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phunky_1 t1_ixuqrok wrote

Reply to comment by timmahfast in Fairfield County tree farms be like: "That will be $125 plus tax" by praeda1

I finally caved and got a fake one this year.

Last year was terrible, most of the trees were almost dead because of drought.

I am sure this year is even worse.

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timmahfast t1_ixur1fw wrote

The fake ones are really much safer. If you've ever seen a real one catch on fire and how quick it goes up in flames, it's terrifying.

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phunky_1 t1_ixur4l3 wrote

I will miss burning it in the fire pit in the summer.

Flames shoot up like 10 feet lol

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jay_sugman t1_ixuu8o8 wrote

Depends on if it's watered and alive or dried out and dropping needles.

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mynameisnotshamus t1_ixuxfox wrote

Didn’t we get a lot of rain last year?

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Gil_V t1_ixv0lwj wrote

Man, you gotta keep up. Huge drought all summer, drenching in mid-fall got us almost back to normal.

But by the time the rains came, the damage was already done.

Edit - wrong year. I’m an idiot.

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mynameisnotshamus t1_ixv12oz wrote

This year. Last year- we had a rainy summer. July set records.

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Gil_V t1_ixv1bnj wrote

Hm. My oversight, sorry.

What year of it’s life does a drought most affect the growth of a tree planned for 2022 Xmas season?

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mynameisnotshamus t1_ixv1or6 wrote

I responded to a post that said last year was terrible. That would be 2021.

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phunky_1 t1_ixwvqm2 wrote

That was the farms excuse.

Probably 70% of the trees had a big chunk of the branches that were brown or no needles at all.

It took us an hour or two to finally find a decent tree that looked like it would last until Christmas.

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