Natural Christmas trees are likely to cost about 10% more this holiday season because of rising production costs and tight supplies of farm-grown trees, according to industry estimates. “This year, they’re going to go up,” said Tim O’Connor, executive director of the National Christmas Tree Association, a trade group for growers. The typical price of a cut evergreen was about $70 last year, the association said, based on an online survey in January of about 2,000 adults who bought trees during t
Inflation and tight supplies are the big reasons Christmas trees cost more this year. Still, there are some things you can do to keep the price down and still have a natural tree.
The typical price of a cut evergreen was about $70 last year, the association said, based on an online survey in January of about 2,000 adults who bought trees during the 2021 season. A 10% increase — the association’s “best estimate,” O’Connor said, since the group doesn’t play a role in setting prices — would push the typical cost closer to $80 this year.But he cautioned that predicting how much trees will cost on retail lots is a challenge.
Plus, supplies of cut trees have been constrained for years, partly as a result of reduced plantings starting more than a decade ago. It takes five to 15 years of growth before trees are tall enough to be harvested, she said.But the Real Christmas Tree Board’s research found that most shoppers had “no problems” finding a place nearby to buy a tree last year, said Marsha Gray, executive director of the board. “We expect this year to be no different,” she said.
Skip extras like “flocking,” or the application of fake snow to the tree. Some tree sellers offer it for an additional fee.
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