Adopt A Christmas Tree Returns This Year With Two New Types Of Trees

Online, October 27, 2011 (Newswire.com) - The Turkish Fir and the Sequoia are the newest trees up for adoption from Adopt A Christmas Tree. Along with the returning Aleppo and Monterey Pines, customers will have four types of trees to choose from in an array of sizes.

With its striking similarity to the Noble Fir, the Turkish Fir has been a favorite so far this season. The rich, green Sequoia isn't far behind. In fact, Adopt A Christmas Tree quadrupled its amount of trees up for adoption since last season, from 120 to 480.

"We saw a need for a much higher volume of trees last season," says owner Christine McDannell. "Long after were out of trees, we received many inquiries. We want to save as many trees as possible this year, so we set an ambitious goal. With such an increase in number of trees we wanted to offer more of a variety this season."

Adopt A Christmas Tree thrives on providing a holiday staple, but does so without having such a negative impact on the environment. Families "adopt" the living trees which are delivered by singing elves and come in pots. Once the holidays are over, adopters have the options of keeping the trees and planting themselves, or returning them to Adopt A Christmas Tree in order to be returned the environment. The returned trees are replanted in fire-devastated areas of East County.

In comparison to the purchases of non-potted and fake trees, Adopt A Christmas trees offers a solution with a major impact. It is estimated that 32 million Christmas trees are sold in America each year, the majority of which are thrown in landfills. Artificial trees, though may last a long time, also have a major impact on the environment. Fake trees cannot be recycled and will never decompose, meaning they will forever remain in landfills. Adopt A Christmas aims to provide trees each holiday season without these negative effects.