Try waiting for a 5-7 year crop. On Dec 25, 4:47 am, "mike [never forget] 532" <[email protected]> wrote: > we have pine trees that grow to maturity in five to seven years . > > On Dec 25, 5:44 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Sorry. Trees are a windbreak for farmlands/crops and take many decades > > to grow. O yes- Amereicans love their paper plus the chemicals the > > industry dumps into the water supply. > > > On Dec 25, 4:33 am, "mike [never forget] 532" > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > take the tax break and then sell the trees as pulp wood for paper . > > > at least they replant what they cut down . > > > On Dec 25, 5:12 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I just saw a headline that farmers were cutting their trees down for a > > > > tax advantage. > > > > > On Dec 25, 3:09 am, "mike [never forget or forgive] 532" > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Solving the Christmas Tree Eco-Dilemma > > > > > >http://www.care2.com/causes/environment/blog/solving-the-christmas-tr... > > > > > As Christmas draws near, I feel increasingly pressured as an "eco- > > > > > friendly parent" to resolve my internal Christmas tree dilemma without > > > > > denying my family the Christmas tree magic I loved as a child. > > > > > > Although I completely relate with Jerry’s Charlie Brown Christmas > > > > > blog, from an ecological perspective it seems that tree farms are > > > > > pretty good for the planet because they actually provide a continued > > > > > “sink” for carbon dioxide emissions. > > > > > > As a completely-paranoid-about-toxic-chemicals mom, I like the fact > > > > > that real trees are not made from PVC plastics that cause cancer and > > > > > harm the planet. Christmas tree pesticides worry me, but pesticides > > > > > are a concern whenever crops are not organic, and I'd prevent the kids > > > > > from eating the tree. > > > > > > I considered a potted tree, but I’m not convinced it would thrive in > > > > > our yard, or that I’d really want a forest of thirsty Christmas trees > > > > > blocking all my beloved sun as the years pass. > > > > > > So, because I live in a rural-ish community rife with tree farms, the > > > > > solution seems clear: Just be selective about the farm I choose and > > > > > cut down a tree without an excess of pesticides and other chemicals. > > > > > No shipping to cause greenhouse gases, no packaging. Done! > > > > > > But no, because I’m laden with a spiritual wet blanket: how can I > > > > > celebrate the coming of a new year by killing a poor tree? I feel > > > > > silly, like the fruitarian in "Notting Hill" who wouldn’t eat carrots > > > > > because it was carrot-murder. > > > > > > Does one really need to take “tree hugging” so literally that one > > > > > cannot cut down a tree expressly grown for that purpose? > > > > > > Yet, when we actually got to the tree farm, I couldn’t do the deed. We > > > > > had wonderful adventures hiding amongst the trees, but I felt too > > > > > guilty and wrong to actually cut a tree down. What if my kids have a > > > > > similar feeling of “wrongness” killing a living plant? Do I trample > > > > > that moral seed, push them to be more callous, less respectful of > > > > > living creatures if I condone the tree’s death? When did I become so > > > > > serious? > > > > > > In any event, my dilemma was solved a couple days ago. Wild winter > > > > > winds ripped a huge branch from our cypress tree and planted it on our > > > > > driveway. It looks lovely with lights and shiny ornaments, and it was > > > > > SO fun working together to create a fabulous design. > > > > > > And maybe next year, I’ll be able to push that wet blanket aside and > > > > > rationalize a family adventure to the tree farm where we do more than > > > > > play fox and birds in the trees. > > > > > > Or maybe I'll just rent a tree.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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