What are we paying for natural Christmas trees this year?

[Pointby2]

Here in Yorba Linda/Orange County, the prices at the lot we go to. Plus $65 for delivery and setup.

 

[Trailwalker]

We do cut-your-own for a six foot tree. $55 includes shaking, wrapping and a candy cane. South central Wisconsin.

 

[audreyh1]

What?!!?

No cut trees here.

 

[tominboise]

We bought a 6' tree for $80 here in Idaho. Came from a tree farm in Oregon. We often get a $12 permit from the NFS and cut a tree, but too much snow this year to get into the hills. Someday I am going to buy an artificial tree, I suppose.

 

[Sunset]

Ikea is having a 50% off sale, but seems trees are better in the inflation thread: It's MORE expensive on sale

 

[pb4uski]

We have artificial trees at each of our homes and ours is up.

I do have good memories of loading the kids and DW in the minivan, driving to the Christmas tree farm, putting the kids and a bow saw in a red sled and tromping around the property in the snow for an hour or so to pick out the "right" tree. A tape measure was indespensable as we had a cathedral ceiling and "needed" an 11' tree because I wanted the tree to be as tall as possible so the kids would remember it.

One year I didn't get the measurement quite right and scraped off a little of the popcorn ceiling with the top of the tree. Thing was so big that I felt compelled to fasten it to the wall with wire so it didn't fall over on anyone if the cats climbed it.

Good times.

 

[old medic]

Haven't had a tree in about 8 years. During my hunting scouting times I would keep an eye out and find a tree to go back and get later.
The last tree we paid for was in the early 90s.... was something like $25.... 4Ft live tree, Planted it outside.... few years later I cut the top out for a small tree.... Its still growing today...

 

[jollystomper]

Tree farms closest to us, in the Baltimore-DC-Northern VA suburbs, are charging $65-$85 for trees. You pick it out, you cut it down.

For a couple of years we got lucky, friends bought property that was a former tree farm and they wanted to clear it, so they invited all their friends to cut down trees for Christmas for free.

Once the kids got old and moved out, the family expedition to hunt down a tree lost its luster. We have stuck with an artificial tree for the past 15 years or so.

 

[FlaMariner]

At the state farmer's market in Asheville NC, we paid $100.

Her Majesty said it is "the best tree ever".

 

[FIYes]

We have the “maybe we should switch to an artificial tree every year” discussion , but we always end up getting a real tree. Real trees are just special even though they are more trouble and expense over time.

 

[Jeffman52]

DW and I paid $110 for a 6ft tree this year. We had considered buying a artificial but decided that since this will be the last year in this house, we would go ahead and buy an artificial tree and have one less thing to pack up and move.

 

[Car-Guy]

We ordered a 4' artificial tree this year with lights, stand, artificial scent packet and shipping for ~$65. Prefect shape, looks and smells real and doesn't shed needles. And we will reuse it again next year for free.

 

[pacergal]

The local farm we always went to has u cut trees from $12-20 per foot, depending on height and type of fir tree.
We have not had a live tree for several years due to severe allergies. We are on our 3rd artificial tree. They last 5-7 years for us.

 

[tulak]

$75 for a 6' Noble Fir.

Set it up last night.

 

[kgtest]

$75 for a real tree. $200 for a fake tree. Fake tree lasted 2 years. EEEk!

 

[AudiDudi]

Paid $20 for a 4 ft artifical tree several years ago - works great in the RV and stores under the bed.

 

[GaryInCO]

When my ex dumped me and took the kids with her, the motivation to get a tree kind of disappeared. Then I found a replica of the Charlie Brown Christmas tree at a garage sale, and I love it. It’s quick and easy to set up, it gives me a little bit of Christmas cheer, and it fits my warped sense of humor.

 

[Koolau]

When my ex dumped me and took the kids with her, the motivation to get a tree kind of disappeared. Then I found a replica of the Charlie Brown Christmas tree at a garage sale, and I love it. It’s quick and easy to set up, it gives me a little bit of Christmas cheer, and it fits my warped sense of humor.

A warped sense of humor is better than none at all. Good that you can still smile. Merry Christmas!

 

[JoeWras]

This year the Food Lion (grocery store) special is $49.99 for a 6' or 7' tree. The trees are of decent quality. This price is up from $29.99 about 6 years ago. We live in NC close to the farms so Christmas trees are always a good deal here.

We thought about artificial. I grew up with it. After moving to NC, we decide to support our local growers, having known a few people who do this for a living.

Trees are recycled as chips by my city which then can be picked up as mulch by the citizens.

 

[ArmchairMillionaire]

We do cut-your-own for a six foot tree. $55 includes shaking, wrapping and a candy cane. South central Wisconsin.

Pick-your-own (they'll cut it for you if you want) 6-7 ft. tree goes for $30 in northern Wisconsin near the Michigan border. Bring your pickup and they'll throw it in the back for you.

 

[Koolau]

We had a local story of finding a huge snake in a Christmas tree that had been shipped to the Islands. If we had even considered a real tree this year, that would have nixed it for DW. She hates snakes even more than I hate spiders.

I guess we'll stick with our 2 foot artificial - already decorated and stored in the closet.

Merry Christmas!

 

[imjustawarrior]

Free 10+ foot tree. My DW and I were walking the dog a few nights ago. There was a tree with a free sign leaning against the neighborhood mail box. We took it.

We had not had a tree since we got our dog almost 5 years ago. He is large and loves to scratch his back on evergreens. He really digs into them. He also likes to mark evergreens. We didn't know what to expect. Fortunately, he has left our Christmas tree alone.

 

[Unpaintedhuffhines]

Do you guys all live in the 1980s? In Austin, we paid $190 for a six-foot tree. Noble fir, I think. A 10-footer had a tag for $360.

 

[Koolau]

Free 10+ foot tree. My DW and I were walking the dog a few nights ago. There was a tree with a free sign leaning against the neighborhood mail box. We took it.

We had not had a tree since we got our dog almost 5 years ago. He is large and loves to scratch his back on evergreens. He really digs into them. He also likes to mark evergreens. We didn't know what to expect. Fortunately, he has left our Christmas tree alone.

Back in the day, our cats assumed a Christmas tree was for climbing adventures and substitute scratching post. We had to wire our tree to the wall to hold the weight of 2 cats climbing around on it. Once they started eating the needles, we had to get rid of our natural tree. Pets are fun. I miss the little devils.

 

[qwerty3656]

just bought a 7 foot tree at lowes today for $80