Are artificial Christmas trees better than real trees? [Day 1]

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Albus_Scope
Albus_Scope Posts: 10,436 Scope Online Community Coordinator
edited December 2023 in Coffee lounge
So today is December the first, so that means the start of our annual 12 days of Christmas debates.

It looks like I have the honour of kicking things off this year.  So my question to you is; Do you think artificial tress are better than real Christmas trees? And why do you think so?

Are you a fan of the smell of a real tree, or do you prefer just throwing your artificial tree back in the attic once Christmas is over? Or do you have a tree you bring in from your garden each year? 

Over to you Scope community! 

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  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 15,035 Championing
    R.e. the environmental reasons - people say it's bad cutting down a 1 year old tree - but I think it's worth considering the fact that, if it wasn't going to be purchased by someone, it wouldn't have been planted in the first place - so we would have lost a years' worth of negative CO2 impact that the tree had.

    That said, we have a real tree but we replant it each year!!!!! :) 
  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 10,436 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    Very good point about the negative CO2 impact there.  I'd love a real planted tree, but with summers getting warmer each year especially in the south, I'm worried it'd end up frying. 
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 15,035 Championing
    My brother is a tree surgeon, good one too, and very into tree management and health of trees, sustainability etc. so if anyone has any questions about trees and sustainability etc. I would be happy to pass them on!!
  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 10,436 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    I've seen the real tree hire, I think that's a great idea, as long as it doesn't cause too much stress on the trees. :)

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