How To Eat Your Christmas Tree Dec 27, 2020 Christmas tree cured fish was one well-received recipe Georgallis included in her compilation. Photography courtesy of Julia Georgallis 476 Shares For most people who celebrate Christmas, it would be hard to imagine the holiday without the iconic centerpiece of a decked out evergreen. Each year, an estimated 25-30 million Christmas trees are sold in the United States. But if you’re increasingly worried about the carbon footprint of buying a real tree, there are ways you can recycle it once the holidays have passed. It can be used for mulch or even turned into something edible.