# BONUS: A ditch tree for free

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Podcast: [Garden Variety](https://stenobird.com/podcast/garden-variety-5435935)
Published: 2025-12-22T20:14:28+00:00
Episode link: https://www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/garden-variety/2025-12-22/bonus
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Duration seconds: 161

## Resource

Have you got your Christmas tree yet? If you haven't, there's still enough time to check out your local ditch. In this bonus episode, we hear from one caller about his holiday tradition of sourcing his tree from the side of the road.

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