Is it a balsam fir candle that smells so good? Or is it the five fresh-cut trees in one household? It could be both! Multiple U.S. Forest Service districts across Colorado are offering permits for guests to cut down their own trees. Permits are $10 per tree, limit five trees per household, and must be purchased prior to chopping or sawing. A small business north of Boulder is also offering a cut-your-own-tree plan, no permit required. The trees in the national forest are native and are not as full as trees grown on a plantation or those found in commercial lots, so don’t be picky.