Christmas Trees: Real vs. Fake
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Have you ever wondered how many trees are cut down each Christmas? Here are some facts you probably didn’t know about Christmas trees!
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Dont call it "Real vs Fake" if all you do is give facts about real trees.
real , they smell so good, plus, looks better.
You watch Supernatural!!!!! Finally someone else!!
Agreed better than a piece of plastic
1. This number thing seems like you are trying, the better thing to say is "Yes, I am a retarded 12 year old. (If their grammar is bad say *and my grammar is still better than yours*) (insert a smart insult here)
Oh, and sel guy. He said "finally someone else" because supernatural is not so popular anymore so it seems like nobody watches it.
supernatural sucks. Season 1-5 were the best. Every other season after that is garbage
This entire episode didn't even talk about the question if you should choose real or fake. It was all just listing statistics about buying real trees.
I don't end a life to decorate my home for a few days.
a life? You're kidding right?
Yeah because biology doesn't teach us that plants are also life.
I didn't say a tree is a person, I said it was life, hence my statement is quite accurate.
abi der That's very mature from your end, I wish I was more mature to be at your height sir.
No, you didn't say life. I'm not arguing that it's alive, that's quite obvious. You said "a life" implying that it matters in any capacity, which it doesn't.
Vern Meyer Yeah so trees don't do anything for us right? Nothing to do with balancing out the carbon dioxide that it's making our planet warmer every year right?
Every tree that is cut matters believe it or not.
If people weren't so vain this planet wouldn't be as fucked as it is.
It wouldn't kill anyone to use a fake tree for the holidays, but it's too much to ask I guess.
One big fake tree and a couple of small ones, too.
I like the smell of a fresh pine, but it's not worth killing over, and getting rid of the tree-corpse afterwards is too much trouble. Pine-needles EVERYWHERE.
Fake one are easy to put up, require no care, and can be reused year after year.
Plus, if yours is made of PVC and iron wire, the fire-hazard goes way down.
PVC is much less flammable than dry wood.
I have a fake tree. It's pretty high quality and looks great. Doesn't have the smell, but at least it doesn't feel like a waste.
Cheers man, you are helping spare these trees.
I don't really do trees at my house anymore. If i decorate a tree it is usually one of the red woods in planted as a kid and i don't cut it down i just leave it outside, growing and happy.
So, when were you gonna get to the bad part of owning a fake tree? Fake trees are filled with chemicals, are made in shitty overseas factories, and often end up in landfills. Why wasn't this mentioned???
+joe bereta Why are you here? Stay at Source Fed, we love you there.
I don't celebrate the holidays, but we used to gather around the Christmas palm tree
I have a fake one, I've had the same tree all my life and I don't see the point of spending money on a new real tree every year if a fake one can last many many Christmases and kind of become part of your family😊
Omg. Upside down Christmas trees... I googled it! Why is that even a thing?!
for people that live in a upside down house.
The Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Effect brilliant 😂😂
If I wanted facts about real Christmas trees I’d go to Wikipedia
My tree is fake and i am proud. Had my 3 foot tree since I was a child and I plan on keeping it FOREVER!!!!!! Until I get married and my wife wants to get a bigger one.....
How does everyone everyone else get the blue spruces? I'm from Colorado and I've only seen a handful of them for sell over the years. I haven't seen any for well over five years. Are they actually common and available in other places?
I have a foot-tall plush Christmas tree that I use as a center piece. I don't have to decorate it and it is easy to put away.
I pile my gifts around a giant pole covered with metal wires that are wrapped in rough green plastic; just as god intended.
Nothing against real trees, as I've never had a real tree myself. Growing up, we had a 7ft tall fake tree that looked very real. I prefer colorful trees tho. I have a mini white/purple/pink/iridescent one in my room and we have a 6 1/2 ft gold and black gradient tree which is awesome!
I prefer real Christmas trees, but I have bought fake Christmas trees before whenever my mom comes to visit for Christmas I will buy a fake Christmas tree because my mom is deathly allergic if she is around any real Christmas tree she can’t breathe because of her asthma but if she touches the tree her skin breaks out into a rash and she can go in anaphylactic shock.
