On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 14:56:56 GMT, wrote:

"B & J" bjskeff@removecox-internetcom wrote:
Why should that person be bitch slapped by the Lorax? The post stated the
tree was a balsam fir, a variety that is normally grown on Christmas tree
farms, not a Truffula Tree

and after they chop the tree they will leave all the refuse, the branches etc behind
as dead brush to fuel another fire.

Are you sure? Since the trees are a crop for growers, one assumes they
would have an interest in keeping their fields free from debris. And
don't most Christmas tree lots also sell branches and trimmings for
decoration?