in the bucket for the next year.

Merry Christmas! Be safe.

 

[Sumpter]

I did forget to mention keeping the tree moist, but my point is a dry tree and how fast it will burn. In the area I am in the trees are dormant and it's hard not to have a dry tree. I always have a real tree and cut my own, I enjoy being out and searching for the right one.

Crazyal.....Nice snowfall. Seat time gauranteed :thumbsup::drool:

 

[beenthere]

We cut a live tree every year. Have never had a fake one.
Fresh cut trees are dormant, but still not dry unless they are dead.

 

[Cat_Driver]

At the rate things are being regulated or banned, or politically INCORRECT, a real tree is one of the last bastions or the real Christmas. Am I still allowed to say Christmas by the way?

Nothing can replace the smell of the house when you wake up the day after the tree is decorated.

I feel sorry for the kids today, they may have more "things", computers, electronics etc., but they never lived like us old people did with open doors and not being afraid to talk to strangers.

Ya I will move heaven and earth to get a live tree till the day they make fertilizer out of me for the trees.

 

[ArtMech]

I don't use real Christmas tree (fir) anymore (used in the past with the candles). It's my input to save firs as many as possible. Our familly uses a branch of a fir, and you may dress it quite attractive.

 

[devildog1]

Yes we went to BoB's Trees in Galway, N.Y., have been doing that for as long as I can remember. They have pre-cut trees, all different sizes and if you like you can go out and cut your own.Picked out a nice 8' Blue Spruce, love the smell of a REAL Christmas Tree, Oh Merry Christmas Everyone! Oops, can we even say that anymore without being arrested or offending anyone?
DevilDog