When do you toss out the Christmas Tree?

[augustaB]

Tossed yours yet? Or are you the kind that plants the darn thing in the garden?

 

[lonewolf13]

i got a fake tree, i'll take it down. whenever.

 

[XoxoMaryJane]

Whenever I used to have a live tree I always had a friend take them to a lake or pond after Christmas. Fish like to bed in them. I think that is how you say it. But now I have a live tree the kids were all about putting up the tree, nobody is about helping mama take down the tree. Already putting that on the naughty list for next year.

 

[XoxoMaryJane]

Now that I have a fake tree! My crappie iPad will not let me edit sorry!

 

[Psychlone Jack]

Tossed mine today... Thing was almost bare of needles lol.

 

[TrYpTiCaL]

I buy artificial trees. I once left mine up for two+ years.

 

[augustaB]

One day left for ours and it still looks good.

 

[XoxoMaryJane]

2 plus years! Love that! Wonder if I just take the decorations off if I could get away with that. Just say I have a 7.5 tree lamp if people ask, seems legit

 

[smokemctoke420]

Tossed it 2 days ago. It's still sitting on the curb actually.

 

[HCandKROD]

January 1st the tree goes to the dumpster.

 

[augustaB]

Mine is still lurking in the corner, but the city collects the old trees next week, so that's when its going.

 

[lonewolf13]

ill disassemble mine come february

 

[Captain.Heroin]

Never owned one, never will.

 

[TrYpTiCaL]

2 plus years! Love that! Wonder if I just take the decorations off if I could get away with that. Just say I have a 7.5 tree lamp if people ask, seems legit

I didn't take the decorations down either. It made for a nice conversation piece when everyone was high. Well, that and I was mostly too high to want to take it down.

 

[pinkpapaver]

watering it regular like the fella in the shop told me to

 

[llama112]

I have a fake tree ... it'll probably be up until March, lol. Last year, I didn't take mine down until the end of April/beginning of May, and it was only because I moved. hah.

 

[augustaB]

Hey I thought this was over. Put our tree for collection on Sunday, but it's still there. Now decorated with snow. And when is this forum going to shut anyway?

 

[shoo-bop]

Traditionally, you're supposed to take it down on the 12th day of Christmas (January 5 if you celebrate according to the Gregorian calendar).

 

[DieselEstate]

Correct

Twelfth Night. 5th January.

 

[DieselEstate]

Correct

Twelfth Night. 5th January. Officially, observation of Twelfth Night is generally lusty merrymaking. Here in the English countryside we wassail. Wassailing, a good old pagan tradition, is doorstep caroling, usually in groups, gathering more people as you go from each household as you continue, towards the orchard/s, or nowadays, the pub. In cider producing areas, especially in the South West, wassailing involves people going to orchards specifically; singing to apple trees to encourage a bumper crop and harvest for that year. Much cider and scrumpy is carried on the journey around, drunk to keep the singing throats nicely lubricated. Healthy village based community fun. A Local activity for Local people. Cheers!