Finding the perfect Christmas tree - we consider the size, notably the height, volume of branches, spacing of branches to ensure there are no gaps between the branches, the hue of green, the touch of the pine, whether we want real or artificial, and if artificial then pre-lit or not, as well as assembly and disassembly. What none of us imagine, what none of us have in mind is a stump.

But, this is precisely what the first Christmas tree was. An old root. A stump.

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