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Christmas tree shortages?

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This morning I saw a report that live Christmas trees may be hard to find this year as well as places to sell them . We have an artificial tree since DH is allergic to live ones. Would the shortages be due to the virus? Or the delivery/ supply line issue now? Can't imagine why the pandemic would cause a shortage...or maybe the fires out west? 

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Re: Christmas tree shortages?

There is officially nothing this situation hasn't managed to screw up. I wouldn't have been buying a tree anyway but I'm just sayin'...


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Re: Christmas tree shortages?

Interesting, I had not heard that. I also wonder what the reason would be. 

Like you, I also have an artificial tree but when I had live ones I did really enjoy them.

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Re: Christmas tree shortages?

Hey 2020, give it to me, what else are you going to throw my way?! 

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Re: Christmas tree shortages?

As I recall, we went through this same situation last year and there was no virus then.  We also had a canned pumpkin puree shortage.  FARMERS: grow more pumpkins and trees!!!

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Re: Christmas tree shortages?

Something else to 'worry' about.  LOL

Trees continue to grow - no matter how many people become sick.

 

Perhaps fewer were planted b/c fresh cut trees are so expensive.  Spend the same  $$ for artificial and you'll have it for years.

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@stevieb wrote:

There is officially nothing this situation hasn't managed to screw up. I wouldn't have been buying a tree anyway but I'm just sayin'...


Inexplicably, this comment is SO COMFORTING! You hit the nail RIGHT ONTHE HEAD!

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Re: Christmas tree shortages?

@Jordan2  Ha! You know there will be an apocalyptic snowstorm this year. We've had everything else, so why not!?!  

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@CritterKeeper wrote:

@Jordan2  Ha! You know there will be an apocalyptic snowstorm this year. We've had everything else, so why not!?!  


@CritterKeeper @Jordan2  In my area, we've not had a real winter for several years but I've been thinking this will be the year we get the winter from hell. Don't get me wrong, I like winter, and certainly would like to see more of one then we've had lately, but if ever there would be a year of winter off the charts, this would be it... Then, expect fireballs from the sky and that long promised plague of locusts...


In my pantry with my cupcakes...
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Re: Christmas tree shortages?

We already have some of those murder hornets!!  Yikes, does that count??