Quote from Phoebe in The One Where Rachel Quits
Phoebe: No, no. You don't want that one. No, no. You can have this cool brown one. Customer: It's almost dead. Phoebe: But that's why you have to buy it, to fulfill its Christmas destiny. Otherwise, they'll throw it into the chipper. Tell him. Joey: Yeah, the trees that don't fulfill their Christmas destiny are thrown in the chipper.