{"id":2439,"date":"2025-12-10T18:17:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/?p=2439"},"modified":"2025-10-06T18:20:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T18:20:26","slug":"real-vs-fake-what-kind-of-christmas-tree-is-better-by-allison-bowser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/?p=2439","title":{"rendered":"Real vs Fake: What Kind of Christmas Tree is Better? By Allison Bowser"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Allison Bowser<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Christmas time is associated with many things; snow, nose-nipping weather, holiday presents, and end of year parties, but one of the more iconic things (especially for those who celebrate Christmas) is the Christmas tree. Putting up a tree is a tradition predating the seventeenth century, and just as society has, Christmas trees have evolved too. Nowadays, it is more common to see a plastic tree than a real one standing tall in your living room. So why the change? What are the pros and cons between having a real tree versus a fake one? With research and interviews, the pros and cons of both can be laid out for people to see.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fake trees<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
PROS<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nCONS<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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    \n
  • Cheaper<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      \n
    • Low maintenance<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
        \n
      • Reusable<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
          \n
        • Hypoallergenic<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
            \n
          • Lightweight<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
              \n
            • Easy to assemble<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                \n
              • Pet safe<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                  \n
                • No needle cleanup<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                    \n
                  • Some come with built in lights<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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    \n
  • Doesn\u2019t always look real<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      \n
    • Takes up storage space<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
        \n
      • Not very environmentally friendly<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
          \n
        • Doesn\u2019t smell like real pine<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
            \n
          • Feel weird<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
              \n
            • Doesn\u2019t come with the family tradition of picking it out<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                \n
              • Not decomposable<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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                Real Trees<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
                PROS<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nCONS<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                \n
                  \n
                • Authentic pine tree smell<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                    \n
                  • Environmentally friendly<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                      \n
                    • Takes up no storage space<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                        \n
                      • Decomposable<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                          \n
                        • Make memories picking out and cutting one down with your family<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                            \n
                          • Looks nicer<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                              \n
                            • Feed to farm animals after the fact (if you have goats)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
                		\n
                  \n
                • Can trigger allergies (whether it has a scent or not)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                    \n
                  • More expensive<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                      \n
                    • Not reusable<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                        \n
                      • Upkeep required<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                          \n
                        • Drops needles<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                            \n
                          • Not pet safe<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                              \n
                            • Do not come with built-in lights<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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