When do you buy your Christmas Tree?

HardrockRob

For those of you that partake in this tradition, was just wondering (fairly randomly) when most people buy their tree in the run up to Christmas? Is there any etiquette to determine how early or late you can by it?

Will no doubt be off to get one this weekend due to my ever so slightly excited daughter.

So, when will you get yours?

homers_double

Last weekend, keeps the kids happy you see.

Plus there are tree chocolates on display so I cant get told to stay out of the biscuit tin!

HardrockRob

Was nervous about getting it last weekend. Any plant life entering my house tends to die pretty quickly, and would be worried it would not make it to Christmas day!

.blitz

Xmas trees have been lying around on the Chase since October, all bagged up and everything. Which perhaps explains why the trees people are buying now at garden centres etc are more than half dead.

Ho ho ho!

Alex

They've had the biggies around for a little while Blitz, as they're harvested locally. The smaller stuff comes in in late November having been chopped early November.

Don't bother with garden centre trees, they've been down since august, and have spent months being shipped here from Finland and Estonia.

bails87

Alex wrote:

Don't bother with garden centre trees, they've been down since august, and have spent months being shipped here from Finland and Estonia.

Yeah, just nick a neighbours pine tree instead, then when you're done, chuck it back over the fence!

homers_double

Many years ago my dad went through a phase of buying trees with roots to make a backdrop to the hillside garden. It would have been an awesome singletrack if he hadn't littered it with japanese sculptures.

Rich9

getting ours on Friday, from a local timber merchant. They grow their own

KnightofCydonia

probably the 24th, from a field, with a chainsaw, in the dark.

MacAndCheese

I have a...ahem...plastic tree... :oops: the shame!

.blitz

MacAndCheese wrote:

I have a...ahem...plastic tree... :oops: the shame!

Had a plastic tree for about 20 years but too many branches had fallen off so last year it was replaced with a gold LED thing :shock:

bobpzero

does the job nicely

Kiblams

We get potted xmas trees from Asda, last years tree "Chris" (imaginative I know :roll: ) is still in the garden alive and kicking, though a bit worst for wear after this summer in a pot :shock:

Hence we have got another one "Robson" last weekend and he is all decorated.

Putting the base of the trunk in water can help them last longer and shed less needles, but getting one potted will ensure that they will last for the next year too (ensuring that you look after it in the summer of course)

GHill

Going this weekend, to a place where I can cut my own.

ramemtbers

We have a plastic one. It comes down from the loft about 5days before xmas.

jay12

we got ours last sunday. it was £35 but smells so good

ramemtbers

i love the smell of pine trees, sounds random but i read the word smell

jay12

ramemtbers wrote:

i love the smell of pine trees, sounds random but i read the word smell

the one we have isn't a pine tree but all conifer trees smell lovely

cambo

Got ours last weekend - all depends on my shifts really.

This year I was determined to get a 'local' tree, and got it from Price's Xmas Trees, about half a mile from Llandegla. According to the people selling them, the tree's come from Cilcain, so fairly local to me, which is nice... (probably imported from Finland, cut down by Taiwanese children an 2p an hour, but, they said it local, that'll do...)

Paid £36 for it, a bit expensive, but it looks ace...

Richie63

Next tuesday I've been told it's at the top of my job list for when I get back onshore.

More importantly How do you do the decoration of said item ?

1 Totally over the top- baubles, tinsle, squirty snow, 1000 flashy lights
etc. etc.

2 Restrained / minimalistic

montevideoguy

Kiblams wrote:

We get potted xmas trees from Asda, last years tree "Chris" (imaginative I know :roll: ) is still in the garden alive and kicking, though a bit worst for wear after this summer in a pot :shock:

Hence we have got another one "Robson" last weekend and he is all decorated.

Putting the base of the trunk in water can help them last longer and shed less needles, but getting one potted will ensure that they will last for the next year too (ensuring that you look after it in the summer of course)

Why didn't you call it George?
Would have been perfect

MacAndCheese

Richie63 wrote:

Next tuesday I've been told it's at the top of my job list for when I get back onshore.

More importantly How do you do the decoration of said item ?

1 Totally over the top- baubles, tinsle, squirty snow, 1000 flashy lights
etc. etc.

2 Restrained / minimalistic

This year my Girlfriend has insisted on a white, silver and pink theme, this involves many large pink baubles which is not to my liking, call me old-fashioned by I like my traditional Red and gold decorations on the tree.

Richie63

Is that a theme running through out the household or just the tree?

tlw1

Normally the last Sunday before Christmas.

This year because of two excited children, on Saturday we bought a small fake tree for them to do & then I went away for the night (Autosport awards - top night) & the wife went & bought a massive tree!

myopic

Bought ours last weekend at Glentress, but keeping it in a bucket of water in the garden until this weekend when will put it in the house.

Gazlar

I dont bother, The Mrs will be off to her moms a week before i get down there and im just at work so a few lights around the front of the house and thats me done, im not popping a tree up for just me to look at

jamaicabraden

Try to check on Balsamhill for realistic Christmas trees. I've used to buy on them.

alexj2233

huh??

It's august.

broken weeble

Those crazy spambots

TheNorthernTrain

at least it chose a relevant thread and didn't post in every section with the same thing.

Mynameisdann

Boxing day