We decided to cut a cedar tree one year. We had 10 foot ceilings in an old farm house, our first year in it. We went to the woods and cut a tree much too large for the living room. Got it cut down to where it fit. It took up a large portion of the large living room, but was beautiful. We decorated the tree and it was beautiful. We woke up the next morning to a smell of cat pee. We had a cat, but that would have take about 15 cats. After a few days, the smell went away, but we have stayed away from cedar since then!