Q: What's better for the planet — fake Christmas trees or the real thing?

A: There's no easy answer.

It seemed to happen overnight: empty lots suddenly teeming with cut Christmas trees of all sizes for sale. But should you buy one? What's the environmental impact of Christmas trees? Should you get a real one, a fake one, a live one, none at all? Ideal Bite answer these questions with a good little primer, “Will you have a blue Christmas without a ‘green’ tree?”