Boyd Mountain Christmas Tree Farm
The Real Christmas Tree
vs.
The Fake Christmas Tree
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Fake Christmas trees
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- Fake Christmas trees are made in Korea,
Taiwan, or China. Importing artificial trees
contributes to the US trade deficit.
- Fake Christmas trees are made from nonrenewable
plastics. The manufacture of
petroleum-based plastics use up natural
resources. Once used, they are gone forever.
- Furthermore, the manufacture of both
plastic and metal components in the tree
consume energy and create pollution.
- The average use of a Fake Christmas tree
is only 6 or 7 years. Eventually, they all
go to the landfill as garbage.
- Fake Christmas trees are not biodegradable.
The plastics and metals that they
contain, including lead, will remain in our
landfills for centuries.
- Three Asian wood-boring beetle species
have been imported to America on the
wooden trunks of Fake trees. Undetected,
these insects could attack native
forest trees and lumber.
- Some consumers have suffered an allergic
reaction to materials in their Fake tree.
- When a Fake Christmas tree catches fire,
it releases dangerous toxic fumes into the
home.
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Real Christmas Trees
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- Real Christmas trees are plantation grown on American family
farms, making an important economic contribution to many rural
communities in the United States.
- Real Christmas trees absorb carbon dioxide and other harmful
“greenhouse” gases and release fresh oxygen into the air. A
Real Christmas tree has a fragrance beyond compare.
- One acre of Christmas trees provides the daily oxygen requirement
for 18 people. There are about 500,000 acres of Christmas
trees in the United States which collectively provide oxygen
for 9 million people daily. Young, fast-growing trees like Christmas
trees release more oxygen than mature forest trees.
- For every Real Christmas tree harvested, another one is planted
in its place to ensure a steady supply year after year. Christmas
tree fields support turkey, quail, songbirds, rabbits and deer.
- When planted outside after the Holidays, balled and burlaped
Real Christmas Trees temper winds, suppress loud sounds, filter
dust, moderate temperature, and dissipate odors.
- Real Christmas trees are an all-American renewable, recyclable
resource. After the holidays, Real trees are chipped into biodegradable
mulch, which replenishes soil in landscapes, parks,
and schools. Most communities offer recycling programs.
- Recycled Real Christmas trees are also used as wind and water
barriers at beaches and river beds to fight sand and soil erosion.
They protect our water supplies, and provide refuge for
wildlife. When sunk in ponds, they provide excellent refuge and
feeding areas for fish.
- Real Christmas trees can be used as a feeding station and winter
shelter for songbirds in your yard.
- Some consumers are allergic to dust that accumulates on surfaces
of Real trees grown outside. You can wash most allergens
off by spraying the tree with water before bringing it inside.
- The safest Christmas tree is a fresh, well-watered tree. A Real
tree has never started a fire. Faulty Christmas lights, candles,
and fireplaces can start tree fires.
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