Christmas Tree Recycling

Did you use a "real" Christmas Tree this year? We used to every year until our children were grown, and since we live in a small home, now have an artificial 4" tree that stands on a table, along with other assorted decorations around the house and outside. Obviously you do pinch pennies by using the same artificial tree year after year, like a Prelit Fraser Fir Christmas Tree (which are probably at bargain prices now that Christmas is over....a good time to shop for next year), and save trees, but there are enough tree farms that grow trees specifically for Christmas harvesting, that the tradition of having a real tree is something many enjoy. We have wonderful memories of taking our children year after year to find the perfect tree.

When the season is over, we have a recycling center where we can take our trees, and all brush, trees, leaves, etc., are ground and composted, so we can go in the Spring and bring home barrels full of compost for our gardens.

If you enjoy watching birds come to a Bird Feeder , and don't have any trees near the feeder, you may want to set the tree outside near the feeder until spring before discarding it. We live on a lake, and some of our neighbors who fish have been known to lay the trees in the lake to draw fish, I don't advise this as it is dangerous if people swim in the area, and isn't necessarily good for the lake...though my fishing friends may disagree.

Whatever you do with your tree, I hope you enjoyed it, and it has brought you many good memories.