Real Christmas Tree Vs. Faux Trees

[slacomb]

What do you prefer?

[Forp]

No viewing preference  both are pretty;but financially $40.00- 60 for a fake is better than that amount every Christmas if your mostly broke.

[lhz123]

Real Christmas, love the smell.

[pkrahmer]

no question a real tree.
I love the smell and the look of real trees

[makeblessed]

Real, love the smell, but I have seen some faux trees that look just as good and you almost cannot tell the difference; I guess cost would play a factor also.

[bremer51]

I prefer a real tree, but I have an artificial one and it serves its purpose.

[ktheodos]

My family has always had a fake so I can't comment about much else....

[ljrjess69]

i perfer real but i do faux.....

[RinaFanel13]

Both.

I've always had a Faux tree though because I hated always having to buy a new tree, and a lot of real trees end up in the dumpster which is sad. But when you have a wood burning fireplace those real trees make the perfect addition to a wood pile.

I'm not a big fan of the pine smell, but I know you can get essential oils you can add to your faux trees and it smells pretty much the same. The new ones come with the lights built in, too.

So I do have a lean towards the fake trees because I don't have to invest a lot into it and worry about if it's dying. I have a hard enough time keeping potted plants kicking.

But we used to have a pine tree that we decorated outside. It was the best of both worlds.

[oldbuddy]

Since I live in Oregon where a good part of our economy depends on the Christmas Tree business, I vote for real.

[nguzman1]

I have always had real and would be weird to have a fake one.

[luvh8tragedy87]

Real ones smell good but I like the fake ones. We've always had a fake tree. I've always liked the pink Christmas trees.

[6265AT99]

I do love "real trees" but for two reasons I usually have a "fake" tree - first my cats would go bananas with a real tree and second I really am allergy to the pine scent in the house.

[mrisha]

I prefer a live Christmas tree instead of the Fax Christmas tree.  I love the smell that goes throughout the house and it just makes me feel happy, more in tune with the holiday.

[vickysue]

I love the smell of a real Christmas tree, but because of my allergies I can't have one.  So I guess the faux is better then  not being able to breath. Also I don't have to clean up all the needles when the tree is time too go. The last time I was in a house with a live tree, was a house a niece and I were renting. She drug this big tree home without asking me and proceeded to set it up. I came home and oh wow. had too pen all the windows for awhile. Slept with windows open in my room. Thank heavens I was not there much.  Oh yeah the gas bill was really high. And guess who finally had to take the dang  tree out. Yep me.  Kept at her to  get it down, always seemed liked she other things too do. So I just drug the whole thing out , Finally I could breath good.