Real or Fake Tree

@AmbiePam (130344)
United States
August 16, 2026 11:21am CST
The holidays are getting closer, and we’re seeing decorations in stores everywhere. So, I was wondering, for those who celebrate or decorate for Christmas, do you use a real tree, or a fake one?
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• United States
16 Aug
I've had a fake one for years and years. One year I hung a pine air freshener in the back of it so it smelled like a real one
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@AmbiePam (130344)
• United States
16 Aug
I love that!
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@MarieCoyle (63944)
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16 Aug
I do the pine air freshener thing, too. It has to smell like pine!
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@kareng (83344)
• United States
16 Aug
That works or tart warmer with pine scent or another if you prefer! I've done that a few years and it makes it all better!
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@kareng (83344)
• United States
16 Aug
We normally use artificial these days. I have enough cleaning today without the hassle of needles dropping on the floor from a Christmas tree.
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@kareng (83344)
• United States
17 Aug
@Marilynda1225 I think we have only done a real tree since we have been in this house (since 2007) one time. The needles were a pain to get up and my husband said that is it...no more!
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• United States
17 Aug
I haven't had a real tree in so many years that I forgot about the needles
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@toniganzon (81517)
• Philippines
17 Aug
WE can't find real Christmas trees here so we always use the fake ones.
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@FourWalls (88480)
• United States
17 Aug
We always did fake ones. You only have to buy them once.
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@wolfgirl569 (140997)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Aug
I use fake ones. Hate cleaning up from a real one
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@RasmaSandra (101236)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Aug
It's just me so I had a fake small one that fell apart but this year just to amuse myself I will get a nice fake one to make me smile,
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@snowy22315 (213317)
• United States
16 Aug
Fake..have for years
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@Juliaacv (57606)
• Canada
16 Aug
Over the years we have done both. Most recently we prefer an artificial tree. There are too many trees cut down and sadly, not replaced with new plantings. I do not miss the needles that fall from the real trees either, even well watered trees will drop needles.
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@NJChicaa (128002)
• United States
16 Aug
We always got a real tree from the local fire house.
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@teamfreak16 (47556)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Aug
Back when I celebrated I liked fake trees, probably for the convenience. But my girlfriends always wanted real ones, so we had real ones.
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
17 Aug
I want a real tree so bad. The farm here closed. I've never had a real tree. We do fake every year.
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@AmbiePam (130344)
• United States
17 Aug
For several years we’d go to the parking lot with the Boy Scouts and get a real tree with them, but as my mom got worse no one wanted to mess with anything more than they had to. Which included the mess of a real tree.
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
17 Aug
@AmbiePam My step grandpa was a scout leader, but my step dad was a firefighter when i was really little and wouldnt let us have one because of all the fires.
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@MarieCoyle (63944)
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16 Aug
We did the real tree thing for years. Then we had a sweet dog that decided those real Christmas trees were absolutely delicious to snack on, which of course made her very sick. We then went to a fake tree and then when I downsized several times, the big fake tree eventually became a small one. It's fine, it's pretty and nice to look at.
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@Gladoun (123)
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16 Aug
We use real ones since we own a small 'forest' . But I think the fake ones are ideal due to maintenance.
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@Wrexxo (9059)
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16 Aug
Fake ones
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@dodo19 (48607)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
17 Aug
For the last few years, we've been using a fake one. It doesn't make as much of a mess and we can keep it up for longer. But I do miss the smell of a real one.
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@AmbiePam (130344)
• United States
17 Aug
They do bring a wonderful smell.
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@Manasha (2970)
• Pondicherry, India
17 Aug
I’d probably go with a fake tree. It’s convenient, reusable every year, and you don’t have to worry about fallen needles or keeping a real tree watered. ?? A real tree does have a special charm, though—the smell and the traditional feel make it much more festive. If cost and convenience matter, an artificial tree is probably the better choice.
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• West Haven, Connecticut
17 Aug
We get a real tree every year, kind of made it a family tradition to cut one down with my wife and son
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@aninditasen (18397)
• Raurkela, India
17 Aug
How does a real Christmas tree look like?
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@nela13 (59324)
• Portugal
17 Aug
I have a fake one that I have been using for years. No need to cut real trees for me, I save the planet and my wallet.
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@eLdav1s (1032)
• Nigeria
17 Aug
People have started celebrating for Christmas? Wow. As for the tree tho, we don't use trees most times but when we do it's a fake. You can't find real trees here and when you do, they are extremely expensive unless you decide to cut it yourself which people don't.
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