I just took a look and Jeremiah 10 is where sculpted-and-decorated trees are mentioned in relation to idolatry, and I have also found this (slightly edited):
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There are multiple origins of decorating trees that pre-date the Christmas tree. Ancient (and modern) pagans would cut boughs of evergreens for decoration in their homes. Ancient Egyptians decorated their homes with palm tree branches. Greeks decorated evergreen trees as part of worship of their god Adonia. Pagan Romans would decorate trees with metal and replicas of Bacchus, a fertility god. Germans tied fruit and candles to trees in honor of their god Woden. [Hence, we] cannot accurately claim that decorating a tree is not related to pagan idol worship.
https://rarebible.wordpress.com/2010...ristmas-trees/
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note: There is no intent to bash anything or anyone here, just a desire for sharing things to ponder.