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wizstars

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5. and my cat thinks it's catnip...

Reply to Odin2005 (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 21, 2011, 11:19 PM

Dec 2011

...when she gets a good whiff of the cedar, she gets kite-high in no time!

A couple more environmental aspects of cedar trees for Christmas. After the holiday, I can take it out on the ice on my pond. When the ice melts, the tree falls in the water, and becomes shelter for fish. Plus, cedar is now regarded as an invasive species, so cutting one is a benefit to the native species like oak. So I'm all for cutting a live cedar for Christmas! So is my cat!

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The science of Christmas trees [View all] xchrom Dec 2011 OP

Summary: Eichhorn prefers real trees, the Noble fir (an American variety) and the Nordmann spruce tclambert Dec 2011 #1

I have a live rootball White Pine this year. Hissyspit Dec 2011 #2

I have a local farm cut white pine and you are right. No smell. Darn. glinda Dec 2011 #6

real trees smell wonderful, too. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #4

and my cat thinks it's catnip... wizstars Dec 2011 #5

Interesting. JDPriestly Dec 2011 #3