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A pine needle bomb went off in my living room
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 111834" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>For us in bushfire season, dead Christmas trees are a major fire hazard. We live in bushland (Aussie forest) and idiots dump dead trees by the roadside, where they become a major danger. </p><p></p><p>We don't have 'real' trees any more, we have an artificial one instead. But an alternative we've tried, is to get a live tree in a pot, then plant it outside after Christmas and eventually have a grove of trees. And it doesn't have to be radiata pine, either. We have she-oaks here, like an Aussie pine in the way it has needles. I love them in the garden (not everybody does). We also have other sorts of pine - Bunyah pine (very prickly, with cones twice as big as your head, which burst apart like grenades when they land) and the newly discovered, very rare Wollemi pine, which was being sold this year in pots as a Christmas special.</p><p></p><p>A 'real' tree not only drops needles, it wilts so fast. When you get it really fresh it's standing up pretty and perky, then within days the tips of the branches are drooping, looking sad. In our summer climate, it really doesn't take long for them to look ghastly.</p><p></p><p>I have a Christmas wreath on the front door which I made this year, on 1 December. It's been looking dead since 2 December. I might salvage it, though, and maybe use the base to turn it into something a bit more lasting, using artificial flowers or maybe herbs which can be used after they're dried. Bay leaves, maybe.</p><p></p><p>We'll se.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 111834, member: 1991"] For us in bushfire season, dead Christmas trees are a major fire hazard. We live in bushland (Aussie forest) and idiots dump dead trees by the roadside, where they become a major danger. We don't have 'real' trees any more, we have an artificial one instead. But an alternative we've tried, is to get a live tree in a pot, then plant it outside after Christmas and eventually have a grove of trees. And it doesn't have to be radiata pine, either. We have she-oaks here, like an Aussie pine in the way it has needles. I love them in the garden (not everybody does). We also have other sorts of pine - Bunyah pine (very prickly, with cones twice as big as your head, which burst apart like grenades when they land) and the newly discovered, very rare Wollemi pine, which was being sold this year in pots as a Christmas special. A 'real' tree not only drops needles, it wilts so fast. When you get it really fresh it's standing up pretty and perky, then within days the tips of the branches are drooping, looking sad. In our summer climate, it really doesn't take long for them to look ghastly. I have a Christmas wreath on the front door which I made this year, on 1 December. It's been looking dead since 2 December. I might salvage it, though, and maybe use the base to turn it into something a bit more lasting, using artificial flowers or maybe herbs which can be used after they're dried. Bay leaves, maybe. We'll se. Marg [/QUOTE]
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