Places to buy Real Christmas Trees

olaola

Thought I might start a thread on places you can get a real Christmas tree, with prices!

I saw someone put up info on B&Q trees, which I cannot seem to find!

There's a Christmas Tree Farm up in Slade Valley in Saggart Co Dublin. I think the trees there were €45 last year, no limit on size as far as I can remember.

A mate bought a tree in Carrickmines http://www.lauralynn.ie/event-the-park-carrickmines-xmas-tree-farm-226.html and some money goes towards the Laura Lynn charity. €65 & €75 for the premium tree.

SnowDrifts

olaola wrote: »

A mate bought a tree in Carrickmines http://www.lauralynn.ie/event-the-park-carrickmines-xmas-tree-farm-226.html and some money goes towards the Laura Lynn charity. €65 & €75 for the premium tree.

Wow - celtic tiger prices. €5 from each sale goes to charity.... leaving €60/70 trees. Donate the €5 and shop around would be my advice.

Frosty McSnowballs

SnowDrifts wrote: »

Wow - celtic tiger prices. €5 from each sale goes to charity.... leaving €60/70 trees. Donate the €5 and shop around would be my advice.

Fcuk that!

I get mine from a Xmas tree farm in stepaside. I got a 10ft one for €35 and €45 the last 2 years.....hopefully the Same this year.

hfallada

Make sure they are legally cut through. Some trees are illegally cut from the forests and sold on. Ikea has a pretty decent ones in their car park. But you can generally get about 10-25% off the trees price if you negotiate no matter where you buy them(although I wont do it in small local DIY store). But my local christmas tree man, owns a giant food company and makes a killing off the trees. But I dont use him as he is so expensive. Prices vary greatly, so shop around

Remember when buying a tree take a pine needle and bend it in half. It snaps or stays bent, its a dry old tree and will shed like no tomorrow. Where as a fresh trees needle will return to normal.

olaola

hfallada wrote: »

Ikea has a pretty decent ones in their car park.

Oh yeah, Ikea sell trees for €30 - nice looking ones too. You get a €20 voucher back to use in the new year. Going on last year's selection, they were probably more a medium sized tree. I didn't see any 7 footers.

SnowDrifts

Senor Jingle Balls wrote: »

Fcuk that!

I get mine from a Xmas tree farm in stepaside. I got a 10ft one for €35 and €45 the last 2 years.....hopefully the Same this year.

I cut my own from a tree farm in Wicklow. €20 for any size tree. It's small scale with not enough trees to service demand so won't be posting details here

Crazy Eye

i just got a lovely 8 foot tall tree from howth garden centre just before howth dart station , too the netting off and have it sitting out back garden to let it settle down from the chap netting it up for me to get it home . well happy with the size and fullness of it . gonna put it up on monday

WoollyRedHat

SnowDrifts wrote: »

I cut my own from a tree farm in Wicklow. €20 for any size tree. It's small scale with not enough trees to service demand so won't be posting details here

+1 I'm guessing it's the same tree farm as you're talking about, although it wasn't too small scale when we went, so could be another.

Frigga_92

For anyone in the South East, Countrylife, beside Meadows & Byrne in Dovehill, are selling lovely Christmas trees for €40. They're really full and fresh and I think €40 is a good price, probably between 5ft and 6ft.

TouchingVirus

Where would I pick up a tree in or around Rathgar? I do have a car so I could possibly take a bit of a drive if required - looking for a 7-10ft tree, nothing too massive or expensive

olaola

Was in B&Q today. They've medium sized trees (no biggies that I could see) smallish ones were €42. They weren't well marked with prices, so I didn't see the price for the larger sizes. They've a potted 150cm nordmann for €28

olaola

TouchingVirus wrote: »

Where would I pick up a tree in or around Rathgar? I do have a car so I could possibly take a bit of a drive if required - looking for a 7-10ft tree, nothing too massive or expensive

There's a place on the Milltown road that's got good trees. They're not the cheapest, but they're not astronomical.

TouchingVirus

olaola wrote: »

There's a place on the Milltown road that's got good trees. They're not the cheapest, but they're not astronomical.

€120 for a 7ft tree according to their website, that's a bit out of budget to be fair.

olaola

TouchingVirus wrote: »

€120 for a 7ft tree according to their website, that's a bit out of budget to be fair.

I think that's a delivered price with stand & collection? We got one there a few years ago for a good bit less, about €65 I think? Worth ringing to see what the price is if you pick it up.

Crazy Eye

garden centres or local fruit and veg shops will sell trees at good prices

miss no stars

Crazy Eye wrote: »

i just got a lovely 8 foot tall tree from howth garden centre just before howth dart station , too the netting off and have it sitting out back garden to let it settle down from the chap netting it up for me to get it home . well happy with the size and fullness of it . gonna put it up on monday

Had a look in when I passed here today and they did seem to have some lovely ones. Some looked lovely and full, even the tall ones looked nice and full.

Crazy Eye

miss no stars wrote: »

Had a look in when I passed here today and they did seem to have some lovely ones. Some looked lovely and full, even the tall ones looked nice and full.

nice little place allright also got some plants and some pet food there too . when i saw the trees i just said sod it and bought it there and then , hadnt planned to buy my tree till the 8th but when i saw trees so perfect and full it was hard to resist .

dang097

Any closer to Saggart /Citywest area? Found a shop selling 2.5 metre Christmas tree for €55 which I thought was steep.

olaola

dang097 wrote: »

Any closer to Saggart /Citywest area? Found a shop selling 2.5 metre Christmas tree for €55 which I thought was steep.

