Going out and cutting your own tree is a lot cheaper in Prince George. You can go to a number of places including our own property on West Lake and find a tree for no cost. You then get the experience of the hunt, hot chocolate and a free tree. That experience is not the same in the Lower Mainland. There are places where you can cut your own tree but they are far from free, especially since we like a tall tree for our living room and it's the most expensive kind. At $20 a foot, our 8.5 foot tree comes in at a price where it makes more sense to get a fake tree. We used to have one but it got old and we wanted the cut tree experience for the kids.
After this year's experience, I suspect we'll switch back to a fake tree at some point. We found what appeared to be a nice tree but in hindsight wasn't as nice as we thought. It was growing on a slope and had a big crook in the bottom. That has made it almost impossible to get level. Even with one inch of wood underneath on one side it's still not straight. I also almost passed out while cutting it. It was warmer and wetter than normal so the saw just wasn't cutting. We named this year's tree "Swiftree" which was fitting based on what the focus of the year was. Unfortunately she is not taking in water well and might not make it to the new year.
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