Found out the hard way that our son is allergic to Christmas trees. He’d been around evergreens outdoors with no issue so maybe it’s something they spray on Christmas trees to keep them green longer. I know when we figured out the source of his face swelling to the point of his eyes nearly closing up I tossed the tree outside and it stayed green for months, in Florida. It was in the shade but still...
Within a day or two of tossing the tree out, he was fine.
We swapped to fake trees after that of course.
Yet another Pollard case of; See? This is why we can’t have nice things
“Yet another Pollard case of; See? This is why we can’t have nice things.”
LOL!
My main reason are Boyd and Eva, the CATS!
If it was a White Pine, then yes they DO pray them with a green food coloring as those turn yellow-ish in the Fall. Florida might have some law that makes tree growers spray them with some sort of fire retardant, and that might be where his allergy lies.
I know I’m going on and on about Christmas Trees today, but I have a small table-top FAKE one that has fiber optic lights. You can’t get any more ‘commercial’ and ‘obscene’ than that, LOL!
In my defense, I have a HUGE and GORGEOUS Fontanini Creche that my Uncle gifted me, so it all balances out. That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it! ;)
I’m allergic to the mold that grows on evergreens. I got sick at Christmas every year as a kid. It took till I was an adult getting allergy tests for other stuff that the tests showed me why I was sick so regularly. I had to get allergy shots for several years. Now, even though the shots are wearing out some, I can take OTC meds to control it. I am still sensitive at Christmas. We have been doing a fake tree for the last 10-15 years. I do miss the scent of evergreens though. That’s what candles are good for, I guess.