This is a newer family tradition. Searching and hunting for the perfect family tree.
We have two types of trees at our house.
The real tree. The smell good tree. The family tree. The decorate any way you want tree. The personality tree. The kinda strong branch tree. The one with all the mismatched and story laden ornaments.
Then we have the fake tree. The mom tree. The balanced and color coordinated. The don't touch tree. The super, sturdy, bendy branches that can move anywhere for any ornament tree. The white lights only tree.
No debate at our house. We please both tree camps; real and fake.
Last year we learned about the Christmas tree permit program. Through the National Forest Service, $5 lands you a permit to cut your own tree.