Austin tourists revealed whether they prefer real or artificial Christmas trees — and both camps had strong opinions about their pick.
"Definitely a real Christmas tree," Anna told Fox News. "They give a different kind of energy and warmth to the house."
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But Aaron disagreed.
"I prefer fake Christmas trees," he said. "They’re 10 times easier to set up and get."
About 25-30 million real Christmas trees are sold in the U.S. each year, according to the National Christmas Tree Association. Still, just 17% of adults polled in a 2020 Morning Consult survey said they buy a natural tree annually.
A man helps a child cut down a Christmas tree. (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
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"It makes the whole house smell like pine," one woman who prefers natural trees said. "And I feel like without that, it's just not the same."
Lindsay told Fox News: "It just brings life in the house. And it makes the tradition a little wackier."
Anna said selecting a fresh pine is part of her family's annual Christmas customs.
A woman eyes up an artificial Christmas tree. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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"It's a huge tradition in my family that every year we go and pick out real Christmas trees," she told Fox News. "We’ll go anywhere from a noble to a Douglas to a Fraser fir."
Aaron said he doesn't like the physical labor needed to procure a live tree.
"I’ve had a real one before, but I didn’t like going up in the snow and getting it," he told Fox News.
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