Goodbye plastic tree from China

I'm back.  After strapping my 7.5' prelit Noma christmas tree inside the box it came in and trying to make it fit inside the buyer's cute little Acura, I wash my hands of thee.  I am looking forward to having a real tree this year.  I used to be against such a thing but I suppose the trees are "harvested" for such an occasion.  I promise to make its final days as nice as can be.  I will love it and admire it and pretty it up with glittery lights and special ornaments.  The thing about having a real tree is it will be recycled back into the earth whereas a fake tree will just be a plastic heap on the pile of garbage we humans are forever accumulating.  I'm a tree hugger so I'm torn with my decision but we must have a tree at Christmastime.  I'm already against the commercialism of the season and look forward to the day when it will just be about spending time with family and friends.  ie;  when I'm old and people don't expect anything from me...