RE: I cut down a beautiful real Christmas tree for my kids today

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I cut down a beautiful real Christmas tree for my kids today

in christmas •  9 days ago 

Traditionally, people here just go into the forest and harvest a tree to take home and decorate. Similar to how people might chop down a tree to take home for firewood. We have trillions of trees, so the number used as decorations (or firewood) is relatively small. Some people still do it that way. I don't know what the law would say about that, but if there is a law against it, most likely it is rarely enforced.
Myself, I went to a private tree farm, where these trees were planted (about 10 to 15 years ago) as a crop, for this very purpose. It's basically just a hillside with a creek running through it, and trees of various sizes spaced about 8 feet apart. You can pay someone to chop a tree for you, or you can chop your own. I chopped my own. The cost was 55 Canadian dollars.

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  ·  8 days ago  ·  

That's interesting but I am wondering now that it's cut how will it stay alive for many years, will it now wither away in sometime. Sorry I have no idea about this hence I am asking.
The problem here in my side is that when people cut down trees they do not plant them again and majorly the trees are cut down to do construction work, which is destroying the nature.

  ·  8 days ago  ·  

Oh I see. Trees are like most plants, they die as soon as they are cut, but can be kept fresh longer with water.