Space-saving tip of the day: Buy a xmas tree, cut it in half, lengthways, and stick it up against a mirror. One "whole" tree, in half the room.

15$ on division near rudy's. says organic and local.

also, north of hillsboro to west union/north plains. follow the signs. you can't miss

I am so smart.

Anyone wanna read a book with me?

Living tree!

Last year we bought a living tree and then after Xmas, we planted it in the backyard. It's doing amazing back there and the experience was far better than just buying some half-dead tree from a parking lot somewhere and then hauling it to the curb on the 26th.

i like the living tree idea but I don't know that my landlord wants another tree...

My family goes each year to Thornton's tree farm in Vancouver. They have a huge selection of U-Cut trees, hayrides, farm animals to pet, hot chocolate and the friendliest staff ever. They also have this machine that shakes any dead needles or bugs out the tree then they bail it and can drill a hole in the bottom and mount a stand on it.

I've gone to "uncle al's" in Corbett a few times, which I discovered one day after hiking in the Gorge. From Corbett go just east of the little general store, hang a right onto Littlepage Rd. (there's the sign with arrows pointing to the HIstoric Highway to the left and Littlepage Rd/Grange Hall to the right) for about a mile or so, at the bottom of a hill take a sharp left onto a steep uphill onto Lowden Rd. (drive slow, it's hard to see the sign until you come around the curve), his house is about a mile or two on the left (address is something like 40601 Lowden), and there's a little "u cut" sign. Grand, Noble & Douglas firs for $12-18 and his grandson will cut it down for you and bale it (put it through a machine that ties it up very skinny). They also sell fresh eggs for $1/dozen.

I also heard that there is a nice ucut place on Germantown Rd. close to Skyline where trees are $20 and supposedly people will help you tie it onto your roof.

I went to Oxbow Rim Treefarm out near sandy (34623 S.E. Homan Road, Gresham 503-663-6815) last year for the 1st time.

It's quaint, it's cute, workers are helpful and friendly. You also get to spin a wheel for a chance at prizes.

Plus, out by Oxbow park is gorgeous.

There's also that place on 48th & Belmont that we ran an Employee of the Week on last year...

http://portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=89296&category=39849

That dude is cool.

I also recommend North Plains, specifically "Nobles Only." We've made it an annual tradition. U-cut, then they bag and tie to the top of your car. One year I saw a Pacific Giant Salamander there, which was pretty damn cool. Another time, I casually mentioned upon seeing their woodpile that I needed firewood, and they filled my car trunk -- for FREE!

Walmart has some super low prices on trees. Plus while you are there you can pick up a 12 of Fat Tire and a light for your bike. What reader of the Mercury doesn't need a bike light?

Blah walks up to an interesting conversation; says something asinine; everyone walks away.

Don't blame me. People often run to Walmart when they here about the low low prices there.
I bet everyone is there pawing over the table of t-shirts with ironic sayings on them, or buying some nerdy reading glasses for the frames.

Lock Lolly out in North Plains is the best.

Saw an ad somewhere around town for a live tree you rent and is delivered and then picked up after you are done with it. Much less of a fire threat and also much more "green".

Anyone know of a good place to buy an organic/vegan/fair-trade/
faux-fur/living/non-hmo/pro-choice/low-carb/
cholesterol free/non-smoking holiday tree that puts out when I've roasted my nuts, roca'd my almonds, and nogged my eggs?

Anywhere in Damascus or Fischer's Mill.