Among Friends

[Boehm Collector]

My DH and I have always gotten a real tree.  We went to the usual tree farm yesterday to pick out our tree.  It cost us $108.76 for 6ft. tree.   The prices have increased substantially each year.  Last year we paid $80.00 for a 6t tree.   So we decided to purchase a 6.5 ft. classic Blue Spruce tree from Balsam Hill.  

From the Balsam Hill Website:

[KingstonMom]

Very pretty and you'll have it year after year!

[cheriere]

That's a beautiful tree! I still haven't got mine put up. Hopefully tomorrow I can finish up in the living room & tackle it Tuesday.

[ID2]

I'm a tree hugger. I find the tradition of cutting down a live tree, decorating it in your home as it dies, then throwing it out at the curb for garbage pickup, highly disturbing. Artificial only for me.

[NicksmomESQ]

Artificial. It's easier & safer. It also lasts for years & looks beautiful.

[Mindy D]

That's a very beautiful tree. 

[JYWilliams]

My tree is Artificial and is 7 1/2 feet tall. It's also lightly flocked 

[JudyL]

I purchased a 5 ft tree from Balsam Hill years ago and have never been sorry.  Congrats on your purchase!  It looks beautiful.

[chrystaltree]

We haven't had a real tree in about 25 years.  At first because we had a cat who liked to strip the tree of ornaments.  Then real trees got super expensive.  In our former home, we had multiple trees so artificial was the way to go.  

[Bri369]

We have an artificial pre-lit flocked tree.  I love it.  It's full and beautiful and has so many lights on it.  I can't imagine having to deal with brown, falling needles and having to water it and then getting rid of it year after year - not to mention stringing lights on it.  Everyone mentions the smell of a fresh tree, but I'm not fond of the smell.