Christmas tree prices can vary significantly from block to block. Help us get a sense of the discrepancy - and whether you felt you paid a fair price.
stand
92nd and 3rd Avenue, New York, NY
5 Feet
$40-50
Negotiated down from $50 to $45, because our "five-footer" was scrawnier than the other five-footers going for $50. I feel that it was a fair price.
Whole Foods Market
35 Pleasant Street. South Weymouth Massachusetts 02190
10 Feet
$40-50
I don't know. I think so? This is my second year buying one - plastic trees cost 3-4x this and they last longer.
Stand
4910 broadway, new york, ny
6 Feet
$50-60
Fair.
The smell is fantastic, the tree is very full - no bare spots, and the needles are staying on pretty well.
Home Depot
585 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
7 Feet
$40-50
I think it's a great price, and now that I've gotten mine, everyone can feel free to mob Home Depot.
Nelly's Flower Shop
501 Broadway Brooklyn, NY
5 Feet
$30-40
Very fairly priced.
David Shannon Florist
3380 Fort Hamilton Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11218
3 Feet
$20-30
Yes! $20 for the perfect little Christmas tree is very fair. I imagine the cost of cutting it down, schlepping it from Canada to Brooklyn, and paying for the staff of very nice gents who helped me pick out the tree has got to be pretty high per tree, so I thought $20 was very reasonable.
stand
774 Virginia Ave., Atlanta, GA 30306
7 Feet
$50-60
The tree we got was symmetrical and very full. It's a Douglas Fir, which we prefer, and historically (this year is no exception), the trees from Barefoot Mountain Farms at this stand are very fresh and last for a very long time without dropping a ton of needles. This year's tree was more reasonably priced than last year's, which was $70, but might've been a wee bit taller.
Stand
88th & 2nd Ave, Manhattan
2 Feet
$20-30
I mean, for NYC standards it is par for the course. In reality, I feel it should have been no more than $10.00 My tree is tiny.
stand
9th Street & 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
2 Feet
$40-50
First of all, your scale is terrible. Which box are you supposed to check if your tree is $40? The 30 - 40 or 40 - 50? Anybody who's ever taken a measurement class knows that you have to do $30 - 39 and $40 - 49. I paid $40 plus a $2 tip so I picked $40-50. But this was the tiniest tree I've ever seen, and I find it expensive. Though it did come with a (cheap) stand, which I appreciate.
stand
St. Paul's Church, Court Street, near Congress Street, New York, NY
7 Feet
$80-90
I got a fair price. Sure, it's a lot of money-- but we save up extra to have a special tree each year. We are also paying for the convenience of picking it up on a street just blocks from our home. No need to strap it to a car or anything. I am sure some of the cost comes from transporting the tree from North Carolina (where the man said it was from) and keeping it healthy. Also, they need someone to stay with the trees 24 hours a day, so that none are stolen... But when it's bitter cold outside and you've walked blocks to and from the subway, trudging through wind and slush, nothing beats coming home to a twinkling tree during the holiday season.
Stand
Queens Blvd. and 68th Street, Woodside, NY
6 Feet
$40-50
Yes - plus the guy at this stand is super nice! He'll give your kids a "Charlie Brown Tree" for free. Cute.
DNY Natural Land Market
322 Flatbush Ave Brooklyn, NY 11238
5 Feet
$30-40
This is the second year we bought our tree from this market on Flatbush in Park Slope. They tried to charge us $10 for a plastic stand. Luckily we had the stand from last year!
Sidewalk Stand
Gowanus Yacht Club, 323 Smith St., Brooklyn, NY
3 Feet
$20-30
Yes, smells great! And it came with a free stand that's easy to fill with water. Needed to trim the tree though
Stand
1021 Cortelyou Rd, Brooklyn, NY
7 Feet
$70-80
Great trees, came from one tree farm in Vermont,10 dollars/foot. Last year prices were lower, but still a decent price for a great tree.
Stand
1021 Cortelyou Rd, Brooklyn, NY
7 Feet
$70-80
Great trees, came from one tree farm in Vermont,10 dollars/foot. Last year prices were lower, but still a decent price for a great tree.
stand
7th Ave between 19th and 20th St Brooklyn 11215
7 Feet
$80-90
stand
3rd Ave. and 82nd st
4 Feet
$30-40
I have no idea. Just got out of school and this is the first tree I've ever bought for myself (as in my parents didn't buy it).
Stand
Broadway and 29th St., Astoria, NY 11106
5 Feet
$50-60
Seems overpriced, but then again, I come from the home of the frasier fir where majestic trees can be had for $20.
Home Depot
106 State Route 23, Riverdale, NJ 07457
5 Feet
$20-30
Fair price? Yes, very. Transportation, cultivation (growing and harvesting), and markup for the store. We get the smaller ones to save money and safely get them home in the trunk of our sedan. No roof stuff for us!
