As the Christmas decorations go up inside our homes for this year, the thing I look forward to the most is the friendly feel and the smell of a real tree. I often hear the comments about the mess of a real tree but I can’t say that ever bothered me too much, except the year trying to get an oversized tree inside that knocked everything off the shelves as it was moved in, haha… Now maybe that is because vacuuming has become almost as frequent as brushing our teeth as we attempt to control crumbs and rogue cheerios from taking over. AND I know you never get all the needles either, but I always smile when one mysteriously appears in July, kind of extends the holidays, haha. But all that aside, which is better real or artificial? Even though I hate to think of ‘fake trees’ as an option, living in the “Christmas Tree Capital of the World”, here are the pros and cons if you are trying to decide.

Should You Get a Real or Artificial Christmas Tree? Here’s How to Decide

For those of you like me, that would never consider switching to an artificial tree, how much do you know about that festive bush that you welcome to your home each Christmas? Here is a little quiz to test your Christmas tree knowledge.

Spruce up your holidays with this Christmas tree quiz

Movies like Christmas Vacation have taught us the importance of being prepared when you go to get a real tree

AND Ernest reminds us to always think safety first as you gather your Christmas tree.