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Artificial Christmas Trees Help save Trees

by Brian Yalung on Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Artificial Christmas Tree

The use of artificial Christmas trees may be taking in quite a number of criticisms but on the other side of the equation, it is doing the live trees a big favor. We are all aware that tradition calls for most people to chop down authentic pine trees each year as a symbol of celebrating Christmas the right way. However, outside the usual problems people have to consider such as cleaning and one time use only, artificial trees have become economical and also saviors to the deforestation problems we often hear of.

So the next time around, check out both sides of a coin before placing artificial substitutes under fire. There is really more than simple business interest in turning to them. There are green alternatives that will really save the day for mother earth.

(Source) More and more often, however, that green tree being celebrated is fabricated. The debate rages on: Is a real Christmas tree or a fake one better for the environment?

“I’m not the greenest person in the world, but the thought of cutting down trees each year doesn’t seem right,” says Margaret Petrucelli, a mother of three young children who purchased an artificial tree last year.

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  • I have from the past years an artificial Christmas tree but this year a got a young natural Christmas tree in a flower pot. I will plant it in my courtyard after this and I hope it will live.
  • Julia
    I agree, cutting down trees is a barbaric act, not only because it takes a life, but it robs mother earth. Trees give us air to breath and reduced green house gases, but yet people these days much rather not think about it until it becomes a big problem. If people just realize that if we preserved mother earth and stop wasting away her natural resourses we wouldn't have half the problems we do now. But what can we do? Man is greedy and selfish and rarely thinks about how XYZ will effect the future generation. I hope my generation and generations to come will realize how important protecting the earth is, before she boots us off for good.
  • Not only does cutting a live tree essentially kill that tree, you also have to drive out to the farm and drive back - another trip that could be avoided, especially with rising gas prices. Far better to buy yourself an artificial tree and use it for many years afterwards, saving not only a tree but also doing your bit to cut down on the carbon footprint.
  • i don't like artificial trees.. i just can not use an artificial tree when my child is 2 years old
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