Best place to get an Xmas tree?

i got mine by the Food Coop, it wasn't cheap, but it is beauuuuuuutiful and the needles are staying on pretty well.
In the past i got them by the Key Food on 5th Avenue and the trees were pretty nice too.

Hi, one of my very first jobs was selling Christmas trees.

The challenge for many of us in NYC/Boroughs is that we don't own cars. When I sold trees, we would shake them and bang them on the ground so that the branches would open up. That way the customer could see the tree in full, but also, to see if there were falling needles or some other sign of wear and tear.

Since many of us carry the tree home, or use a car service or are just in a hurry to get home, we don't get to see the tree "thumped" out.
We want it tied or we see a sample and then choose one similar but ready to go.

In any event, the Coop does have great trees, there is also set up by Duane Reade on Flatbush/Seventh that seems to have decent trees. I walk by there quite a bit. Go EARLY, like 8 or 9 in the morning, if you are able. The trees are fresher and things seem less rushed.

There is a stand on 7th, next to the liquor store around the corner from Flatbush...instinctively, I would not buy from them.
There are so many tree places this year. Buyer beware but have fun and be merry.

it's not the coop selling them, btw. as far as i know, they just let the seller use the space, just like duane reade isn't selling the trees in front of their store.

from said seller's website:
http://greenvermont.blogspot.com/

Isn't a live Christmas tree more ecologic?
Only if you have a place to plant the tree after Christmas and are willing to invest in the time and effort to keep it healthy while it's in the house. Plus, many "living" Christmas trees die shortly after the holidays because pine trees aren't well suited to life in heated apartments. Remember, though, that cut trees are farmed; they're a renewable resource like any other vegetable you use.

What about a reusable fake tree?
Still not more ecological. The plastics of aluminum used to make the tree are often toxic and always non-biodegradable.

by the way, you don't need to throw your tree away. various community gardens will use them for mulch. prospect heights community farm (st marks btwn underhill and vandy) will take them on january 9th and 10th, when we have a chipper coming.

We purchase ours every year at the guy on the corner of Flatbush and Dean (in front of the old Bergen Tiles) These are the same people who used to be in the triangle lot by Pacific and 5th.

natty gardens on the corner of dean and vanderbilt. dope trees, great prices..we got our on flatbush and dean and stopped at natty gardens to get a tree stand and they had similar trees for like $3 cheaper

sweet tea wrote: it's not the coop selling them, btw. as far as i know, they just let the seller use the space, just like duane reade isn't selling the trees in front of their store.

from said seller's website:
http://greenvermont.blogspot.com/

Isn't a live Christmas tree more ecologic?
Only if you have a place to plant the tree after Christmas and are willing to invest in the time and effort to keep it healthy while it's in the house. Plus, many "living" Christmas trees die shortly after the holidays because pine trees aren't well suited to life in heated apartments. Remember, though, that cut trees are farmed; they're a renewable resource like any other vegetable you use.

What about a reusable fake tree?
Still not more ecological. The plastics of aluminum used to make the tree are often toxic and always non-biodegradable.

by the way, you don't need to throw your tree away. various community gardens will use them for mulch. prospect heights community farm (st marks btwn underhill and vandy) will take them on january 9th and 10th, when we have a chipper coming.

yup
They actually have a deal with the school next to the Coop as far as I can see. My best trees have come from them - I like the long needle ones and they last well past xmas if you keep water in the stand. Thx for the link, tea. Nice that the Coop/Vermont trees are w/out pesticide.

And composting - wonder if the chipping at the parks is going to happen this year?

Yeah, I'd recommend Natty Garden too (actually at Dean and Washington)--not a bad selection and really nice guys.