Christmas is almost here and to mark this transition, Christmas tree sellers are already starting to hit the streets and farmers markets across America with their freshly cut spruces and pines that smell so much like the holiday.
When most of us old timers were younger, Christmas trees were cut down from old growth wild forests, but today, most come from sustainably harvested Christmas tree farms that cut their trees when they are 9 to 12 years old.
Today, more than 50% of Christmas trees that are found in our homes are of the artificial variety. While many people think these artificial trees make more eco sense than cutting down live trees others think that the chemicals used to make the artificial trees create more of a threat to the environment than cutting down live ones. It is also thought that the live ones still help with climate changes by reducing greenhouse gases and decreasing global warming while they are growing.
There are a couple other alternatives one could choose as well:
1) buy a live one in a pot and plant it after the holidays.
2) Don’t get a tree at all.
Let’s see what the community at eco.ORG has to say about this. Tell us what you think!
