I keep it up all year and hang different things on it.
In fact my mom made me some felt ornaments for it I should show you sometime.
I made this second one for Outdoor Craft Store http://www.outdoorcraftstore.com/ . The only craft fair I enjoy doing and it's in September.
I dare not mention what this item is besides an artificial pine tree. To me it's a reminder of those days when good people wrote things worth remembering for children.