| Last update | Dec. 7th 2016 10:58:44 AM | Dec. 10th 2010 12:20:15 PM |
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| Sources | cws.org.au | wikimedia.org/... |
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| Raw material | | Wood |
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| Advantages | |
- The natural tree produces oxygen from carbon dioxide via
photosynthesis (reduction of greenhouse effect).
- Local production using the local economy and reducing pollution
from transport.
- It is biodegradable (compost, wood chips ...).
- Tree plantations provide soil stabilization (reducing flood
risk), a shelter for wildlife ....
- The smell is pleasant, natural (authenticity. ..)
- Tradition, ritual purchasing choice in family ..
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| Disadvantages | |
- Some growers use chemical fertilizers and other herbicides for
the cultivation of trees, whose effect is harmful to the
environment.
- It loses its thorns, so we must clean regularly around the
tree.
- We must buy it every year.
- Sometimes the transport is polluting (fir coming from distant
forests), and because we need to drive a car to move it...
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| Duration | | 1 year (or more if you buy it in the pot and succeed to replant it,
which is rare ...). |
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