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  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Friday December 03 2021, @04:55PM (2 children)

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Friday December 03 2021, @04:55PM (#1201852)

    I used to hack them up in February and burn them in the fireplace, when we had one.

    Lately, we've got a bit over an acre of yard, so we buy something alive and attractive and try not to kill it before December 25th, then plant it in the ground ASAP.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 04 2021, @05:47PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 04 2021, @05:47PM (#1202149)

    Here they typically use pine. It's not a native species and useless for the garden - the needles do not mulch or compost easily.

    The take down period is driven by what day the local municipal authorities arrange a collection.

    Buying a living tree in a pot seems like a much more sustainable practice if you have the land.

    • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday December 13 2021, @09:27PM

      by JoeMerchant (3937) on Monday December 13 2021, @09:27PM (#1204744)

      This year the nurseries we visited were rather sparse on the selection - went with a Yaupon Holly in the "Charlie Brown" size, one string of colored lights and it's good to go.

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