I know one of you people has a tree up already. Show us pictures!!

11/24/2010 10:34:37 AM

I plan on buying my tree on Monday, didn't have any time this week

11/24/2010 10:37:06 AM

:carlface:

11/24/2010 10:37:11 AM

i'll probably get mine in a week or two

11/24/2010 10:39:03 AM

If we don't go to Charlotte next weekend we'll probably head over to Pop and Sons to get the tree.

11/24/2010 10:40:23 AM

I don't know if I'll get one this year. My living room has been reconfigured and I don't know where to put it.

11/24/2010 10:40:47 AM

You could always get a Charlie Brown tree.

11/24/2010 10:41:48 AM

im hanging mine upside down this year

11/24/2010 10:56:53 AM

Quote :

"During that time, Pop worked as an Extension Forestry Specialist through NCSU and Bill worked as a forester and land agent for Carolina Power & Light Co. They spent their weekends, vacations and holidays at the Garner farm taking care of that first crop. In 1978, Bill expanded the operation by planting his first Fraser firs at his farm in Sparta, NC. "

http://www.popnson.com/aboutus.html

NCSU represent

11/24/2010 10:59:17 AM

THIS

IS

SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

11/24/2010 11:07:03 AM

I don't think they had Christmas trees in Sparta.

11/24/2010 1:55:28 PM

This'll be my first Christmas that isn't preceded by exams or followed by a return to school...on one hand I'm , but returning to the grind of work afterward is a little

11/24/2010 2:18:25 PM

^ I know how you feel. It's the same for me this year

11/24/2010 5:06:17 PM

tree will most likely be purchased friday or saturday if i'm not completely exhuasted from shopping

11/24/2010 5:07:43 PM

I put mine up last Saturday, but mainly out of necessity. We were up in the mountains and didn't think we would make it back before Christmas, so we went ahead and got it.

We are decorating it tomorrow night.

11/24/2010 5:10:03 PM

Forgot I took a pic of it with my phone. Here it is. Got it up before the NCSU/UNC game on Saturday, so I had to go ahead and put an NCSU ornament on it.

11/24/2010 5:40:32 PM

haha nice We have a NCSU treeskirt

11/24/2010 5:43:26 PM

My GF's uncle owns a tree farm near Grandfather Mountain, so while we were up there visiting we went ahead and got it.

And BTW, if anyone is going to the mountains to get your tree this year, let me know and I will give you his address. It's a Choose/Cut, so the trees are as fresh as you can get. He has some really nice ones too.

11/24/2010 5:45:03 PM

11/26/2010 10:08:21 AM

that looks really good.

11/26/2010 10:35:29 AM

MERRY 4 LOKO CHRISTMAS!!!

11/26/2010 12:20:27 PM

i guess we're gonna get a real tree from a tree farm on 58 in virginia i saw when i was on my way to WV

supposed to have $20 6' frasier firs. hopefully that doesn't mean they're junk.

11/26/2010 12:50:43 PM

Why drive all the way to VA when there are tree farms here in the Triangle? Support local farms

11/26/2010 2:15:58 PM

Are they actual tree farms, or do they ship in cut trees from the mountains?

11/26/2010 2:31:46 PM

They are actual tree farms.

11/27/2010 12:56:57 PM

because i live closer to VA than the triangle. i live 15-20 mins from the state line

and the scenery up there is nicer. it'll be a fun drive through some country my wife hasn't seen yet.

[Edited on November 27, 2010 at 1:09 PM. Reason : adfs]

11/27/2010 1:07:32 PM

Ahh yeah if you're not down here then that makes sense!

11/27/2010 1:10:06 PM

[Edited on November 27, 2010 at 1:13 PM. Reason : how much is a 6' fir down there anyway? never bought a real tree before]

11/27/2010 1:12:56 PM

My family never spent more than $30 on a tree but I'm not sure. We're going to the farm next weekend so I can report back then

11/27/2010 1:21:16 PM

We spent $45 on a 12' tree last yr. Usually we get an 8' tree for $30-35 or so. We cut it ourselves and they wrap it for us.

11/27/2010 1:23:34 PM

Today's paper says a 9ft fir can be procured at the farmers market for $49 this year

11/27/2010 1:52:49 PM

mini fiber optic tree
w/ the GO TO HELL CAROLINA stocking hanging on the wall

[Edited on November 27, 2010 at 2:14 PM. Reason : `]

11/27/2010 2:10:55 PM

got this from Laurel Fork, VA for $22. choose and cut was pretty cool.

