Placing used Christmas tree in backyard will 'spread year-round cheer to wildlife'

I agree. Just make sure to strip it completely of all decorations, especially tinsel, if you still use it.

Read this last year and tossed the tree out into the yard (have lots of wild, natural yard) last year but it was ignored due to the prevalence of huge trees of the same species everywhere (took down ~48 large trees ~3 years ago and you don't really notice them being gone). Someone wanted them for her chickens but it was too old and dry by then. We have a live Norfolk "pine" this year that goes back into the bedroom where it normally resides.

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