I cut the branch off a gum tree one year and stuck it in a pot. We then found we had extra special ornaments living in the tree - in the form of red back spiders. Since then we've had a plastic tree. The decorations are not quite as flash as Azzys

. A couple of years ago it never even got put up. 'Spose it'll be different this year with the little one being a bit more focused on 'Merry Christma'. I guess we'll have to dig it out tomorrow when she comes over