Alternatives to the Christmas tree: the tree can stay where it is
The Christmas season is fast approaching and, in addition to gingerbread, you can already buy Christmas decorations in many stores. The annual purchase of the Christmas tree is also due in a few weeks. But for a few years, just before Christmas, many have wondered if a real Christmas tree is the right choice for the living room.
29 million Christmas trees are felled every year in Germany alone, but by no means all felled trees are sold and even trees that have found an owner at Christmas are disposed of by mid-January at the latest.
The Süddeutsche Zeitung describes the annual massive deforestation as an ecological disaster and points to the many possible alternatives.
So we introduce popular artificial Christmas trees to you in the following table.
