Lr

"Leon"

13/10/2007 1:29 AM

Seasonal Trees

Sorta on topic, it's wood. Christmas is just around the corner, for some
of us it's next month for the younger ones it's still about 2 months away.
Anyway, as a kid in the 60's the magic of having the Christmas tree in the
house was the smell. I learned some years back that the trees were being
cut as early as late September and it seems that in the last 30 or so years
the trees have lost their smell.
For those of you that live in the northern U.S. and or Canada, do your trees
get cut that early? Do they still have that smell?


This topic has 27 replies

FD

"Frank Drackman"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

14/10/2007 4:07 PM


"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Frank Drackman" wrote:
>
>> I am a bit confused. Are you saying that you give out coins instead of
>> candy, and think that it is too bad that the kids don't get candy like
>> you did as a kid?
>
> Yes, at least coins can't be laced with razor blades very easily and the
> kids get something they can safely keep.
>
> Lew
>
>

Why don't you give them candy without razor blades?

LH

"Lew Hodgett"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

12/10/2007 8:49 PM


"Leon" wrote:


> For those of you that live in the northern U.S. and or Canada, do your
> trees get cut that early? Do they still have that smell?

Every year in Northern Ohio, got the tree out of the attic, stood it up,
sprayed it with smelly and got a beer.

Done for another year.

Lew

Hh

"HeyBub"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 8:59 AM

Leon wrote:
> Sorta on topic, it's wood. Christmas is just around the corner, for
> some of us it's next month for the younger ones it's still about 2
> months away. Anyway, as a kid in the 60's the magic of having the
> Christmas tree in the house was the smell. I learned some years back
> that the trees were being cut as early as late September and it seems
> that in the last 30 or so years the trees have lost their smell.
> For those of you that live in the northern U.S. and or Canada, do
> your trees get cut that early? Do they still have that smell?

You've got to know where to get the odiferous, coniferous trees.

The auto parts shop!

That's right. They have little 6" trees that put you right in the pine
forest!

Bring back memories of a simpler time, chesnuts and marshmallows in a
roaring fire, granny spaced out on eggnog; visit AutoZone today!

LH

"Lew Hodgett"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 9:21 AM


"Swingman" wrote:

> ... and look out, it's almost Halloween. The ads start in about two weeks,
> with the blow up yard ornaments soon to follow.

Unfortunately, another holiday ruined by some creeps.

For the last 25 years, have not passed out anything edible at Halloween, but
rather coins.

Too bad, candy was what I remember as a kid, not a coin.

Lew


LH

"Lew Hodgett"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 2:22 PM


"Frank Drackman" wrote:

> I am a bit confused. Are you saying that you give out coins instead of
> candy, and think that it is too bad that the kids don't get candy like you
> did as a kid?

Yes, at least coins can't be laced with razor blades very easily and the
kids get something they can safely keep.

Lew

MJ

Mark & Juanita

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

16/10/2007 7:03 AM

Jon wrote:

> I just walk over the hill from my house, cut one down, bring it home,
> done.
>
> Jon
>

You'd think the neighbors would catch on to that eventually. One by one,
seeing their back yard trees disappearing each year. ;-)

>
> "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Sorta on topic, it's wood. Christmas is just around the corner, for
>> some of us it's next month for the younger ones it's still about 2 months
>> away. Anyway, as a kid in the 60's the magic of having the Christmas tree
>> in the
>> house was the smell. I learned some years back that the trees were being
>> cut as early as late September and it seems that in the last 30 or so
>> years the trees have lost their smell.
>> For those of you that live in the northern U.S. and or Canada, do your
>> trees get cut that early? Do they still have that smell?
>>

--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

FD

"Frank Drackman"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 10:49 AM


"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Swingman" wrote:
>
>> ... and look out, it's almost Halloween. The ads start in about two
>> weeks,
>> with the blow up yard ornaments soon to follow.
>
> Unfortunately, another holiday ruined by some creeps.
>
> For the last 25 years, have not passed out anything edible at Halloween,
> but rather coins.
>
> Too bad, candy was what I remember as a kid, not a coin.
>
>

I am a bit confused. Are you saying that you give out coins instead of
candy, and think that it is too bad that the kids don't get candy like you
did as a kid?

