The perfect Christmas tree – live or artificial

For many American families, Christmas just isn’t complete without finding and decorating the perfect holiday tree. Adorned with family heirloom decorations, reminding us of Christmases past, the kid’s first, mom’s, or dad’s last, help to solidify those ties that bind.

Often misunderstood, the problems with real, fake, or artificial trees, all trees contain one or `more types of allergens. That cause folks with dust, mold, and or terpenes (organic aromatic compounds that make x-mas trees smell), allergies experience mild to severe allergic reactions.

Things we need to keep in mind. Real Christmas trees grow outdoors in tree farms. Where they are subject to the elements, so it should come as no surprise, dust, molds, pollen birds, bugs and other such critters enjoy the shelter evergreen trees provide.

Here is a little fun fact many folks fail to realize. Depending on how they are cared for and stored in the off-season. Artificial trees also attract dust, molds, and on occasion a few little nasty critters. Improperly storing artificial tree in the attic, garage, or basement unprotected from creepy crawlers and the elements, allows allergens contaminate even the fake man made plastic trees.

In such cases, we only have a couple options, one the more expensive, and favored by most health conscience folks. Throw the filth-laden fake tree to the curb, and run out and buy a new tree, or roll up your sleeves, dawn a pair of gloves, safety glasses, and dust mask and give the tree a good cleaning. Using the blower, wet/dry vacuum and bleach water solution cleaning method we talked about earlier. 

Here is a really easy and affective way of storing the family Christmas tree through the off-season months. Get started by removing all decorations, and any bits of food, Christmas cookies, or candy canes the kids have hidden in the tree, and seal the clean parts of the tree in plastic bags.

Next, put the sealed plastic bags of tree parts, in a large plastic storage container or tree storage bag. Using the cardboard shipping boxes the tree came in, or your typical plastic lawn and garden trash bags by themselves, more often than not. Do not keep dust, dirt, mold, and creepy crawler bugs from making themselves at home in your tree.

Once upon a time, when I found myself finding it hard to make a decision of some consequence, a wise old man told me. When values are clear, decision-making is easy. As I found then, and still believe to be true. Even when faced with the choice, which should I buy, a live or artificial Christmas tree is easy.

Just think about it this way. On one hand, real evergreen trees grown on tree farms across the U.S. Makes the beautiful holiday trees we all enjoy a great renewable resource, that not only looks good in our homes during the holiday season. Growing fresh cut trees and bringing to market helps support American farmers, their employees and family. Witch I believe we will all agree is a good thing.

In Addition, local Boy Scout troops in many communities use Christmas tree sales as their one big fundraiser each year. Where the proceeds help Boy Scout troops take boys that otherwise could not go on weekend or summer camp trips, daytrips to museums cultural centers, and other such for many boys, once in their young life, lifetime type stuff. For many Scouters (supporters of the BSA), this is all the reason they need to make buying a real tree for their family Christmas celebration the perfect choice.

On the other hand, buying a beautiful, easy to set-up, take down and store artificial tree has several benefits making buying a fake tree the perfect tree for many busy families these days. After all, buying the perfect artificial tree that will last for many years is as easy as clicking on the amazon link on this page. Buy yourself or someone you love the perfect tree that will put a smile on their face, and holiday spirit in their hearts, all at a great price, shipped straight to your home, office, or to that special someone as a great holiday gift.