western australia

christmas decorations

We now have our Christmas tree

@JudyEv (342865)

Rockingham, Australia

December 4, 2020 8:54pm CST

We spent the weekend in a caravan on a horse stud where we were taking photos. On our last day there, the owner took us to see some of the sights. Vince happened to mention that he wanted a live Christmas tree so within minutes we’d picked up a battery operated chainsaw from the house and were driving along the edge of a bluegum plantation looking for rogue pine trees. In no time at all we have several small trees which we’ll probably put into one pot to make a single bushier Christmas tree. At least, we don’t have to worry about a Christmas tree any longer. Pictured is our hostess and Vince with our trees.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26777)

• United States

5 Dec 20

That's fantastic, free trees. On Oahu we pay from something like $30 upward to over $100. We have a tree farm, Helemano Farms on Oahu where trees go from $50 to over $100 depending on height. Christmas begins...

Christmas in Hawaii - Hawaii's Christmas tree farm, Oahu

www.helemanofarms.com

Helemano Farms grows and sells thousands of Christmas trees on Oahu. We also sell potted trees and Christmas wreaths made from our trees. Helemano Farms began in 2002 as a retirement project of Hawaii agriculture executive Mike O'Brien.

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 20

I think we have tree farms here too but these would be pulled out at some stage as they are in the blue gum plantations. They can be quite expensive here too.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26777)

• United States

6 Dec 20

@JudyEv You're lucky to find them, then how nice. This year not as much trees too.

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@wolfgirl569 (109081)

• Marion, Ohio

5 Dec 20

Cant wait to see the finished tree

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 20

It will be a few days yet but at least we now have a tree.

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@RasmaSandra (81258)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

5 Dec 20

Glad you found your Christmas tree. Reminds me of the wonderful times we had in Latvia when they allowed people to go into certain woods and get their own tree, I loved that the snow and the pine scents it was wonderful no matter how cold it got

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 20

All the way home the tree filled the car with the scent of pine.

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@xFiacre (13227)

• Ireland

5 Dec 20

@judyev the person wielding the saw looks pretty pleased - and a bit trigger-happy!!

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 20

It's a great little saw. I wouldn't mind one like that myself.

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@noni1959 (10113)

• United States

5 Dec 20

Such a fun photo. I didn't know pine trees grew there. Yep. I'm that naïve and need to learn more about other places.

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@noni1959 (10113)

• United States

10 Dec 20

@JudyEv Thank you for the fun posts you do. I learn more geography with you then I did in school.

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Dec 20

@noni1959 That's a lovely thing to say. Thanks very much. This diagram surprised me too. I had no idea we were so similar in size. And you won't learn much from this next diagram but it shows the world as it really is!!

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 20

We have pine plantations for wood chip and paper, etc. I guess most of it goes overseas. Australia is nearly as big as the US so we have a great variety of climate, tree types, geography, etc.

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@Cheyee (8344)

• Pakanbaru, Indonesia

5 Dec 20

Can't wait you put the ornaments on the tree.

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 20

We'll probably wait about a week before we do it.

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 20

@Cheyee I only have a big star which is a chocolate box lid. If that doesn't suit or is too big, I'll have to buy a star.

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@Cheyee (8344)

• Pakanbaru, Indonesia

7 Dec 20

@JudyEv what do you usually put on the top of your tree?

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@rsa101 (38166)

• Philippines

6 Dec 20

That’s nice to know you cab easily get them there. In my place we do have that kind of tree so most of ours are either plastic ones.

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@rsa101 (38166)

• Philippines

7 Dec 20

@JudyEv Haha yeah the artificial ones are much cleaner indeed.

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 20

We had a plastic one for some years. I actually liked it as it didn't drop needles everywhere.

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@shaggin (72608)

• United States

7 Dec 20

Post a photo once you have it all set up.

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 20

Yes, I'll do that for sure.

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@snowy22315 (182982)

• United States

6 Dec 20

You will have to take a pic when it is all done up.

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 20

I will for sure. It's a while since we had a real one.

@LadyDuck (472278)

• Switzerland

5 Dec 20

It is a long time I do not have a live Christmas tree... I should buy one with roots.

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@LadyDuck (472278)

• Switzerland

7 Dec 20

@JudyEv My neighbor planted the small pine he had in a pot, it's now a beautiful tall pine.

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@LadyDuck (472278)

• Switzerland

7 Dec 20

@JudyEv You are right, those trees need a lot of water during summer, we have thunderstorms in summer here, we usually do not have a too dry weather.

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 20

@LadyDuck We should have planted out ours. We have to water them through the first few summers here, if we plant them out, and if we go away, then sometimes they don't get enough water.

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@rakski (127313)

• Philippines

5 Dec 20

that is nice! And is it for free?

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@rakski (127313)

• Philippines

5 Dec 20

@JudyEv awesome!!

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 20

Yes, it was free so that was a bonus.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317804)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

7 Dec 20

That's great you have your tree(s) for Christmas.

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 20

It's one thing I can tick off the list.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317804)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

7 Dec 20

@JudyEv That's good you can.

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@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

5 Dec 20

there is something about cutting down your own tree!

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 20

It doesn't worry me too much but Vince is thrilled to bits. It was certainly fun picking it out then trying to fit it in the car.

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@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

7 Dec 20

@JudyEv i am on team vince for this one.

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@sophie09 (34236)

• Indonesia

5 Dec 20

Happy that you got your christmas tree! Thats pretty

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 20

It should look good once we've decorated it.

@GardenGerty (161274)

• United States

5 Dec 20

That will be fun to have.

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 20

It was fun getting it too. Driving along picking out small ones then rejecting them for whatever reason. lol

@Hate2Iron (15727)

• Canada

5 Dec 20

I would love to have a real tree... maybe next year that will be on my list of wants!!!

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 20

Vince always likes a real tree. We haven't had a live pine tree for many years.

@thelme55 (77162)

• Germany

5 Dec 20

That's a beautiful photo. A live Christmas tree is nice to have but to get rid of it where I live is a problem.

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 20

Luckily getting rid of it will be the very least of our worries.

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@LindaOHio (183255)

• United States

5 Dec 20

Christmas trees are expensive here. Post us a picture when it's up and decorated, OK?

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 20

Yes, I will for sure. I thought we'd have to end up paying so we were very lucky to get this one.

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

5 Dec 20

What great memory this tree will be.

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 20

Yes, it will be a good memory. It was kind of our hostess to go to so much trouble to help us get our tree.

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D.Umanga Wettasinghe

@cool83 (4467)

• Sri Lanka

5 Dec 20

Glad to hear that you got a find a Christmas tree

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@JudyEv (342865)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 20

It's nice to know we have a tree. We weren't too sure what we were going to do about a tree.