BA

B A R R Y

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 7:23 AM

On 13 Oct 2007 06:25:46 -0400, Maxwell Lol <[email protected]> wrote:

> Then we go to a tree farm, and search for the perfect tree. My
>wife likes to find a tree with a bird nest. "If it's good enough for a
>bird, it's good enough for our house."

Where's the bird gonna live? <G>

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MM

"Mike Marlow"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 12:30 AM


"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Sorta on topic, it's wood. Christmas is just around the corner, for some
> of us it's next month for the younger ones it's still about 2 months away.
> Anyway, as a kid in the 60's the magic of having the Christmas tree in the
> house was the smell. I learned some years back that the trees were being
> cut as early as late September and it seems that in the last 30 or so
> years the trees have lost their smell.
> For those of you that live in the northern U.S. and or Canada, do your
> trees get cut that early? Do they still have that smell?
>

I guess it may depend on what part of the country you live in, but
regardless there is one sure fire way to tell - go to the lots that sell
Christmas trees and see if you find that smell.

--

-Mike-
[email protected]

Cc

"Charley"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 1:13 PM

One year when I was young my mom decided that she wanted us to have a real
traditional Christmas tree. She got my dad to take us to a tree farm where
we selected and cut the perfect tree. When we got home and dad put the tree
up in the living room my mom popped some popcorn and then made my sister and
I make garlands from the popcorn and real cranberries by threading heavy
thread through them with needles. Then we decorated the tree with the usual
lights and ornaments but added these garlands.
That year our tree didn't last very long at all. Some field mice got into
the house and every night they went up into the tree to eat the popcorn and
cranberries and our 2 cats went up into the tree to try to catch them. Our
tree was knocked down 2 nights and totally destroyed within about a week.
Well, at least my mom never made my sister and I make those garlands any
more after that year. We went back to having a more normal Christmas with
non-edible decorations on a real tree.

Charley

ML

Maxwell Lol

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 6:25 AM

"Leon" <[email protected]> writes:

> For those of you that live in the northern U.S. and or Canada, do your trees
> get cut that early? Do they still have that smell?

We make a holiday of it. Several families show up for breakfast at our
house, where I make sausage, bacon, eggs, and homemade cinnamon
buns. Then we go to a tree farm, and search for the perfect tree. My
wife likes to find a tree with a bird nest. "If it's good enough for a
bird, it's good enough for our house." After getting the tree bagged
and tagged, we go to the nearby pub and drink several pints of draft
brews, and have a pub lunch. Then the families separate and retire to
their house.

The trees smell great, and lasts for months without losing needles.

Jj

"Jon"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

16/10/2007 3:32 AM

I just walk over the hill from my house, cut one down, bring it home, done.

Jon


"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Sorta on topic, it's wood. Christmas is just around the corner, for some
> of us it's next month for the younger ones it's still about 2 months away.
> Anyway, as a kid in the 60's the magic of having the Christmas tree in the
> house was the smell. I learned some years back that the trees were being
> cut as early as late September and it seems that in the last 30 or so
> years the trees have lost their smell.
> For those of you that live in the northern U.S. and or Canada, do your
> trees get cut that early? Do they still have that smell?
>

Sk

"Swingman"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 8:43 AM


"Leon" wrote

> I recall the tree filling the house with that smell. Now you can be in
the
> middle of the Christmas tree lot have a hard time smelling the tree. You
> have to shake every tree to make sure it will make it home with some of
its
> needles. Most are sprayed with a green dye.

Like anniversaries, every holiday should have a gemstone/metal/substance
associated with it ... Christmas is plastic.

... and look out, it's almost Halloween. The ads start in about two weeks,
with the blow up yard ornaments soon to follow.

--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 9/30/07
KarlC@ (the obvious)

EP

"Edwin Pawlowski"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

12/10/2007 10:11 PM


"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Sorta on topic, it's wood. Christmas is just around the corner, for some
> of us it's next month for the younger ones it's still about 2 months away.
> Anyway, as a kid in the 60's the magic of having the Christmas tree in the
> house was the smell. I learned some years back that the trees were being
> cut as early as late September and it seems that in the last 30 or so
> years the trees have lost their smell.
> For those of you that live in the northern U.S. and or Canada, do your
> trees get cut that early? Do they still have that smell?

