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All you wanted to know about cut-your-own Christmas trees but were afraid to ask Scotch pine or Fraser fir? Ax or saw? Do I need rope? What if the tree falls on me? Written By: Karen Tolkkinen | × The Blumer family of Parkers Prairie loaded their tree on their vintage 1980s station wagon. From left, Huxley, 1, Tina, Colton, 8, Elektra, 14, Doug, and Memphis, 2. (Karen Tolkkinen / Echo Press) Christmas is a scant two weeks away and your house is bare of yuletide ornamentation. So bare, the Grinch wouldn’t feel even a twinge of jealousy. If that’s the way you want it, OK. No judging. But if it’s because you haven’t been able to make up your mind between an artificial tree or a real tree, we understand. It can be tempting to own a fake tree that you can pack away at the end of the season and use again next year. ....