This is our first Christmas in the new house at Struan Farm, and also the first Christmas in years we won't be shuttling between Auckland and Piopio. So a proper Christmas tree is clearly in order.
The only dilemma is that fresh Christmas trees in NZ are typically radiata pines, seriously "wonky" trees. They make Charlie Brown's spindly little tree look rather okay! John and I checked out a number of pine trees around the property, and decided upon the least wonky candidate growing wild along our roadside.
Over the weekend he and his helpers chopped it down and brought it up to the house.
See what I mean by "wonky?" This is not a tree begging to be decorated festively, evoking loud choruses of "O Tannenbaum," is it?
For this year, it is what it is. But I don't think we will do this again. While we won't resort to an artificial tree, it might be better to get a live potted blue spruce or douglas fir, however small, use it as a Christmas tree, and then plant it out on the property after the holiday. So maybe the next generation will have a proper Christmas tree in 10-20 years!
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