Don't these look like purple Christmas trees? It reminds me of the year that we were given a Christmas tree by a co-worker who knew we couldn't afford one. In California they spray fake snow on trees to make them look, well, um, more Christmasy, I guess. It's called 'flocking' and it come in all sorts of colors. When the co-worker presented us with a cute little tree, all covered in white fake snow, he very proudly said, "I hope I chose the right color flocking!" We were deelighted by his thoughtfulness, but never came to appreciate the flocking phenomenon. Maple Grove, Minnesota. 2 July 2010.