To be without trees would, in the most literal way, to be without our roots.
“I like indoor Christmas trees. And I like people who decorate their homes with lights and all that crap. I think it's a healthy outlet for them. If they weren't covering their lawns with twinkling ...”
“I'm still a Chicagoan in the fact that I can't do Christmas with sand and palm trees. It just doesn't compute - it's not Christmas unless your face hurts when you step outside.”
“Being half Jewish, we grew up with Christmas trees but had Jewish ornaments.”