We got a fresh tree this year. We bought it during Thanksgiving weekend so Grandma and Grandpa Sasser could help us decorate. It smelled so delicious and fresh! Of course, a month later it is in need of a Christmas miracle. We got the tree place to add a water pan to the bottom, but they nailed in down so tightly that the tree can barely soak up any water. Poor thing… Come on tree, just one more night. You can do it. Hang in there.