JOE!!!!!!!!
i have never had a fake tree-always 100% real-and if you put it out on your patio-it makes a great outdoor decoration for a cpl of cold winter months.-dual purpose -
I get a twig every year. Off of the first tree to present itself when I go for a Christmas Eve walk.
Joe, we love you
We don't' have real christmas trees in my country, so I had a fake one when I was younger, the same as everyone else. I don't think I have ever seen a real one on display before.
Never understood why a people would want to kill a tree, haul its carcass into their house and then pretty it up with shiny things anyway. Btw I feel the same way about flowers too. Seems sort of disgusting to me really. Better to give a live plant as a gift - which I do on mothers day with my mom each year. "Happy mother's mom! Here is more responsibility!" She seems to like it anyway so its all good
I use a real but dry tree, with no green mass. I painted it white and I've been using it for three years, and I'm sure I will use it for another three years at least.
Joe... Why aren't you on Source Fed anymore?
I missed you @joebereta what ever happened Luke? Barats and Bereta rocked. Is he a family man or something now? Because it would be impossible for me to be upset about that. HOWEVER, if you guys stopped making glorious comedy over creative differences...well that would ruin Christmas
JOE BERETTA!!!
What about the Real info about artificial trees.
Living in brazil, it's kinda hard to find a real Christmas tree
Real Frazier fur every year at my family's house
i like this guy, keep him
My tree is fake and has been so for as long as I can remember... So, about 11 years, if not more.
I like this guy. Who is the guy and where did he come from
My christmas tree was a pastic palm tree we have around the house....
We have 5 christmas trees this year lol :D
zomfg joe bereta !!!!! :D
Always real! I buy mine from a local tree farm :)
but you have to keep buying one. If you want to save money, fake one is the way to go because you can reuse it for future Christmases!
So did I miss the part about fake trees?
So Joe left for this? :(
Joe's new job?
Please don't make Joe a regular. I unsubscribed from SourceFed for a reason.
I have a 30 year old plastic tree that was made in sunny old England.
Off course I prefer plastic... $20 for a plastic three that will last like 10-20 years; without killing one new and paying $40 dollars every year.
I ACTUALLY GOOGLED IT
I'm allergic to the real tress, so 100% fake for me!
Did Joe leave BuzzFeed to go to DNews?
I want Laci back!!!
Wow people really need to chill the fuck out about trees like shit merry christmas
Norway spruce all the way! :D
WE DECORATE A BIG PLANT OF BLUE DREAM MARIJUANA EVERY YEAR. We usually start trimming those buds sometime the beginning of January. :0
Lol
Please stay where you are. Our man are on their way.
I'd love to see a tree-sized plant, though.
With big ass buds :3
I'm coming to your house for new years
I just got some Blue Dream. A very Merry Christmas indeed!
We've had the same fake tree probably about 6-7 years lol, saving moneeey.
Lol mine is 17 years old :D
Ane Emelia sings There seems to be a drop in quality though. When we had to replace a tree we had for 10 long years (I think my parents had gotten it when my older sister and brother were born in the 90s but I think it was even older). We bought a new fake tree in 2005 that only about lasted 3 years. We then bought a new tree and it lasted 2 years. Everything just seems to be getting cheaper these days. Including Christmas decor.
My grandma has one that is 45 years old
I'd rather save the planet by not buying plastic than save money.
@@harmszn How is it destroying the planet? If anything, you will destroy the planet if you buy a real one because you have to throw it away!
My family uses a live pine tree planted in large pot. Usually lasts about 3 years before it grows to big to use, than we plant it somewhere in the wild and use new one in line planted few years before (we have 3 growing at various stages of development replacing each other and planting new one in empty pot remaining from the tree we planted in the wild). It is a sort of a tradition and there is already a small forest of ex Christmas trees.
What about the impact of fake trees? Plastic, manufacturing them, cost vs buying a real one each year. Both sides of the argument were not presented, the title was a little misleading.
To me, the biggest advantage to a fake tree is it's reusable. Take care of it, pack it away every year, and it'll last for decades. I haven't looked into it, but surely that offsets the environmental impact.
