Nosmo King
Gold Member
I'm a Liberal who always puts up a cut tree. There are small farmers here in the upper Ohio River Valley who cannot farm their entire parcel of land. The topography (which looks like an unmade bed) and our clay rich shale soils conspire to keep acres of otherwise arable farmland fallow. As it turns out, spruces, firs and pines love to grow where no other crop can.Trees are a renewable cash crop, for the people who cultivate and feed their families with the proceeds from them.
Even a vegan can't have a no-kill meal.
Wake up, people.
We have tree nurseries around here and they seem full each year. Personally, I went with a fake tree a few years ago. Always swore I'd never do that, but hate the needles in the carpet and the expense each year. Plus my cats kept climbing them and chewing on the branches.
Obama still wants a Christmas tree tax so that might deter some people.
I love the smell of fresh trees and never felt guilty since the next year, another tree was grown in it's place.
I live in the Midwest and there are nothing but trees as far as the eye can see. No shortage here, folks. I know liberals like to think that the land is bare because of the mean old tree killers, but honestly that is far from the truth and always has been.
The trees are harvested and replaced. The farmers can make a much needed dollar, the plastics and petroleum used to make an artificial Christmas tree is saved for tomorrow and the Christmas tree is the freshest possible.
I tag my tree on Veteran's Day and have it cut down before my very eyes two weeks prior to Christmas Day. Between the field and the tree holder, my tree waits about 45 minutes.