which is better a christmas tree made from real tree or a plastic christmas tree

@sixclix (677)
Philippines
December 23, 2008 12:42pm CST
due to environmental concerns, some people prefer buying plastic christmas trees to preserve trees in the forest. But the irony of this is that their buying plastic which itself is another environmental problem. So which is better?
5 responses
@kixsh101 (2103)
• Philippines
24 Dec 08
We have a real and a fake one. We can't cut the pine tree just for the sake of having a christmas tree.Luckily, my papa planted it outside our house so we just adorn it with christmas lights and some decors. OLA! it looks unique and so natural. To have a good ambiance of Christmas inside our house mama put up a fake or the plastic one. Still it is nice but Nothing Beats the Real one!
@sixclix (677)
• Philippines
24 Dec 08
Good for you. You have both the real and the artificial.
@sarojInc (570)
• India
24 Dec 08
Getting a real plant ready for Christmas is a bit painstaking ,that's why people used to get plastic trees .Its nice to have plastic trees for the Christmas as it can be used further.And it must not be misused Merry christmas
@sixclix (677)
• Philippines
24 Dec 08
yeah. although I also find assembling plastic trees....painstaking. Merry Christmas to you too.
@CRSunrise (2981)
• United States
23 Dec 08
We have a fake tree. It can be used every year, and all we have to do is pack it up in a box and store it. This way I don't have to go out and find a new tree every year. Well, unless something were to happen to that tree for some reason.
@sixclix (677)
• Philippines
24 Dec 08
That's what we used to do too.
• United States
23 Dec 08
Fake trees are way better. My mom used to put trees up when I was little and she always used a fake one. You can reuse a fake tree. There's too much hassle with real trees. Picking them out, cutting them down if you actually cut them down yourself. My mom used to say she didn't get real trees because she felt they had squirrels and stuff in them.
@sixclix (677)
• Philippines
24 Dec 08
We also had a plastic tree. I no longer put it out coz assembling the fake tree is a hassle as well.
• United States
23 Dec 08
My family stopped getting real trees years ago. I don't like fake trees. I'd much rather get a real tree just because the feeling I get is more special. I understand about the environment and stuff but I like to live life how I live it. I want a real tree so that's what I'm going to get.
@sixclix (677)
• Philippines
24 Dec 08
Well, nothing does beat the real, original trees....