I agree! I was hoping for a scientific breakdown showing environmental costs of plastics, as you mentioned, vs the cost of real trees being burned or landfill ridden. The monetary costs of real ($25-$45 typically) vs artificial ($75-$250) is subjective, since it can somewhat even out for a few years, but the artificial wins, as long as they do keep it for a few decades (like my parent's 30 year old fake, and my old 10 year old fake)
Thank you! That was exactly what I was thinking! My family has always had a fake tree, but I think they are actually much worse than a real one. They may SEEM like they are better, for your short lifespan, but they can't decompose, so they will inevitably end up in some landfill someday.
George Corley Like you said, only for those short decades. But what happens to that tree once you or your whole family are no longer around? I know that sounds morbid to think about, but it is the truth that your tree will last MUCH longer than your entire family. So what will happen to the tree? Are you going to make sure that Christmas tree is in your will? Passed down from generation to generation? If not, it could end up in a yard sale or thrift store and go to a new family to have for decades, but it is more likely that it will someday break, be non-reparable, and then wind up in a landfill where all those materials that it was made out of will sit because one little part of it became broken and no longer usable. That is verses a tree that, yes, has a life, and each year a new life is sacrificed to decorate your home, but once it is used, goes back into the cycle of the planet without much impact, because it can fully decompose. But that is the circle of life. Things live, and then they die, and then they go back into the world. Plastic has disrupted the normal cycle of life by introducing things that can't easily decompose and last much longer than lifetimes, and within only a few generations have posed a threat to the entire world. :/
***** This is why it would be interesting to know some things about the artificial trees. Are they recyclable? What kinds will have less impact or are more durable and long-lasting (they're not all fully plastic -- many have metal cores, and some are made entirely of aluminum)? All in all I expect fake trees are a small fraction of the plastic that ends up in the garbage, but it is something to think about.
REAL ALL THE WAY and I don't give a F@ck if people hate me for it
Wow. Look out, we have a badass over here
Robin Gilliver My favorite years are the fucking ones.
Granite you know it
"that's not good. in fact, it's feliz naviBAD"
unsubbed.
Prayers....
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Real Christmas trees all the way.
REAL
We have had a fake tree my entire life. The same fake tree, actually. My mom has allergies. Idk maybe it's just me, but using the same tree every year makes it feel more special?? Like I have no desire to have a real tree
Lets examine the Christmas Tree tradition. We take this life form that is effectively immortal, could easily live for a thousand years, and chop it down. Then we shake its dead needles out, wrap it in plastic netting, tie it to the roof of our cars, drive it home, than put its slowly dying body in our living rooms. Then we hang cheap Chinese made lights and ornaments on it, and put more cheap Chinese made stuff under it for a few days. Then when we're done with it, we throw it away. In my family, we chuck it in the backyard to dry out for a few months, then burn it in the summer.
Now that is what you call Christmas
The American dream
i dont like the way your saying Chinese...
One of the weirdest traditions.
Husnain Haider I don't like your shitty grammar.
Fake trees > real trees
There's also the other option: USED fake trees. If you buy a used one, you're not using new materials. I've always used fake trees but I've never bought a new one.
VeganVixen or... you can just buy one and then keep it for the rest of your life? Why would you throw it out??
Jonah Lindhé Huh? Where did I say I throw it out? I said I buy a used fake tree. I use it over and over every year. I don't throw it out!
Where I live (Argentina), apart from the fact that we celebrate christmas in summer*, you'll never see a once-alive christmas tree, it just feels too wasteful to chop a tree to keep it decorated in your livingroom for about a month.
33M trees is not a huge number, and if they come from farms and are replenished (and not from wild forests), then I see no harm in such a (relatively) small agro industry (I'd say It's roughly 30.000~50.000 hectares dedicated to tree farms, not a big number really).
Maybe I'd argue that spending 1 bill. a year to decorate houses for a month or so is quite wasteful. And I still wouldn't feel comfortable chopping a tree just to make my house look more christmasy. If my european ancestry crawled from their graves and cursed me for not having an actual tree for christmas, I'd probably keep one in a pot.
