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.
Whole Foods
98th and Columbus
2 Feet
More than $140
Some may feel that this is pricey, but this was certified organic as well as shade grown. Furthermore it did not come from some factory tree farm, but was wild caught and harvested in a way to cause minimal environmental impact as well as not harming any chipmunks or owls. Best of all it was transported via electric 18 wheeler so no fossil fuels were used. By the way, Citibank and Chase, as a courtesy, both have opened holiday booths at the point of purchase to help with financing.
Stand
452 16th St, Brooklyn, NY
5 Feet
$40-50
We thought we would get a better deal when we got outside of Park Slope, but still seems a little pricey
Paradise Florist
104 Norman Ave Brooklyn
6 Feet
$50-60
Factors that get you a good deal: if you've been going to the same place for years, if they know you well, if you have a cute little kid with you!
Stand
71st St & 1st Ave, New York, NY
8 Feet
More than $140
I like the regular annual vendors near my apartment. Price incorporates the convenience of carrying the tree home immediately.
Stand
23rd Street between 1st & 2nd Ave NYC
7 Feet
$80-90
I think the price was a little high but the tree is beautiful and fresh. Definitely much nicer than the trees bought previously at big box stores. The stand owners were very nice and it feels good to support small business so I'm happy with my purchase.
Molly from VT's stand
112 and Broadway
9 Feet
$80-90
We paid $80 for the tree - a balsam fir from Nova Scotia - and it's still drinking water, so it's reasonably fresh. It's a great shape (not too fancy, just nice) and it smells good. We also bought a (decorated) wreath for $20. We always go to this stand, nice people, fair prices, it's a tradition!
stand
Court St and Pacific St, Brooklyn, NY
2 Feet
$20-30
It might have technically been a branch... not even a tree.
stand
Union street, Park Slope
2 Feet
$20-30
eh, pretty expensive..
Stew Leonard's
1 Stew Leonard Dr, Yonkers, NY 10710
6 Feet
$30-40
Yes! All true New Yorkers go to Stew Leonard's for the freshest trees, best customer service, and best price - if they have access to a car.
Graham Garden Deli
359 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
7 Feet
$40-50
After paying $100 last year (at a sidewalk stand on Driggs) for a "Heritage Variety" that couldn't take on water and dried to the core within a week... and never even had that wonderful "Christmas" smell, yes, $50 dollars is a great deal.
Stand
On Court Street (the closest stand to Trader Joe's) in Brooklyn
8 Feet
$130-140
Because the freshly cut Christmas tree is very much a luxury item, it is hard to say that any price should be considered fair or unfair. Our tree was cut two days beforehand in North Carolina and sold to us by a young guy from The Yukon Territory in Canada who is spending his time out of doors in chilly Brooklyn.
Cost of growing, cost of shipping, rented space from the city on the sidewalk and the bargaining power of the seller and the buyer are surely the factors that effect the price. I would love to know the breakdown of how that $135 is and how much goes to each step along the way of the sale.
Stand
316 Driggs Ave, Brooklyn
2 Feet
$20-30
"List" price was $40. This is a small table-top tree (smallest they had), with a small plastic stand included. I asked what they might have in the $20 range, and the seller said I could have the very same tree for $25. Sold.
Having grown up in rural NY with pine trees everywhere, I wouldn't call it a great deal for what amounts to a standing branch, but I'm sure these guys have some sort of overhead to deal with (farming, trucking, 24-hour staffing for a full month, permits, etc).
Brooklyn ARTery
1021 Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn, NY
5 Feet
$40-50
Yes. My budget was $50, and the vendor ensured that we got the fattest $50 tree he had. He told me that their price is $10 per foot, which sounds about what we've paid in this area in the past, though this year was the first we bought from this particular vendor. Previously we bought from a hardware store at Newkirk Plaza.
A link: http://www.brooklynartery.net/2013/11/24/vermont-xmas-trees-and-wreaths/.
stand
555 7th Ave. Brooklyn, NY
5 Feet
$40-50
I have no idea
twinbrook nursery
706 Franklin Ave, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
8 Feet
$60-70
i think that's a fair price. The farmers work hard to plant, grow and maintain these crops.
Loews
Paterson, NJ
7 Feet
$30-40
Yes - Generally, I think X-mas trees are priced according to what people can afford to pay in that specific area
Key Food
Flatbush between Sterling and Carlton
6 Feet
$40-50
I think I got a fair price. It's a pretty big tree, considerable bigger than KF's smaller tree offering, and only 10 bucks more. Is it a quality tree? Possibly. It looked good, and it was right there, a block from my apt. I'm not complaining.
stand
lafayette and fulton street, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY
5 Feet
$70-80
same price for last 3 years seems reasonable considering it's a tree! Assume costs are farming it - takes several years to grow, cutting, shipping and prepping on street.
Knights of Columbus
1305 86th St Brooklyn, NY 11228
7 Feet
$60-70
Douglas Fir, price was average for a very nice tree. I always go there, so I can't say for certain a better bargain wasn't out there - but I think it was a fair price @ $65.00
