Real Christmas Tree or Artificial Christmas Tree?

[carlos21]

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I went with white lights because she likes to load it with colorful ornaments and I didn't want it to be too much

Good morning mate hope you are well.

 

[PITA]

Real trees cause a major fire risk if not watered as they dry out quickly. Also make sure you switch off your lights when not about, use the LED lights and no candles.

Stay safe everyone.

Who puts candles on a Christmas tree?

 

[Tramps_mate]

Fake.
They last years, usually in 3 sections, pre-lit, and minimal clean up.

Agree, We bought a decent fake one 8-9 years a go. It still looks exactly the same and has saved paying 50-60 odd quid on a real one each year.

 

[Tramps_mate]

We get one from our own forest ,we have a small one for the 1st December ( little Xmas ) about a metre high and a larger one for the 24th - because Santa has to have it on the 24th so he can do the rest of the world on the 25th- you must water the tree and check it a few times a day as they can drink a litre easily .Ii you buy one from a street vendor cut off the bottom 15cm and put an aspirin in the water . Merry Xmas to all .

 

[bol-uk]

Always had a real one BUT this year (to save me from tears), I have had to bring my Musa Basjoo inside. It is a banana plant like a 8ft palm tree. I am trying to persuade the kids to do the ethical thing and whack a star on it and some paper decs around the trunk. They ain't having it.
Wait until my mother in law sees it.

Like this but taller:

 

[Jimishorts]

I didn't want it to be too much

 

[Ivo]

We've always had a decent fake one and kept it for a few years.

Those Christmas scenes with trains going round the bottom of the tree are nice. The Range have some nice decorations.

 

[Moomin]

Real one.

Get moaned at by the missus because the one i pick always has something wrong with it.

 

[john jako]

Who puts candles on a Christmas tree?

Close to trees mate. People light more candles around Christmas time due to baby Jesus or some guff like that.

 

[PITA]

Close to trees mate. People light more candles around Christmas time due to baby Jesus or some guff like that.

Fair enough. I misunderstood your post. Probably this bit 'use the LED lights and no candles'.

 

[john jako]

Fair enough. I misunderstood your post. Probably this bit 'use the LED lights and no candles'.

Ahhhh gotcha. Yeh led lights give off next to no heat compared to older tree lights.

Can tell I'm currently on a fire risk management course with the boring guff I’m going on about.

 

[marnie]

Gonna get myself one like this one they have in Paris...
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Lovely that.

Looks like a sex toy lol

 

[tommye]

Looks like a sex toy lol

 

[marnie]

lol LOVING your butt plug new avatar picture lol

 

[OneTrueLegend]

I've had the same fake one for 14 years, I got it from "Focus DIY", they don't even exist anymore, went bust 8 years ago, but it's tradition, everytime I see their logo on the box the tree is in, I get all nostalgic and feel really Christmassy. lol