*Which is totally awesome.
Curious, are there even evergreens in Argentina? I suppose it might get cold enough for them in the south, but I've never really heard of any pines/firs/spruces growing on the southern continents.
@@gacorleyMaybe not in the wild, but I'm pretty sure fir tree farms exist in Argentina. They exist where I am in Africa.
We always get a real christmas tree its tradition we got a good one for like £25 this year so when i hear people say they dont have to spend like $200+ on a tree i think its exagerated a bit plus its only once a year
Fake I can decorate the real ones outside if I want real. ; )
I have real who the heck out if all of y'all don't?
and who buys them when you can cut em
holly starbuck yes real trees rule
English 100
Already said this in a video with Lacy in something like 2013..2014- that music in the background can be nice if there are noises around you in reallife, it could kind of like hold your attention like, people talk but they have pauses and the music keeps going that way your attention somewhat stays on the video, but can also distract you from the important words of the video because you pay attention to the music.. in a way that could be a training.. focusing on the words instead of music.. I listen to 5-10 musics all the time ebfore marathons or just 4 fun or just while playing games.. but usually while watching a interesting film or series.. in this case getting some random all kinds of science facts of youtube, I don't think music is so good or at least not so loud, I have my winamp and windows media player Rob dougan clubbed to death at 1% all the time to keep me not bored, imagine them fighting eachother while listening here.. so overall I think the music in the backgruond in these videos is a mistake.. or at least it should be lower volume ;p DNews rullz 0verall though.. just pointing out something :) and the audiences might learn better without or with lower volume music..
uggh i havent done a tree thing like 10 years.. but i have a kid now and was contemplating!! your video convinced me .. lol darn it! off i go for a tree.. a real one :p
For me, it's fake trees only. Not only are they easy to store, they can also be used for a LONG time. And we don't have to worry about any shavings the tree sheds.
Growing up we had an aluminium tree because my dad is allergic to real trees after a few years it turned out I was/am allergic to aluminium. So now I just have a fake green one.
My family used to do real trees but now we do 5 small plastic ones varying in heights from 4 to 1 foot.
i have cats so i have a fake tree. i would be too scared if they tried to eat it and it's bad for them... so fake trees rule!!
that's scary! I've had plants before, inside, but my cats kept messing with them so i don't have real plants inside anymore. also real Christmas tree will eventually die and they feel like needles so no thanks :)
My cat doesn't care about silly things like if a plant is 'real' or 'fake'. He eats it any way.
oh wow!! be careful make sure it doesn't swallow any of it
massi p. We try, but he eats it anyways. He is always vomiting something...
poor thing
i wasnt going to watch this... till i saw Joe... pound sign hashtag sourcefed.
There are more trees in the US now than there were when the Indians were here... I think its fine if we farm christmas trees
Joe wtf. you're leaving sourcefed for dnews? :(
not to be a hater or anything but sourcefed's presentation is not my cup of tea
I have and like fake trees. Mainly because if you buy a fake one, once you put it up and after the holidays you are going to have to throw it away and buy a new one next year.
JOE YOU SON OF A SANTA WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON DNEWS : D
Fakes trees can be used a lots of times, and, because the fact that are: Fantastic Allusive K-mas treEs... the real ones are, in other hand Rotten pinEs Across the Land. see?....
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I remember when being kid my mom asked me to add water to our Christmas tree’s base. I asked why. And she said to keep it fresh. I then said but it has no roots, isn't that torturing it since it can't drink? The next following years, we used the fake tree. 😆
90% of trees remain planted, year-in, year-out. It's the most winning crop of them all.
Thats insane $200+ for tree? are you joking the most my family has ever spent for real tree no more then 30? 40$ the most.
i own animals they need tree food we didnt get one this year thats crazy'' you guys cant forget it takes whole year for small small mom and pop business to grow few trees.
Shocking, how some people start arguments over this.... Real trees, fake trees; it's all about the spirit of the holiday. I myself like both, a lot, but for the past 4 years I've been using a fake tree, for conveniences sake.
