mead107 Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 We went artificial last year. New trend is the upside down tree. Would you get one ? Ornaments hanging nice
plenzmd1 Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, mead107 said: We went artificial last year. New trend is the upside down tree. Would you get one ? Ornaments hanging nice Nothing but real so far. But after taking a mortgage out to buy a tree yesterday, artificial may be in the cards December 26. Have no clue what you mean by upside down tree. Edited December 2, 2017 by plenzmd1
Gray Beard Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 Hanging the tree upside down is a new fad. It would let the ornaments hang better and allow better access under or near the tree. But it just seems weird. I don't know the mechanics of how it's done. We go with an artificial tree because it takes my wife forever to hang ornaments, and then forever to take them down. The thing is in our family room for at least six weeks. Can't do that with a real tree. Needles would all fall off.
mead107 Posted December 2, 2017 Author Posted December 2, 2017 Upside down Christmas ? http://www.treetopia.com/unique-artificial-christmas-trees-p/upside-down-christmas-trees.htm?CAWELAID=607769640&gclid=CjwKCAiAu4nRBRBKEiwANms5WzS4v6zzxu8xXPzWbw79hc3H41SHlXeEGNDKNcy92GFWDI9cKDucHBoCmVwQAvD_BwE#utm_content=__iv_p_1_a_872576818_g_47699229241_c_204777942899_k__m__w_pla-294505072980_n_g_d_m_v__l__t__r_1o3_x_pla_y_2893758_f_online_o_5022599_z_US_i_en_j_294505072980_s__e__h_9004739_ii__vi__
RaoulDuke79 Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 Real tree so the kids and animals.can knock all of the needles off and I have to clean them up every day....and I don't like the upside down tree idea one bit. Somehow over the course of history the ornaments managed to stay on just fine. Now it's a problem.
Johnny Hammersticks Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 Fake tree. Who the hell does an upside down Christmas tree? Hipster millennials? Seems paganistic.
SinceThe70s Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 We go back and forth between real and fake. Looks like it'll be a real tree this year. How would I put a star or angel on top of an upside down tree? Do we need a Christmas light thread?
BringBackFergy Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 Real. My father in law has a Christmas tree farm so we usually go down and help him cut and stack trees, help him shear trees in off season and then go down and cut one when ready. Usually fraser fir or concolor fir.
Cripple Creek Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 10 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said: Real. My father in law has a Christmas tree farm so we usually go down and help him cut and stack trees, help him shear trees in off season and then go down and cut one when ready. Usually fraser fir or concolor fir. Better watch out, the anti-fir coalition will come get you. Artificial for us. 1
WhoTom Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 I remember when I was young and my parents switched from real to artificial - I hated that plastic tree. We get a real tree because I like the outdoor scent of a tree in the winter. When my kid was young, we'd go to a tree farm and cut our own. That's pricey, so now that he's older, we just buy one from the grocery store parking lot.
Luka Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 Real. Endured fake trees in Florida for 8 years. I'll get sick of it and go back to fake eventually.
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 2 hours ago, mead107 said: We went artificial last year. Same here.
Gugny Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 Trees have been hung upside down since the 1500s. The shape of the upside down tree symbolizes Christ hanging on the cross, as well as the trinity. https://www.thespruce.com/upside-down-christmas-trees-eastern-tradition-1135800 As far as our trees ... for the last 7 or 8 years .... they've been real and they've been spectacular.
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 We have 3 indoor cats (thank God one's on loan from the zoo and off @ collegecollege, but It'll be for Winter Break...) and indoor trees are such a waste, PITA with those 3 nusances. I am getting too old to create a Federal engineering project to protect and tether an indoor tree. We have perfectly symmetrical outside tree. About 15 feet tall now. Was only a foot tall 20 years ago. It was a friend's tree... She was moving to Florida and her land being sold and redeveloped. Dug that small tree up and transplanted it here. Getting close to deck now... Would be cool to extend deck and build the deck around tree with some fancy craftsmanship. Lights, decorations set to go. Getting hard to reach star and decorate with 8' ladder... May have to buy a 12' step ladder. Blue spruce.
Buffalo_Gal Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 Artificial. When my son was little he really, really, really wanted a real tree. When he was 10, my ex-husband and I capitulated. What a mess. I hadn't had a real tree for over 10 years at that point, and that little disaster reminded me why. Never again. When I miss the scent I can buy an evergreen candle.
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Artificial. When my son was little he really, really, really wanted a real tree. When he was 10, my ex-husband and I capitulated. What a mess. I hadn't had a real tree for over 10 years at that point, and that little disaster reminded me why. Never again. When I miss the scent I can buy an evergreen candle. Hey! This is a family board. How'd that get past the filter!
WhoTom Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 27 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Hey! This is a family board. How'd that get past the filter! They probably matriculated when they were in college.
BuffaloBill Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 3 hours ago, BringBackFergy said: Real. My father in law has a Christmas tree farm so we usually go down and help him cut and stack trees, help him shear trees in off season and then go down and cut one when ready. Usually fraser fir or concolor fir. We believe this whole setup has been created in an attempt for your father-in-law to off you. “Yes officer, my son in law was cutting down trees when the saw slipped and just happened to decapitate him. It was an ugly but unfortunate accident. I’ll really miss the guy.” To the point of the thread we went artificial years ago but real tress are better. 1
apuszczalowski Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Gugny said: Trees have been hung upside down since the 1500s. The shape of the upside down tree symbolizes Christ hanging on the cross, as well as the trinity. https://www.thespruce.com/upside-down-christmas-trees-eastern-tradition-1135800 As far as our trees ... for the last 7 or 8 years .... they've been real and they've been spectacular. This was brought up on 96.9 in the morning earlier this week. In some European countries they have been doing this. I think in north Ameica it became a hipster thing now and it's been explained that some do it cause it shows off the decorations better because they hang off the tree instead of into it, and it gives more space below for gifts as they can be stacked higher instead of out which of course is the most important part. 13 minutes ago, BuffaloBill said: We believe this whole setup has been created in an attempt for your father-in-law to off you. “Yes officer, my son in law was cutting down trees when the saw slipped and just happened to decapitate him. It was an ugly but unfortunate accident. I’ll really miss the guy.” To the point of the thread we went artificial years ago but real tress are better. "We warned him not to climb that old rickety ladder with the saw but he wouldn't listen and insisted he knew what he was doing" Watch out after tomorrow doing this cause it could easily change to "h e said he couldn't take it anymore, he couldn't live in a world with Brady and the Patriots anymore and then we heard the chainsaw...." 1
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