Hi! Does anyone know where there is a Christmas tree lot besides 41st and Harvard? We live in Broken Arrow and don't want to drive that far.
The Lions Club used to sell them on 31st street but no longer. We don't want a big box store bound-up-and-thrown-in-the-corner tree. Thanks!
I got mine from the Lowe's in Bixby. It actually is the best tree I have ever had.
I bought mine from Westlake and noticed those "under the sun" garden places have them as well as some of the older nurseries.
I think there is one at 81st and Mingo. Where they have the "pumpkin patch".
Whole Foods on 41st and Peoria is selling them.
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Originally posted by kylieosu
Whole Foods on 41st and Peoria is selling them.
are they organicly grown so you can eat them later?
Here is my column from a couple of weeks ago on the topic...
This week's column might make some of you mad at me for messing with your family Christmas tradition. I apologize in advance. You see, I don't believe in the whole Christmas tree tradition. I think it is stupid to kill a tree and set it up in our living rooms to celebrate a holiday.
I guess I don't understand the reasons. I've heard about the beginnings of the custom, where ancient Greeks and Romans worshipped evergreens and a German saint found pagans worshipping tree and cut it down. I have read where Martin Luther was inspired by the moonlight glow on snow covered fir trees and brought one inside to tell his story of inspiration to children. All of these stories are readily promoted by the tree-growers to promote the sale of dead trees. I don't disbelieve them; I just don't feel compelled to follow their bad example by killing something in the name of Jesus, then dragging it into my home to be used for just a decoration.
I have to admit to being a hypocrite. We have a tree. My wife and kids often outvote me on such matters, but at least our tree is a nice artificial one that doesn't require me to chop down a living one each year. Having a fake dead tree is acceptable and at least I don't have to water it. There is something terribly ironic that the only tree that most of us ever water is the dead one in our home during December.
I am thankful for the tree growers even if their purpose seems odd to me. Each day the trees are growing they are absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. They are adding beauty to our earth and giving birds and bugs a place to live. I do understand that we chop down trees for many valid reasons, including building homes for people, but chopping them down for decoration just seems wrong.
This year, we should all give a gift to our lawn and neighborhood by planting a live tree outside. For every one we cause to be chopped down, we should take responsibility for replacing it with one that will live for many Christmases to come. The newly planted tree will become a home for many creatures needing a place to be for the holidays as well. That is a holiday wish that even I can support.
A live tree outside (or even inside) is less fire hazard than a dead tree anywhere.
Thanks! We went to the tree lot at 81st and Mingo and found one.
Thanks RM, I am with you all the way.
RM, we've had this discussion before, but I disagree with you. Buying locally grown live trees is a more sustainable choice. Fake trees are plastic, made with pvc. They must be packaged & shipped before getting to your house. While the idea is that they can be reused each year, they typically only last a few years, looking worn and frayed after that. When they are thrown out, they end up in landfills.
Locally grown live trees have much less distance to travel. They support local businesses, and encourage people to plant trees for a living. While growing, the trees improve air quality. What better way to spend your money for Christmas than to support someone who is improving our air? After Christmas, the tree can be recycled into mulch, or placed in lakes to provide shelter for fish.
I understand the difficulty in getting past the oddness of a tradition to celebrate the birth of Christ by chopping down a tree. Kind of similar to the tradition of slaughtering a turkey to give thanks. But I love our tradition of going out to choose & cut down our tree. The smell of the tree in our house can't be beat.
Plus, fake trees just look too perfect for my tastes. I like the Charlie Brown type of trees.
OK treekiller.
I am glad you do it right, but most don't. The majority of the trees on lots are not locally grown. Most people will not go through the effort to mulch nor drown their dead tree.
Did I mention the fire hazard of having a dead tree?
I understand the part of "too perfect". I have flaws, I just hide them.
The Home Depot has trees on South Lewis, near the Wal-Mart and City Center. The Lowes has Trees on Yale & 21st. I believe there is a lot in Jenks selling trees near the turnpike.
If you'd like to actually go to a Christmas tree farm, pick out a tree, perhaps cut it yourself, sip some hot chocolate and make an experience out of it, go to the Woodland Christmas Tree Farm east of Skiatook. It's at 166th St N and Peoria.
Woodland is great, we also like Owasso's Tree & Berry farm. Here is a list of all the Christmas tree growers in Oklahoma:
http://www.okchristmastrees.com/where_we_are.html
Here's my new motto: "Save our Earth--kill a local tree for Christmas."
I worked at Woodland a few Christmases ago, and would never even think of going to the tree lot on 41st St. From what I understand, they just order trees from up North and ship them down here...
So pmcalk is right--local chop is better than long-distance shop.
When I was a kid we use to go to northern Michigan to chop down our own tree, they had alot of tree farms around where our cottage was on Lake Huron outside of Port Sanilac, Michigan- but I don't see the big difference in chop your own trees as to a tree lot in a city. The trees don't last any longer and a city lot is cheaper and less hassle. Chopping your own tree can be more exciting if you do it for a family trip and for the kids like it- but there is no advantages of chop your own trees over a corner lot IMO. They also have good Christmas trees on e-bay fake and real trees.[}:)]
I don't remember our family ever having a real tree. Always artificial. I carry on the tradition with my aluminum tree.