Many of us are getting into the holiday spirit and that means picking out and putting up a Christmas tree. But, what's better for the environment artificial or real? "They were farm-raised, farm-grown, they were cut, and that land will be replanted. So, if somebody is selling 800,000 trees, they probably have four million trees in the ground," explained Mike Osborne. Osborne and his family have operated Pinery Christmas Trees since 1992. All of their trees come out of the Pacific Northwest. Some will say by cutting down living trees you're removing carbon scrubbers from the forest. "For every one of these that are cut, they grow one to two more the following year," said Osborne. The average Christmas tree grows for seven to 10 years and during this, it sequestered carbon from the atmosphere. MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/outreach/earth8/real-or-artificial-which-christmas-tree-is-better-for-the-environment/509-6c2e1146-4eb4-4c63-bce1-c36f6234641c