| Real
Christmas Trees | Fake
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 | Fake
Christmas trees are make in Korea, Taiwan, or China, Importing artificial trees
contributes to the US trade deficit. |
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| 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. | Fake
Christmas trees are made from nonrenewable plastics. The manufacture of petroleum-based
plastics use up natural resources. Once used, they are gone forever. |
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| One acre of
Christmas trees provides the daily oxygen requirements 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 the mature forest trees. | Furthermore
the manufacture of both plastic and metal components in the tree consume energy
and create pollution. |
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| 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. | The
average use of a Fake Christmas tree is only 6 or 7 years. Eventually, they all
go to landfill as garbage. |
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| When planted
outside after the Holiday, balled and burlaped Real Christmas Tree temper winds,
suppress loud sounds, filter dust, moderate temperature, and dissipate odors. | Fake
Christmas trees are not biodegradable. The plastics and metals that they contain,
including lead, will remain in our landfills for centuries. |
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| Real Christmas
Trees are an all-American renewable, recyclable resource. After the holidays,
Real trees are chipped into biodegradable mulch, which replenishes soil in landscaping,
parks, and schools. Most communities offer recycling programs. | 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 and lumber.
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| Recycled Real
Christmas trees are also used as wind 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. | Some
consumers have suffered an allergic reaction to materials in their Fake tree. |
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| Real Christmas
trees can be used as feeding station and winter shelter for songbirds in your
yard. | When
a Fake Christmas tree catches fire, it releases dangerous toxic fumes into the
home. |
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| Some consumers
are allergic to dust that accumulates on surfaces of Real trees grown outside.
You can wash allergens off by spraying the tree with water before bringing it
inside | |
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| 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. | |
