Xmas tree WTF

[R7]

Why is every place you look for a live tree, they trim the shit out of it to make it look like a perfect bush? And by live tree, I'm talking one with roots that will be planted in the yard. What few places sell them, hack them all to shit...don't they realize they grow funny afterwards?
I wanted a live tree that I could plant for the first Xmas in the new house, even a Charlie brown type tree as long as it wasn't butchered.

End weird rant

[Jaynnus]

how do you plant it if the ground is frozen? Have to keep the x-mas tree up till spring?

[sully749]

a perfect bush?

Well, there's just no pleasing some people!!

[butcher bergs]

...make it look like a perfect bush?

You make it sound like that's a bad thing...

[R7]

how do you plant it if the ground is frozen? Have to keep the x-mas tree up till spring?

I'd normally dig a hole ahead up time and put the dirt from the hole in the basement, at least that's what i did last time I had a live tree. You can only leave the tree in the house for a short time, maybe a week at most

Well, there's just no pleasing some people!!

Already picking on me

[jcbell1007]

<sarcasm>

There is this place called

"the woods"

I grew up with it around me and I understand some people have never seen it, but its there.

Tons of trees in it and they are usually owned by people. some people might even let you take one home with you to plant. I know I would.

</sarcasm>

[jwm2k3]

<sarcasm>

There is this place called

"the woods"

I grew up with it around me and I understand some people have never seen it, but its there.

Tons of trees in it and they are usually owned by people. some people might even let you take one home with you to plant. I know I would.

</sarcasm>

Is there any of this aforementioned 'perfect bush' in these 'woods'?? If so, may I take as many as I want?

[RandyO]

how do you plant it if the ground is frozen? Have to keep the x-mas tree up till spring?

ground only freezes where there is no snow cover or leaf litter

[LuvDog]

how do you plant it if the ground is frozen? Have to keep the x-mas tree up till spring?

Like others have mentioned... dig the hole in the fall. We would usually fill it with leaves, and then plant the tree a week or so after Xmas.

[mzdagrl]

so you want to plant a christmas tree but you don't want it to look like a christmas tree.

[scorp7]

Is there any of this aforementioned 'perfect bush' in these 'woods'?? If so, may I take as many as I want?

I'd help

[R7]

so you want to plant a christmas tree but you don't want it to look like a christmas tree.

Nope, I want to buy a natural shaped fir tree, use it as a christmas tree, then plant it out in the yard to continue growing as a natural shaped tree

I found one, and of all places it was at home depot. I went to a few local nurseries today and they had nothing but trimmed crap. I was going to home depot to buy a precut tree and a stand and there it was...all by itself

[beet]

I like that Mark. My dad gave me a tree years ago the tree & I used ta get drunk.

[The Snowman]

I was going to home depot to buy a precut tree and a stand and there it was...all by itself

(Cue the Charlie Brown Christmas tree needle falling sound)

[beet]

Me I like Marks GFY tude & I like his tree. You don't know a man till ya walk in his shoes.

[The Snowman]

Mark's a cool dude. I actually like the idea. That way you don't waste a tree.

[Jaynnus]

Nice Mark. But I think that whole digging a hole thing is just too much work...besides then I would miss the annual ceremonial christmas tree inferno (first bonfire of the season).

[R7]

Nice Mark. But I think that whole digging a hole thing is just too much work...besides then I would miss the annual ceremonial christmas tree inferno (first bonfire of the season).

We can pick up trees on the side of the road for the annual xmas tree inferno

I still have to dig a hole for this thing, at least the ground is thawed out for now. As long as I get it out of the house a couple days after xmas, it should be good.
I put it in the house last night. I didn't have much for decorations and I borrowed this idea from Sean and Leah, the biker theme

[tonup]

The Mrs and me have gotten them for 3 years now. Mainly. They don't frickin fall over! Lest all you snip and clip lazy asses think, it takes a whole 10 minutes or less to dig a hole in a granite potatoe infested yard in early december. Not to mention, a little forethought and you just did some landscaping. Happy quanzakuhchristmas!

[KB]

What you got against a perfect bush?

KB