On Tue, 26 Dec 2017 10:50:48 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:
>On 12/26/2017 10:17 AM, l not -l wrote:
>> On 26-Dec-2017, jmcquown > wrote:
>>
>>>> On Mon, 25 Dec 2017 21:39:01 -0600, Hank Rogers
>>>> >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hahaha, My kind of tree. No mess to clean up. Just unplug it
>>>>> and put it
>>>>> away for next time.
>>>>
>>> I haven't had an actual Christmas tree in about 30 years. Who
>>> needs
>>> pine needles shedding all over the place (requiring a tree
>>> skirt). A
>>> pan of water to try to keep it from turning brown too fast.
>>> Decorating
>>> it, then taking all the decorations down. And disposing of the
>>> tree.
>>> That stuff is for folks who have children who expect presents.
>>> 
>>>
>>> My oldest brother made that ceramic tree for our Mom when he
>>> was 12. He
>>> insisted I keep it.
>> I have an 12 inch tall artificial tree, permanently decorated,
>> that I use some years; this year being one of them. Other years,
>> I buy a live, potted tree, 15 to 18 inches tall; after Christmas,
>> I plant it, when weather permits. I have done the live tree 4 of
>> the past 5 years; one died, the remaining vary from surviving to
>> thriving. This was a revival of a tradition from when my
>> children were quite young. I have several 30-40 foot evergreens
>> in my yard that are former Christmas trees that I, with my
>> children's "help", planted many years ago.
>>
>You're lucky you can do that. I can't plant trees on the golf course. LOL
There's no reason you can't plant a live tree, plant it close to your
house. There are hundres of Dwarf Conifer varieties, many make
perfect Christmas trees... I've planted some as foundation plantings.
http://www.coniferkingdom.com/dwarf/
This is a world reknowned wholesale grower, many larger plant
nurseries carry their stock:
http://www.iselinursery.com/
I have several of their Colorado Blue spruce; Fat Albert. but they'd
grow too large for you:
http://www.iselinursery.com/colorful...ns-fat-albert/
I have this too, one of my favorites, would be perfect for you:
http://www.iselinursery.com/colorful...a-jeans-dilly/
I plantedd it 15 years ago was about 24", and it's now about 4' tall.
You may love it as I do but there are many more to chose from, you
have no excuse. This is a beauty, hummingbirds built a nest in
mine... as you can see it's planted right next to my house, right in
the front corner, a perfect spot to decorate with the new LEDs:
https://postimg.org/image/jch0uaixh/