Is choosing a real tree bad for the environment?
No! Christmas trees don’t come from established forests – they are grown as a crop on tree farms. And trees are one of the most environmentally friendly crops around. A tree is harvested after seven to nine years, so 70% to 90% of the farm must remain in trees at all times. As soon as trees are cut, new ones take their place in the tree farm. In Clark County, natural Christmas trees are collected after Christmas and chipped for use as mulching materials. They are completely biodegradable and will return their stored nutrients to the soil from which they came. After your Treeland Treestand is installed and the tree is baled, it’s easy to load, and quick to set up when you get home. The Boy Scouts also collect trees and transport them to the recycling center as a fund raiser. Evergreens We think of evergreens as trees that never lose their leaves or needles, but actually, all leaves must fall off eventually. But an evergreen is defined as a tree or shrub that holds each new set of leaves