I like real Christmas trees better. Now you may assume that I think people who use fake trees are evil....
I use real trees because where I live, we can go out to the back yard, cut down a tree for free, then plant it out front when Christmas is over. This year we found a Norwegian Pine. Christmas just wouldn't be the same for me with a fake tree. The smell and look of a real one are things I have associated with happiness my whole life, and it would just feel empty without it.
8,5 feet fake tree with 3800 LED's on it.. lights up the whole room..
My fav Christmas tradition is that me and my sisters all sleep in one room together. We all end up waking up at 1 and we have to wait 6 more hours to wake our parents up. I'm posting this comment at 2:30 am on Christmas Day. Yup...
If you're into celebrating the b-day of an alleged dude from a few Milena ago, why not just get a small tree, plant it in a large pot and take care of it, this way you're going to have a x-mas tree for the years to come.
Joe! Joooooooe! Lemme lick your face...
I rock the Douglas Fir. With silver bells, popcorn and beaded garland, and homemade dinosaur ornaments. Got some multi-colored lights on there too. Thinking of throwing some pine cones or apple ornaments of their next year as well. Maybe a live squirrel, those guys are cute.
I cut down my own Christmas spruce from my own forest and carry it home on foot. Good for the forest and for the environment, although quite minuscule effect in both.
Why would you spend 50+ dollars on a real tree every year when you can buy a fake one that'll last you 5+ years, pre-lit for about $90
I'm actually using a fake bamboo tree, because I already had one in my super small apartment. Also, it looks cool and is different. :D Merry ChrustmaS/Happy Holidays!
I dub everyone here, who's calling Christmas trees a "life form" in a way that implies they have any feelings or thoughts, SuperHippies.
Also, I don't have a tree of any kind, because I only celebrate Christmas to the extent that it is important to people I care for. If all my friends and family were atheists, I'd buy 3 months of groceries and supplies in October, stay home until January, and forget that the holiday existed, to the greatest degree possible.
I feel like those stats are pre-2008. Most families I know have continuously scaled down christmas stuff the past several years, because of the depressing weight of (a lack of) money. Skip the tree and lights, cook good food.
Other kinds of tree are traditionally used other than pine..? (and fake, obviously..)
The more you know! Lol... I thought pine trees were like the Christmas tree tree... xD
Why is there so many comments from dendrophiles? ,_,
Edit; Most of whom probably live in wooden houses, use wooden tools and equipment, and has wood to thank for progress in the world since we got our brains. You should buy a cacti houseplant and give it a hug every day.
don't mind cutting trees for money, just put on an act upon replenish trees after that. I.E: chopping down 3 trees, you must plant 5 saplings back with certain rules applied throughout certain time length. and with that may be u get discount on taxes/ extension of license/ any guarantees.
Since my family doesnt celebrate Christmas, we celebrate pagan beliefs of New Years (Noviy God - i'm russian), we wait till people throw out their trees on the 26th, take them while they are fresh and reuse them. After New Years, we enjoy a nice pine fireplace with the family when we cut the tree up :D
Cutting down trees is wrong since I believe they are alive. With emotions and consciousness. I mean I understand cutting down for practical use but just to decorate and throw away? Really? And chemical trees are horrible too. I suggest if you have a garden, plant a tree, watch it grow, and decorate it at christmas yearly..If you don't have a yard, get some sort of plant that lives in a pot. Or a mini tree.
When I was a kid, a natural Christmas Tree was a wonderful thing. The aroma that came out of those trees was intoxicating. Even the pine wreaths were super fragrant. Because of this amazing pine smell in the home (the smell of Christmas) you would put up with the mess of having a natural tree and needles all over the floor. Unfortunately, Christmas trees that are sold today have no aroma whatsoever, not to mention the crazy by the foot price tag. Today these trees are engineered, treated with chemicals and raised to grow faster and shed less, but this doesn't happen without sacrificing their natural beautiful scent. Sort of like cut roses today which have no scent at all... I will go artificial next year.
Real tree = horrible allergies. Scratchy throats, itchy eyes, and skin rashes galore!