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- From: maynard@anchor.Corp.Sun.COM (Alexandra R. Ohlson)
- Newsgroups: rec.gardens
- Subject: Re: Christmas tree alternative?
- Message-ID: <lgi9grINN85d@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 17:04:27 GMT
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- Sender: Alexandra R. Ohlson
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- I'll play devil's advocate on this one.
-
- I would wager that most Christmas trees are grown on Christmas tree
- farms and not cut wild. If there were no demand for the cut trees,
- the farms would not exist and the earth would miss out on the 2-4
- years of green growth it took for the trees to mature. Certainly, if
- you choose to get a live, balled tree and donate or plant it after
- Christmas that is admirable. Take into consideration space and
- needs before planting - some of these varieties of tree are not suitable
- for a suburban back yard.
-
- And of course I get sad seeing all the Christmas trees on the curb
- after New Year's...but then I anthropomorphize everything. It's actually
- a lovely tradition - bringing a little of nature inside to live with.
- Now if only it would snow in this silly N. Califoria climate!
-
- alexandra
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