Give your tree a drink! 

Cut Christmas trees are like cut flowers, to keep them fresh they need water. The best way of doing this is to place the tree in a waer holding stand. If you replenish the water daily, the tree is likely to remain fresh all the way through the festive period. Most importantly it will not then drop its needles.

There is no real alternative

If you want the real feel and smell of Christmas you cannot beat a real Christmas tree. In fact if you care about the environmet then you need to buy a real tree. Each tree absorbs carbon dioxide out of the air as it grows, and also provides a natural habitat for many birds and insects.

Longer than you think!

It takes 10 years to grow a tree 2 metres tall. The seed is grown in a nursery to 2 to 3 years old, and then the baby plant is dug up and planted out in the fields where it is looked after for a further 7 to 8 years. 

Yes, The trees and the plantations are the home for thousands of insects and large animals.

Growing Christmas trees is long term progressive husbandry. As soon as a trees is removed they are replaced by at least 2 to 3 new trees, these smaller trees harbour insects and small mammals a completely new eco-system starts to grow with the trees. Although some animals are harmful to the trees they are good for the eco-system so our growers divert the animals from the vulnerable trees without harming them. Even dead used Christmas trees are used to put into lakes and rivers, where the fish use the natural cover.

It is believed that Christmas trees really started in Central Europe

Prince Albert is widely acknowledged as making Christmas trees fashionable in Great Britain, bringing the tradition from Europe. However,the use of greenery for celebration arose much earlier than you would think. it was widley believed in early times that if you brought a green tree into the house you brought in the good spirits! It was a sign of growth and light in the darkness of Winter.

Look at our Christmas tree calender on this page!

We have designed this to help you get the utmost enjoyment out of your tree! Links will take you to what type of tree is right for you, where the trees are grown, how to look after it when you get it home plus Facts and advice on nearly every Christmas tree question you need to know.  We have even developed a Post Code link which will enable you and your family to track down where you can buy the right type of Needlefresh tree you want, nearest to your home. We hope you enjoy getting your Christmas tree and all the festive fun that comes with it.