A Christmas 'Tree' in our town
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325248)
Rockingham, Australia
December 6, 2018 2:43am CST
Christmas is certainly in the air now and our local tyre service company came up with a novel idea for a Christmas tree. Tyres of diminishing sizes have been stacked up and painted green then decorated with bright red bows.
And did you know that rubber is naturally white, not black? Carbon black is added to enhance various qualities that prolong the life of the tyre, including improving the tensile strength.
Lego is one of the largest manufacturers of tyres in the world with the first LEGO wheel being included set No. 400, which was realised in 1962. They produce 318 million LEGO tyres each year. That's a whole heap of tyres. I'm presuming they are all toy tyres.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
6 Dec 18
That is a creative idea. I like things that are different. I have only seen traditional Christmas trees in my area.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
6 Dec 18
@JudyEv That is a nice idea 
I haven't been very creative this year, but maybe I still have the chance to make something
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@JudyEv (325248)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Dec 18
@Porcospino I think we're going to buy a tree in a pot and plant it out after Christmas.
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
6 Dec 18
Interesting Christmas tree made from rubber tires. This is a good way of recycling to save the planet.
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
7 Dec 18
@JudyEv Burning it causes air pollution, I believe. Rubber burning smells so bad. It can be used as planters/ pots.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
6 Dec 18
Hope people would come up with more Christmas ideas similar to this.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
6 Dec 18
@JudyEv yes it's greqt creativity and at the same time suggesting that we re-purpose and up- cycle
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
6 Dec 18
That's a really pretty tree, so creative! :)
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
6 Dec 18
great way to recycle and promote their tyres
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@Letranknight2015 (51490)
• Philippines
6 Dec 18
For a moment there I thought that was made of CAKE but then it looked sunny and I looked closer then it's actually a tire.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
6 Dec 18
Very nice idea, that rubber Christmas tree is beautiful. We don't need the tree to make the Christmas tree. I'm saving this idea.
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@JudyEv (325248)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Dec 18
You could easily make a similar one but starting just with a car tyre then getting smaller.
@JudyEv (325248)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec 18
@ilocosboy If it were me, I'd just start with the biggest tyre I had and go from there. The tree doesn't need to be this big.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
8 Dec 18
There are small tyres here but finding the biggest would be a problem.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
6 Dec 18
That's ingenious.
It's a good way to use up bust tyres.
We have local rubber plantations here
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@JudyEv (325248)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Dec 18
@responsiveme I've planted potatoes in one tyre then at a certain stage added another tyre and almost covered the plants with soil and done that about three or four times. At each stage the plants sets potatoes so eventually you have a great harvest of potatoes in the tyres.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
6 Dec 18
@JudyEv I've seen some garage owners out soil in the middle and plant plants there.
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@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
7 Dec 18
First time I've heard about that for LEGO.
That is a lovely looking Christmas tree.
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@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
11 Dec 18
@JudyEv looking forward to seeing the updated tree.
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@JudyEv (325248)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Dec 18
@allen0187 I'd forgotten I'd said that. I'll have to get on to it.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
7 Dec 18
It has to be Australia to come up with such crazy ideas (lol)
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Dec 18
What a great "tree" idea! I had no idea that rubber is white to start with.And who knew that LEGO made tires at all? It has been too many years since I bought my daughter LEGOS and played with them.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Dec 18
@JudyEv Funny! When my daughter was little, she had a lot of LEGOs and was even then better than I was at putting them together.
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@JudyEv (325248)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Dec 18
@JamesHxstatic The kids were past-masters at creating stuff weren't they? They'd know exactly what piece they were looking for too.
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@JudyEv (325248)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Dec 18
I guess they're talking toy tyres not real ones. Our boys played with Lego for years and years - as did Vince for quite a while! With the kids that is. Did you play with them too? When the boys were little and had gone to bed, Vince and a friend made a pile-driver that drove a match into a lump of Plastacine. They had a lot of fun doing it but the best part was watching them trying to get up off the floor. 
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@JudyEv (325248)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Dec 18
@sunrisefan Now I'm wondering what will happen to it after Christmas.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
6 Dec 18
@JudyEv Just goes to show that junk can still have its use hehehe!
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
7 Dec 18
What a nice tree they created for all to enjoy this festive season. Happy holidays!
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@JudyEv (325248)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Dec 18
@oahuwriter That sounds a good way to create a Christmas tree too.
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
11 Dec 18
@JudyEv
It is. People get creative like making a Christmas tree of the dried part of the plant. Palm tree has a part that red berries form and they fall off and the wooden part that held the red berries falls off eventually. The wooden part is sturdy and if you know how to cure it to rid it of any insects, you can decorate it with ornaments for a Christmas tree. I've seen it decorated, but you've got to get one formed just right to be able to be mounted and spray painted or left in the original color.
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