Real. Every year, my partner and I and other partners or friends are welcome to join us, go out into the forests and legally cut down a tree.

It’s a pain in the ass, it’s adventure, it’s a party, it’s fun. It’s also way cheaper than just buying one. I think we paid like $13 for the state park purpose licence this past weekend.

I have a tradition I made up for this, too. Every year, I cut a puck off the bottom of the tree before I put it in the stand. I drill a hole through it, label it with the year with a marker, and hang it from the tree. I think this will be our 7th year? It hasn’t been decorated yet because our living room is super small and a disaster and the tree is currently in the kitchen.

I find that the challenge gives purpose to time, and gives us excuse to socialize more in these dark months.

Real every time. I feel bad for the poor tree but nothing beats the smell of a fresh Christmas tree in December.

I use a real tree because I have cats that would eat the plastic one, and I feel that plastic trees are worse for the environment.

As an asthmatic, fake trees are the only way to go. The mold real trees have and produce as they die often cause croup cough among asthmatic. You only need croup for one Christmas before you figure out it’s just not worth it.

Artificial mainly because we spent a fortune on a good one like 10 years ago but I don’t have to shell out $150 for a new one each year. Plus it’s pre-lit.

Aluminum pole. No tinsel. It’s distracting.

Y’all put up trees every year?

I can’t put a full sized tree up no matter what because of a bad kitty.

I used to put a fake one up so I didn’t have dropped needles and when it gets dry it is a huge fire hazard.

Real. But I live in a pretty foresty area and just go to the neighbourhood farmer where I also get my eggs from and my poultry and it’s not pricey and goes into the fireplace once it’s dry enough.

Neither, I have a 5 foot tall Gumby instead. It was a carnival prize and is wrapped in lights and decorated with smaller Gumbys, Pokeys, Blockheads, Prickle and Goo. No Nopey though.

Nope!

I just hire someone to stand in the corner after I cover them in lights.

Surprised no one mentioned cost. When I moved to a city it got real expensive to buy a new tree each year. When I lived in a place where pine trees grew it was a lot cheaper.

Bought a tree about 7 years ago that fits in my place and spent $45 once.

It’s way nicer to have a real tree but I saved hundreds at this point.

Man are artificial trees a TON of work to keep nice.

Artificial, real trees are not easily available where I live. Plus we get the same tree every year!

No because that’s not feasible for us