[Edited on November 28, 2010 at 9:29 PM. Reason : i'll post a decent pic when we decorate it]

11/28/2010 9:29:07 PM

Waiting for the branches to fall before decorating.

11/28/2010 9:37:57 PM

Quote :

"choose and cut was pretty cool."

Yeah it's the bees knees

11/29/2010 10:55:20 AM

Looking kind of ragged now...it will be better once it fills out.





[Edited on November 29, 2010 at 11:00 AM. Reason : x]

11/29/2010 10:59:48 AM

^
What... did you just chop down some tree or something?
I think I see a birdhouse in the first pic...lol


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Christmas trees should be either:
--fake, made from 100% recycled materials, recyclable, and actually recycled when disposed of.
or,
-- real, 100% organic, and composted or eaten when disposed of.



(such a fucking waste of energy and land for a fucking unnecessary decoration)

(same with pumpkins on Halloween)



(also, use 100% recycled/recyclable wrapping paper, or reusable boxes/bags)

[/eco-grinch]

11/29/2010 11:13:32 AM

Raleigh composts Christmas trees so I don't feel bad about kicking it to the curb

11/29/2010 11:18:55 AM

What's the closest place around here to get a nice fresh tree? Preferably goose/cut? If its a place that cuts them down for you is a tip expected? I funk I would anyway unless its just generally not done

11/29/2010 11:20:45 AM

wow phone fail


probably going to Boyce Farms off creedmoor, it's choose/cut and not too far from where we live


any experience?

11/29/2010 12:12:21 PM

i'm planning on lighting ours on fire in the back yard when xmas is over. i'll let it sit out there and dry out for a few days and it'll go up like gasoline

11/29/2010 12:14:40 PM

compost a tree? pfft; Those suckers are kings for getting your new years bonfire rollin

11/29/2010 12:35:27 PM

Slave Famous rocks. Took the scraggly charlie brown christmas tree that nobody else wanted and gave it a happy home.

11/29/2010 12:38:57 PM

lol @ Slave's tree

11/29/2010 12:39:14 PM

yeah, i'm sure that's really in his house

[Edited on November 29, 2010 at 12:40 PM. Reason : 1st result for GIS "ugly christmas tree"]

11/29/2010 12:40:04 PM

Saw those at urban outfitters or something last year..

11/29/2010 12:46:18 PM

Quote :

"What's the closest place around here to get a nice fresh tree? Preferably goose/cut? If its a place that cuts them down for you is a tip expected? I funk I would anyway unless its just generally not done"

Pop N Sons. Been going there for our trees for about 15 years now. They're located in Garner. I don't know if tipping is customary at a choose and cut place, but the guys that work there also own the farm and I don't tip them, I give them my business

11/29/2010 1:05:46 PM

about tipping the tree farm pepole:

i cut a tree yesterday at one of those farms. some guy took the tree from me and had it shaked and baled and then he tied it on top of our car. i gave him 5 bucks. dont know if hes an owner or not, but i was glad i didn't have to hassle with all of that.

thing was we wound up spending $75 for that tree (counting the tip), another $5 on snacks and probably $10 in gas round trip. that's a $90 tree plus about 3-4 hours of the day. my sister in law got her pre-cut tree from the grocery store down the street for $40, and i think it's even bigger.

11/29/2010 1:14:35 PM

haha the guys where i went just came out there with a chainsaw, cut it down, we threw it on a trailer behind a 4 wheeler, they hauled it up there to my truck and threw it in the back. no shaking and no baling. i thought about tipping, but they peaced out so i didn't figure they expected anything. they had the baling stuff there but there wasn't much need with a truck bed. actually, not baling it meant we didn't have to wait for the limbs to fall back down.

11/29/2010 1:19:28 PM

Quote :

"Raleigh composts Christmas trees so I don't feel bad about kicking it to the curb"

Of course, on-site composting is better than municipal composting....
Also, will they take a tree if it has plastic tinsel residue?
(Tinsel is complete shit. Do not use it, unless you collect and recycle every single strand.)

Quote :

"compost a tree? pfft; Those suckers are kings for getting your new years bonfire rollin"

Truth.
I support green incineration -- some studies suggest it's even better than composting for certain things.

11/29/2010 1:22:06 PM