Here in CT, the local trees are often fresh cut when bought or a day or two
before if you don't want to trudge the fields to find one. They have a nice
smell. About a week before Thanksgiving though, I see trucks on the road
heading south with loads of trees.

Lr

"Leon"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 1:42 PM


"Maxwell Lol" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Leon" <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> For those of you that live in the northern U.S. and or Canada, do your
>> trees
>> get cut that early? Do they still have that smell?
>
> We make a holiday of it. Several families show up for breakfast at our
> house, where I make sausage, bacon, eggs, and homemade cinnamon
> buns. Then we go to a tree farm, and search for the perfect tree. My
> wife likes to find a tree with a bird nest. "If it's good enough for a
> bird, it's good enough for our house." After getting the tree bagged
> and tagged, we go to the nearby pub and drink several pints of draft
> brews, and have a pub lunch. Then the families separate and retire to
> their house.

We have local tree farms, we go out and find the perfect tree, try to find
one "with out" a wasp's nest, take it to the machine that shakes the dead
needles off and bags it, load it up, take it home, take a shower to wash the
sweat off.


>
> The trees smell great, and lasts for months without losing needles.

THOSE are the trees I remember. After Christmas we kids would gather all
the trees in the neighborhood that had been put out for trash pick up and
take them into the woods and build forts. The smell in the forts was
wonderful. ;~)

Lr

"Leon"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 1:45 PM


"Frank Boettcher" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> For a number of years, in Northeast Mississippi, I had been getting my
> Christmas tree from a local tree farm. After Thanksgiving, ride the
> wagon out to the field, select and tag your tree, cut it and bring it
> home later. So it was fresh and certainly had the smell.

We have local tree farms, several infact, but they dont have that smell. I
suspect the climate is too warm for the right kind of tree and smell.

>
> Last year we got a card in the mail stating the the owner of the tree
> farm had advanced stage cancer and that they were shutting down their
> operation. Sad.

Yes it is. There shoud be others though.

>
> Man was a retired dairy farmer converted to Christmas tree farming.
> My wifes uncle in Georgia did the same thing. I asked him once why
> the shift from dairy farming to Christmas tree farming after all those
> years. He said, " well Frank, those Christmas trees don't care what
> time you get up in the morning"

.
That sounds right. LOL

Lr

"Leon"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 1:34 PM


"Artemus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Here in Oregon they shipped about 8 million trees last year. The growers
> I've talked to say they harvest and ship to Asia in mid to late Oct.
> Mexico
> gets shipped to next, followed by the eastern US. The last shipments go
> out by the 2nd week in Dec. As for the smell ours are quite aromatic.
> But then again we cut our own and it's in the house the same day.


We have Tree farms near Houston that you can go and cut your own tree, but I
guess because of the warmer climate the type tree that we get locally has
very little aroma to it.

FB

Frank Boettcher

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 7:26 AM

On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 01:29:37 GMT, "Leon"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Sorta on topic, it's wood. Christmas is just around the corner, for some
>of us it's next month for the younger ones it's still about 2 months away.
>Anyway, as a kid in the 60's the magic of having the Christmas tree in the
>house was the smell. I learned some years back that the trees were being
>cut as early as late September and it seems that in the last 30 or so years
>the trees have lost their smell.
>For those of you that live in the northern U.S. and or Canada, do your trees
>get cut that early? Do they still have that smell?
>


For a number of years, in Northeast Mississippi, I had been getting my
Christmas tree from a local tree farm. After Thanksgiving, ride the
wagon out to the field, select and tag your tree, cut it and bring it
home later. So it was fresh and certainly had the smell.

Last year we got a card in the mail stating the the owner of the tree
farm had advanced stage cancer and that they were shutting down their
operation. Sad.

Man was a retired dairy farmer converted to Christmas tree farming.
My wifes uncle in Georgia did the same thing. I asked him once why
the shift from dairy farming to Christmas tree farming after all those
years. He said, " well Frank, those Christmas trees don't care what
time you get up in the morning"

Frank

Lr

"Leon"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 1:29 PM


"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

>
> Every year in Northern Ohio, got the tree out of the attic, stood it up,
> sprayed it with smelly and got a beer.
>
> Done for another year.

