g1ant

No tree.... bah humbug year.

Speedwell

They tend to sell it at the Christmas tree lots around here.

tonrob

Shade over 7 feet. Douglas Fir. $48 at Home Depot (before my usual discounts...)

Southy_SWFC

Went for a 6ft one as that was the smallest they had, with the stand it fits with about a mm to spare. Cost $30 from one of the bizarre looking Mainers by the side of the road that Bob mentioned

rebs

Real for us - usually about 7ft which is a wee bit big for our room (we are in the UK) - 5ft would probably be better but we tend to get a bit carried away

We get ours from our local country park - it's a nice outing to have a walk in the woods/round the lake cup of tea, then get the tree... not cheap though, about £60 usually...

SultanOfSwing

We have a perfectly serviceable fake 7.5' one that has done the job nicely the last 4 years.

Bink

There are presents under it already?! That's brave. I'm not very good at leaving presents alone. I like the challenge of figuring out what they are!

SultanOfSwing

The only thing under our tree at the moment is the cat. Sneaky little bitch thinks she can sit where she likes, but I think mainly it's for the heating vent right next to it.

Still, she'd better watch it or she'll get a foot in the arse. We've already had one tree ruined by her.

rebs

I should have said, that was a picture from last year (Christmas day)....

Although I think our dog would seriously enjoy a few weeks of presents under the tree to play with

sir_eccles

We have a Chanukah bush *rolls eyes, shakes head*

Bink

Our cats like to eat the bottom branches, sleep on the tree skirt and play with the ornaments!

Bink

Our dog leaves it all alone. It's the cats... They take great pride in knocking ornaments off and chasing them around the house in the early hours of the morning...!

SultanOfSwing

Ours generally leaves the tree itself alone. She pulled one over years ago, broke the base and smashed a few ornaments, I think she learned pretty quickly that it was a monumentally stupid thing to play with them.

Still, I don't trust her, she's always up to something.

fuchs01

Nice to know we aint alone.
I told the kids one year, dont be suprised when you get up on xmas morning,that the fairy as disappeared, and the cat as taken its place.
Oooohhhhh I'll kill that cat..

SultanOfSwing

Shoving the tree up the cat's arse does seem like a fitting punishment though ...