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ST is Christmas smarter - if I wanted to buy a " live" tree - how far out from Xmas do I buy it so its not a dead shriveled up mess on Xmas?

Posted by Pippy (aka Epiphany) Nov 26 '12, 06:44

2 weeks? 3 weeks? how much should I pay for a tree that fits into a regular room?

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depends on your local climate and if you can "store" it outside untill you decorate -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 26, 07:00 3
- 70 to 75 degrees here -- nm - Pippy Nov 26, 07:07 2
  - well around freezin here and they started selling trees last week - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 26, 07:11 1
    - thanks -- nm - Pippy Nov 26, 07:15
We got ours on Saturday (about a week earlier than normal). Should be good until after New Year's as long as you water properly. Paid $30ish at - Don Homer Nov 26, 06:54
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- I won't say I'm a convert to the fake tree, but it's an acceptable substitute for now. - znufrii Nov 26, 07:06
- I much prefer a good quality fake tree. It can last for years (my parents have theirs since the 80s) and you don't have to cut a god damn tree every - Guigue Nov 26, 06:55 6
  - Actually, from what I understand, unless the fake is used for a long time it may actually be "greener" to use a live tree instead. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 26, 07:05 1
    - LYC: I just found out that the fake tree we use is something like 30 years old, and my grandparents in nearly 50. -- nm - MDH Nov 26, 07:06
  - paper or plastic? -- nm - CQ Nov 26, 06:58
  - I do have a fake one - and once about every 10 years, I think - lets do " real" this year and then I'm good for another 10 -- nm - Pippy Nov 26, 06:56 2
    - Its the "Im tired of picking up needles" impulse that lasts 10 years...Then the Griswold Gear kicks in -- nm - Claire si Nov 26, 07:00 1
      - sfan -- nm - budice Nov 26, 07:02
- Fake Santa too? -- nm - Claire si Nov 26, 06:54
I'm getting mine in about a week and a half. I usually get a 7 footer and pay about 50-60 bucks. It lasts until after New Years with good watering -- nm - CQ Nov 26, 06:51
i buy mine 4 weeks out, but mine is probably cut more recently than one you would get. - Andie Nov 26, 06:49 3
- actually there's a really good chance that yours was a month or two ago at least. - zork Nov 26, 07:19 1
  - yep worked a few years in the forrest - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 26, 07:24
- all great ideas here in this post -- nm - CQ Nov 26, 06:52
2 weeks max....Not much over $100 -- nm - budice Nov 26, 06:45 6
- $100, are you mad? - znufrii Nov 26, 06:49 5
  - Didn't you live in NYC? I'm pretty sure you did. - TFox Nov 26, 06:55 1
    - oh, I know how expensive they are in the city, but never had the room for one myself. -- nm - znufrii Nov 26, 06:57
  - you can easily spend that much around here for a fresh cut tree -- nm - decline Nov 26, 06:51
  - they are crazy expensive the further south you go. even here the lots sell them for up to that much. - Andie Nov 26, 06:50 1
    - was at a lot yesterday, and they were $50-60 for the large ones, iirc. - znufrii Nov 26, 06:52

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