Okay well here's a (weak?) attempt to use as a benchmark (214 chars): 
($h,$f)=(23,.9);
@F=qw(o @ + %);$\="\n";
sub Z{my $s;$s.=rand()<$f?$F[rand $#F+1]:'='for(1..$_[0]);$s;}
print ' 'x&z(0,2),'*';sub z {(($h*2)+1-$_[0])/$_[1];}
for$i(1..$h-1){$i*=2;$i++;print ' 'x&z($i,2),Z($i);}
print ' 'x&z(2,2),'| |';

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I replaced '*' with '%' as an ornament since IMHO it ought only be on top. And you can add new ornaments to @F at Will. Oh, and I added a trunk. Without embellishments it is 186 chars.

UPDATE: Changed char counts to reflect runrig's assumption

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perl -p -e "s/(?:\w);([st])/'\$1/mg"

In reply to Re: (Golf) Decorating the Christmas Tree by belg4mit
in thread (Golf) Decorating the Christmas Tree by Masem

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