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On Saturday, Gothamist ventured to buy a Christmas tree on Greenwich Street in Tribeca (thanks, Super Fun Christmas Tree Map). Perhaps that was our first problem - shopping in Tribeca. Anyway, we noticed a very lovely tree, perhaps about 7-8 feet tall, and inquired about the price. The seller said in a friendly manner, "I don't want to stick shock you, but it's $200." Baby Jesus, we were shocked! It was a noble fir which the National Christmas Tree Association says has "beautifully symmetrical" branches. It was beautifully symmetrical, but not for $200. We saw another very nice tree - but guess what, it was $160 dollars (a Fraser fir). We settled on a Douglas fir, about 7 feet tall, for $80 which is still a little too pricey, but we thought, "At least we're not paying $200 - and we'll have the tree up until April." However, next year we're going to a NJ Christmas tree farm to cut down our own tree - if we're not going towards the fake option.
Did you get a Christmas tree? How much did you pay (and where did you get it)? And apparently people are loving tall trees this year.
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I bought a tree there, for $200. It seemed high, but I have been out of suburbia and in nyc too long to know what it "reasonable".
I bought a 7 footer for $35, including a stand, at a bodega on the NW corner of Houston and 6th Ave. It was a bit of Charlie Browner, but we put it out on our fire escape - so no complaints here!
I noticed that a lot of tree sellers have the taller trees. Some seem so tall they may not fit in the average dwelling.
As for real trees, they can be a fire hazzard and not good if you have pets.
Egads, I thought $90 in Greenpoint was offensive, so I walked over to Williamsburg, which was mysteriously half as much. I suppose $200 isn't too much if Chris is willing to pay it, huh?
Oh, I cut down a 9' tree with my Brother & his family upstate and it was... $15.
For $29.95 proflowers.com will send you a 18-22" Cypress evergreen complete with mini-ornaments and lights. After Christmas you can transplant it and supposedly it will flourish either indoors or outdoors. (Fully grown it can reach a height of 15'.)
Basically it's a micro tree suitable for micro apartments.
$200 for a tree with less than 7 days till Christmas?? I bet the fun was delivering it yourself.
At least, Jesse James had a gun when he robs you.
I paid $25 for a little tabletop-sized tree in a pot, maybe 2 feet high. That's about the right size for our apartment.
Bought a 5 ft tree at a bodega in Park Slope for $25, without stand.
Next year just buy a nice, small, lush rosemary plant. Hang some ornaments on it. Trim it up and use the trimmings with some roast potatoes and a roast chicken...
We got a pretty sweet near-7 footer for $40 at a vacant lot tree place in Long Island City. I am completely fascinated by these folks who come to the area to sell trees, with their mysterious vans and flannel and orange metal tree-wrapper-upper-tunnel-thingie. I am curious what this friendly group of Canadian tree-selling nomads does the rest of the year. Anyone know?
$20, for a tree exactly as tall as I am (5'6") on the corner of Greenpoint Av and McGuinness.
me and my daughters got a nice fraser fir--probably 7ft tall--for $70 on 103d and broadway. that's been pretty much our standard tree for years. last year it cost us $60; the year before, $90. it always seems like a lot when i hand the french-canadian dude the money, but the hour or so spent decorating with my kids is always so cozy and christmas-y, it's totally worth it.
I bought a 3' tree for $20 on Caton Avenue in Brooklyn (thanks, Christmas Tree Map). The guy seemed willing to bargain and I'm sure I could've gotten a 5-6' tree for a reasonable price. FYI, you can order a tree from Home Depot online and they'll deliver it for $60.
$15 for a 6 foot fake tree, everything included at Non-Stop Discount, 19th Street and 5th Avenue in Greenwood Heights
Yeah, Frasier firs are the BEST!
Hey Jules, was it the bodega on 7th Ave./7th St. That's where I got mine: about 6 feet tall, no stand, not as voluptuous or as fragrant as I had bought years before, but sturdy enough and $25.
I wish I still had the silver tree with the red, green, yellow and blue color wheel I had when I was a kid. I wonder if I could ebay that kind of thing.
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Wowza. I got an 8 foot balsam pine for $35 (with stand!) at the corner of 57th and 9th. You got robbed!
Wow, you know, sometimes I toy with the idea of living in Manhattan. And then I read this, and I'm really glad I live in Astoria and bought a beautiful, full six-foot tree for 35 bucks.
i spent $200 on a tree and I don't know why. Next year I plan on making an artistic 'tree' out of all the fancy lights I own, spend the $200 on a nice bottle of Argentinian red, set the blinking light speed on 'siezure' and invite over some friends... This way I get smashed and also help out the environment - poor trees.
home depot, all the way
The giant Western Beef on the Ridgewood/Williamsburg border has full sized (6'+) trees for like $20, but it's kind of a pain to get to without a car.
A beautiful six footer at Kenmare Sq. for 40$, though the seller quoted 60. I said how about 40, and he said, ok.
My husband and I bought our tree from the same spot we've been buying it for years, corner of 49th and 9th Ave. $25 every year. This year we got a gorgeous 7 ft tree that is full and round and looks just like the picture above!
My family always has contests every year to see who can get the best tree for the least amount of money... and we've won the last three years! Thanks Hells Kitchen Christmas tree guy!
For the last few years those guys on Greenwich have gotten us to buy substandard trees for outrageous prices because they're the closest to our house. Last year was the worst, $175 after lots of attitude. This year we planned ahead and got a beautiful (and extremely fresh) 7 1/2 ft. Frasier Fir for $124, Fed Ex delivery included, from Weir Farms (www.weirtreefarms.com) in New Hampshire.
I got three prelit tinsel trees on eBay for a total of $250 - one 6 foot gold tree, one 4 foot pink tree and one 7 foor silver tree. They are hideous and tacky and I love them -- the lights are amazing and I don't have to worry about killing a real tree next year. Now I have a tinsel forest!! I grew up on real trees and I am over it ... fake for me ....
I too bought a tree for $ 40 from the surly misogynistic tree guy who's on Lafayette below Spring. I don't give into newly made-up fancy real estate terms for my neighborhood so I'll just say that rued guy, his trees & his attitude are flanking "Lieutenant Petrosino Square."
(Just ignore his disparaging comments about his female tree selling partner.)
Malatron, you just helped carry it. Thanks. :-)
I bought a tree from the same place (Greenwich & Chambers) last year and this. I got exactly the same sales patter about "sticker shock" etc. I'm pretty sure that an almost identical tree last year was $60, and this year was $80 -- not a bad increase, particularly since it seemed exhorbitant last year. But what ya gonna do? It's the only place close.
$30 for a 9.5 ft tree at Home Depot in BedSty