tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206220894855898230.post8370057169551849333..comments2023-10-31T05:46:44.678-07:00Comments on Ruminations of an Aspiring Ecologist: Finding a Christmas tree in Big CityKarinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16757213778638431428noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206220894855898230.post-60805372925962244412007-12-08T22:17:00.000-08:002007-12-08T22:17:00.000-08:00Come back to NZ, they sell Christmas trees at the ...Come back to NZ, they sell Christmas trees at the scout den just a three minute walk down the road from us :-)<BR/><BR/>I've actually felt a bit conflicted about pine trees as Christmas trees in the last few years. Natives are beautiful but don't have any association with Christmas for me (whereas the smell of pine trees does). Wilding pines are such a problem in the mountains though. Probably the best thing to do would be to cycle up to Arthurs Pass, chop down a wilding pine, and carry it back. It'd take 3 days or so, but the environmental cred would be huge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206220894855898230.post-69572096499467874912007-12-08T16:33:00.000-08:002007-12-08T16:33:00.000-08:00"large autotrophic passenger' = I salute your verb..."large autotrophic passenger' = I salute your verbiage! <BR/><BR/>What you need is to get a nice norfolk pine and decorate it. Then you can have a potted plant all year round, and decorate it for Christmas, and you won't have to throw it out afterwards.... that's what we did last year.<BR/><BR/>'sides that, they're plain old cool conifers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com