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***CHRISTMAS TREE AVAILABILITY UPDATE***
We have now sold out of Cut Christmas Trees for 2023, a limited selection of potted Christmas Trees are available.
Please call us on 01727 822255 or email us at info@ayletnurseries.co.uk and we will discuss availability with you.
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Recycling & Collection Service 2024
At the end of the festive season, please bring your Christmas trees and Christmas cards to the Nursery from 3rd – 21st January 2024 inclusive for recycling.
An area will be set aside at the top of the car park to make disposal easy for you.
Alternatively, for a nominal charge, we will collect your Christmas tree for you – please see our leaflet for further details.
Book your Christmas Tree Recycling Collection HERE
Cut & Potted Christmas Trees
For many, choosing your Christmas Tree is one of the most special events of the festive celebrations.
Whether your preference is the traditional Norway Spruce, the Nordman Fir with its excellent needle holding qualities, the fragrant foliage of the Fraser Fir or simply one that fits in your desired spot, our team are on hand to help with your selection.
Wander through our Christmas Tree forest and soak up the festive pine aroma, our Cut Christmas Trees are displayed standing up and un-netted so choosing your favourite couldn’t be made easier.
Once you’ve chosen your tree we will net it for you for easy transportation home or why not make use of our delivery service and have your tree delivered directly to your door, we deliver within a 20 mile radius of the garden centre – please see our delivery page for further details.
Unable to visit? ORDER YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE ONLINE
Order your Cut or Potted Christmas Tree online with us and a member of our team will call to discuss your requirements, hand pick your tree and schedule delivery to your home!
Trees will be delivered/available for Click & Collect from the first week of December.
All our cut Christmas Trees come pre-drilled as standard for those who have a stand straight/pin stand.
Types of Christmas Tree
Norway Spruce (Picea Abies)
The traditional Christmas tree with short green needles. Best suited for a cooler position or ideally outside. If it is allowed to dry out when brought into the home, it will drop its needles badly. However, if kept in a water-holding stand which is regularly topped up with water it should remain fresh throughout the festive period with minimal needle drop.
Cut Sizes Available: 150-180cm (5’-6’) £21.95 / 180-210cm (6’-7’) £27.95 / 210-240cm (7’-8’) £39.95
Potted Sizes Available: 60-80cm £26.95 / 100-125cm £34.95
Nordman Fir (Abies Nordmanniana)
The most popular Christmas tree variety – a family favourite. With a classic Christmas tree shape and long, soft, dark green needles the Nordman Fir has excellent needle holding properties.
Cut Sizes Available: 120-150cm (4’-5’) £31.95 / 150-180cm (5’-6’) £41.95 / 180-210cm (6’-7’) £51.95 / 210-240cm (7’-8’) £64.95 / 240-270cm (8’-9’) £82.95
Potted Size Available: 80-100cm (2’-3’) £39.95 / 100-125cm (3′-4′) £49.95
Noble Fir (Abies Nobilis)
Noble Firs have unique, upturned blue-green needles and evenly spaced branches. Often a popular choice, they can display all the characteristics of the perfect Christmas tree. Choose those with a strong blue colour to provide a stunning look in your home.
Cut Sizes Available: 150-180cm (5’-6’) £49.95 / 180-210cm (6’-7’) £69.95 / 210-240cm (7’-8’) £74.95
Fraser Fir (Abies Fraseri)
This Christmas tree has a unique fragrance and excellent needle holding properties. It has firm branches which can are suitable for larger decorations. Fraser Fir is often referred to as looking similar to Norway Spruce but has the needle holding qualities of Nordman Fir.
Cut Sizes Available: 150-180cm (5’-6’) £43.95 / 180-210cm (6’-7’) £53.95 / 210-240cm (7’-8’) £69.95
Potted Sizes Available: 80-100cm £37.95
As well as the Norway, Nordman and Fraser Potted Trees listed above we also stock;
Korean Fir Potted Trees, in sizes; 80-100cm (2.5′-3′) £42.95 and 100-125cm (3′-4′) £46.95
A mild winter, with little cold and frost, means that trees have not gone into winter dormancy before being cut down so extra care needs to be taken to reduce needle drop.
Caring for your Christmas Tree
Cut Trees
For best results, please ensure the following:
Once home, roughen up the end or cut a thin slither off the base of your tree to expose fresh-cut surface (this allows your tree to take up water). Place your tree in a bucket of water for a long drink, this will pump up the needles for a fuller looking tree and help to reduce needle drop. All our trees come pre-drilled to accommodate a stand straight stand/pin stand. Please remember! If you are using a stand straight/pin stand the amount you remove from the base of your tree should be kept to a minimum to ensure the hole is deep enough to hold your tree securely on the spike, we recommend that you roughen up the end rather than cutting any off.
We recommend that you store your Christmas tree in a cool, frost-free place until required. Your Christmas Tree will look it’s best for 10-14 days, needle drop is inevitable once the tree has been inside for this amount of time, so plan your Christmas and New Year festivities with this in mind.
When you bring your tree into your home, use a reservoir type tree stand, this is the most effective way to maintain the freshness of your tree.
Check the stand daily to make sure that the level of water does not fall below the base of the tree. With many stands, there can still be water in the stand even though the base of the tree is no longer submerged in water.
When positioning your tree, keep away from sources of heat e.g. fireplaces, radiators or direct sunlight. Lowering the room temperature will slow the drying process, resulting in less water consumption each day.
Containerised/Potted Trees
Keep the Christmas tree in the house for a short a period as possible. If possible put the tree in a frost-free place to re-acclimatise before planting out, constructing a windbreak around the plant would also be beneficial. When placing indoors thoroughly water the compost and place a saucer beneath the pot.
For further information on Pot Grown Trees and how to plant out your potted tree after the festive season, see the video below from Needlefresh and David Domoney…
Stands
Putting your tree up has never been so easy with our great selection of Christmas Tree stands! Available in a variety of sizes and styles and our staff are on hand to help with your selection.
Recycling & Collection Service 2024
At the end of the festive season, please bring your Christmas trees and Christmas cards to the Nursery from 3rd – 21st January 2024 inclusive for recycling. An area will be set aside at the top of the car park to make disposal easy for you.
Alternatively, for a nominal charge, we will collect your Christmas tree for you – please see our leaflet for further details.
Book your Christmas Tree Recycling Collection HERE