DAMN! that sounds like a wonderful childhood memory. LOL
We started doing that a few years back and last year did not even put up a
tree. It's not Christmas with out the smell.

Lr

"Leon"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 1:32 PM


"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>

>
> Here in CT, the local trees are often fresh cut when bought or a day or
> two before if you don't want to trudge the fields to find one. They have
> a nice smell. About a week before Thanksgiving though, I see trucks on
> the road heading south with loads of trees.
>

I recall the tree filling the house with that smell. Now you can be in the
middle of the Christmas tree lot have a hard time smelling the tree. You
have to shake every tree to make sure it will make it home with some of its
needles. Most are sprayed with a green dye.

Lr

"Leon"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 1:37 PM


"Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>

>>
>
> I guess it may depend on what part of the country you live in, but
> regardless there is one sure fire way to tell - go to the lots that sell
> Christmas trees and see if you find that smell.


The lots have that faint smell. I think the trees that we get now are all
dried out by the time we get them,.

BA

B A R R Y

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 9:57 AM

On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:29:52 GMT, "Leon"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>DAMN! that sounds like a wonderful childhood memory. LOL
>We started doing that a few years back and last year did not even put up a
>tree. It's not Christmas with out the smell.

We're passing on a tree this year, as we have two 6 month old kittens.

I'll thickness plane some pine in my basement shop for the smell.

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Lr

"Leon"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 4:01 PM


"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Swingman" wrote:
>
>> ... and look out, it's almost Halloween. The ads start in about two
>> weeks,
>> with the blow up yard ornaments soon to follow.
>
> Unfortunately, another holiday ruined by some creeps.
>
> For the last 25 years, have not passed out anything edible at Halloween,
> but rather coins.
>
> Too bad, candy was what I remember as a kid, not a coin.


I remember Coke in paper Coke cups, candy apples, popcorn balls and candy.
It was rather magical by to days standards.

FB

Frank Boettcher

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 12:29 PM

On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:45:19 GMT, "Leon"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Frank Boettcher" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>>
>>

>
>We have local tree farms, several infact, but they dont have that smell. I
>suspect the climate is too warm for the right kind of tree and smell.
>
>
>

What do they grow that far south? Our local farm had Virginia Pines
and Leyland Cypress. The Virginia pines had a good smell.

Frank

Lr

"Leon"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 3:24 PM


"HeyBub" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> You've got to know where to get the odiferous, coniferous trees.
>
> The auto parts shop!
>
> That's right. They have little 6" trees that put you right in the pine
> forest!
>
> Bring back memories of a simpler time, chesnuts and marshmallows in a
> roaring fire, granny spaced out on eggnog; visit AutoZone today!


Uh huh, how many decorations will they hold? ;~)

Al

"Artemus" <[email protected]>

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

12/10/2007 8:58 PM

Here in Oregon they shipped about 8 million trees last year. The growers
I've talked to say they harvest and ship to Asia in mid to late Oct. Mexico
gets shipped to next, followed by the eastern US. The last shipments go
out by the 2nd week in Dec. As for the smell ours are quite aromatic.
But then again we cut our own and it's in the house the same day.

Art

"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Sorta on topic, it's wood. Christmas is just around the corner, for some
> of us it's next month for the younger ones it's still about 2 months away.
> Anyway, as a kid in the 60's the magic of having the Christmas tree in the
> house was the smell. I learned some years back that the trees were being
> cut as early as late September and it seems that in the last 30 or so years
> the trees have lost their smell.
> For those of you that live in the northern U.S. and or Canada, do your trees
> get cut that early? Do they still have that smell?
>
>

Lr

"Leon"

in reply to "Leon" on 13/10/2007 1:29 AM

13/10/2007 4:03 PM


"Frank Boettcher" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

>
> What do they grow that far south? Our local farm had Virginia Pines
> and Leyland Cypress. The Virginia pines had a good smell.


I don't recall exactly what they were called, it's been 10 plus years. I do
recall the needles being about 3 inches long and very soft, non totally like
those plastic dusters with the exploded tips.


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