Comment: This article has some helpful information about live Christmas trees and how to find one that is pesticide free.  It also has some websites hich can help to locate a source.

How Green Can a Christmas Tree Be?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/garden/04garden.html?_r=1&ref=garden&pagewanted=print

LOCALLY grown, pesticide-free food is gaining sway these days because it is fresh, healthy and supports area farmers. But how many of us give the same kind of thought to the Christmas trees we bring home? Can you decorate your Fraser fir without getting pesticide residue in your lungs and on your skin?
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If you are looking for a Christmas tree that has been certified as organic or chemical-free, there are several Web sites that can help you.
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