Family Guy

Fear not. Cutting down a real Christmas tree will NOT add to global warming. Tree farmers, as do most farmers, take care to preserve and protect the earth. They are more closely tied to the land than we are. Eventually, a new tree will be planted to replace the 'sorry' one you purchase.

The forestry industry in North America (including mom and pop tree farmers and the big corporate entities)is keeping our forests healthy. Buy a tree. It's good for the earth.

Fraley's right, you shouldn't feel any worse about buying a real tree than you do about eating an ear of corn.  It's a crop.  It will be grown for the market, and replaced with a little seedling which will help offset global warming until it's its turn to grace someone's living room.  Fake trees, on the other hand, are a petroleum product, and use lots of energy to manufacture and ship.

Sustainable Forestry Rules!!!  Spend your holiday cash on Wisconsin-grown trees!

Thanks guys for setting me straight.  Another benefit is it's one of

the few things not "made in China"

Fellow Community Voice - Family Guy (Peter Hart) has broached a topic rather near and dear to my heart

Jesus would probably have brought home a tree that had fallen in the wind then made a piece of furniture out of it when he was through.

 Family Guy, I was the same way about artificial trees, but now that we've had one for several years I can't see ever going back. Too many benefits. 5 minutes to put up: no gas used to chain saw it down or drive to get it every year. Nothing to water or worry about going up in flames. The money we save every year...