Where was this?

The Slade Valley Christmas tree farm is €45 afaik.

con.e

I got a lovely tree from a guy in Kilcock....on the maynooth road. Really happy with it. It cost me €40. I had previously been to the one at tesco in maynooth and their trees were min €60.

Interested in food

Are Wades Christmas tree farm open this year in Rolestown?

olaola

TouchingVirus wrote: »

€120 for a 7ft tree according to their website, that's a bit out of budget to be fair.

They're €65 if you collect in person, just chatting to someone about them today. Might head there myself - they're pretty decent quality.

olaola

Woodies only have 6ft trees. But they have the Cinco real tree bases that hold water for €16 at the moment.

olaola

I picked up a fab tree in Crumlin - It's a newsagent called the Kokonut I think?
On the LMR opposite the BOI. €50 for 8ft, and it's VERY full. Looks great. Can't see my tv anymore though...

Beardyman

Is there anywhere selling trees near Dublin city centre??

Thanks

magentis

50 quid including stand 7 foot tree at citywest shopping centre.
the stand screws into the tree stump so it is really steady.

littleredspot

Interested in food wrote: »

Are Wades Christmas tree farm open this year in Rolestown?

Yes open as usual, not the best selection but as always a great day out with the kids, very friendly staff, any size for €35

The bad news is they're going to shut for a few years. They've been a victim of their own success and the selection has been a bit poor the last few years. They've been planting thousands but they need a few years to grow.

olaola

Beardyman wrote: »

Is there anywhere selling trees near Dublin city centre??

Thanks

Loads of market stall sellers have them on Camden St, €50 for a 6/7footer. Look pretty decent.

MIN2511

olaola wrote: »

Loads of market stall sellers have them on Camden St, €50 for a 6/7footer. Look pretty decent.

I would be looking for something smaller, probably 5ft around the city centre. I will ask around but if anyone sees one please notify me.

Pang

Saw loads for sale in Killester at the Super Valu. Lovely real trees!

MIN2511

Pang wrote: »

Saw loads for sale in Killester at the Super Valu. Lovely real trees!

Do you know the prices for them?

littleredspot

MIN2511 wrote: »

Do you know the prices for them?

Didn't price them this year but in the past they've been very dear €75-90 I think

olaola

MIN2511 wrote: »

I would be looking for something smaller, probably 5ft around the city centre. I will ask around but if anyone sees one please notify me.

They've all sizes!

Gokei

Interested in food wrote: »

Are Wades Christmas tree farm open this year in Rolestown?

Probably a bit late now for there. I brought my folks up there around this time last year and there was feck all left

Beardyman wrote: »

Is there anywhere selling trees near Dublin city centre??

Thanks

Super Valu in Killester will deliver it for you.





We've been going to the lad on Pinnock Hill for years. Constantly good trees, in and around €40-50

biko

Coillte Christmas Tree Depot
The price list is as follows: 5-6 ft. trees are €40; 6 - 7 ft. trees are €45; 7 - 8 ft. trees are €50; pine trees are €30; and a small stand is €35.

Locations:
Millers Hall, Western Distributor Road, Claybaun (Behind Monkey Business). Opening times: Nov 30th - Dec 22nd, Mon - Fri: 11am – 7pm & Sat - Sun: 10am – 6pm.

Galway Park and Ride Facility (behind Galway Race Course), Ballybrit. Opening times: Nov 30th - Dec 22nd, Mon - Fri: 11am – 7pm & Sat - Sun: 10am – 6pm.

asgaard

I'm looking for christmas tree farms in Co. Wicklow (Enniskerry, Avoca, Rathdrum etc.). Which is the best in Your opinion?

Thanks

Pang

MIN2511 wrote: »

Do you know the prices for them?

Hey sorry only seeing your post now. Didn't get a chance to price them.

For anyone still looking in town, I saw a few for sale at one of the fruit and vegetables distributors along Abbey Street.

Eamo71

Guys how long will the tree last without water? we just have a screw in stand for the tree and no water base. We've had it a week now (Ikea) will it last past 25 Dec? It's our first real tree and we didn't realise we had to water it.
Thanks,
E.

Gokei

Eamo71 wrote: »

Guys how long will the tree last without water? we just have a screw in stand for the tree and no water base. We've had it a week now (Ikea) will it last past 25 Dec? It's our first real tree and we didn't realise we had to water it.
Thanks,
E.

We've never had a tree in water, and we always get the first Saturday in December till the first or second Saturday in January out of ours.

Might want to turn off the radiator if its directly beside your tree.

Welcome to the wonderful world of real trees!

Eamo71

Gokei wrote: »

We've never had a tree in water, and we always get the first Saturday in December till the first or second Saturday in January out of ours.

Might want to turn off the radiator if its directly beside your tree.

Welcome to the wonderful world of real trees!

Thank you so much!! I've been panicing. We've had ours since Sun 8 December and finally finished dressing it yesterday with the lights going on. Our parental families had artificial trees so this is a real first for us. We've had a very lovely white fibre optic since we've been together but this year we went "real". The kids love it. No real smell of pine though unless you stick your nose into it. Still, enjoying it very much.