Other ideas include using the pine for smoked vegetables or pickles, and to spruce up jam and cordial. But she warns: only spruce and fir trees are edible – if you have a yew tree, these are poisonous and should not be eaten. Also if you’re making tea – make sure you’ve bought an organic or FSC-certified tree.

* Poinsettia and Christmas trees – Poinsettia plants and Christmas tree needles are not poisonous if eaten, but may cause mouth/throat irritation, stomach upset, or irritate the skin if handled by children. Choking on tree needles is the main concern.

Christmas trees such as firs, pines, and cedar are mildly poisonous. Some plants contain chemicals such as oxalates, solanine, glycosides, or alkaloid lycorine that may cause vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, swelling and redness of the mouth, throat, and lips, and trouble breathing.

The Dangers Associated With Christmas Trees Live Trees: Fir, spruce, and pine trees make excellent Christmas trees, but their oils can irritate your pet’s mouth, leading to excessive drooling or vomiting. These chemicals, mold, and bacteria can make your pet ill if she drinks from the tree stand.

The Swedish furniture retailer’s highly anticipated annual Christmas tree offer is running from 22nd November to 24th December 2020. To ensure the freshest trees, IKEA will only be stocking Nordmann fir trees grown in Scotland in stores located in England and Scotland.

This isn’t an issue as long as they don’t eat anything while they are in there, get sap on their fur, or knock the whole thing over. Try getting an artificial tree so your cat can’t ingest sap, tree water or pine needles, which can cause nausea, vomiting, skin irritation or injury to the stomach.

How to Pick the Best Artificial Tree

1. Consider your space. Measure the area you are planning on putting the tree in.
2. Decide on Lights. Are you going to buy pre-lit or add string lights yourself?
3. Pick a Pine Needle. Trees tend to come with a variety of needle options.
4. Select Your Shape.
5. Get Precise With Color.

The Best Artificial Christmas Tree

• Our pick. National Tree Company 7.5-foot Feel Real Downswept Douglas Fir (PEDD1-D12-75)
• Upgrade pick. Balsam Hill 7.5-foot Vermont White Spruce Flip Tree Color + Clear LED.
• Upgrade pick. Balsam Hill 7.5-foot Nordmann Fir Color + Clear LED.
• Budget pick.
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Improved efficiency and safety. With the advent of cooler, more energy-efficient LED (versus incandescent) lighting, along with the fact that artificial trees don’t dry out or present a subsequent fire hazard, pre-lit Christmas trees can offer a nice balance between convenience, safety, and energy efficiency.

Pre-lit trees don’t last! Problem is you cannot find a tree in the stores that is not pre-lit.

They’re Often Cheaper Than Artificial Trees Based on data from The National Christmas Tree Association, the average price per real Christmas tree in 2018 was $78, while the average price per fake Christmas tree was $104.

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