Real Christmas Trees
When you buy a real Christmas tree from Blue Diamond, you can be confident of the highest quality, cut-to-order, luxury Christmas tree, in the size of your choice. Our expert teams will help you to choose the right tree for your home, and give you plenty of advice on how to care for your tree - we pride ourselves on providing more choice than anyone else.
Our expert growers work through the year to ensure a natural shape with lush dark glossy green needles. We cut our trees within 48 hours of delivery to ensure a lifespan that lasts well beyond Christmas day.
Our Christmas Promise
If you are not completely satisfied with your tree, we will replace it free of charge.
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Healthy and fresh
All our Christmas trees are grown by specialist growers. Trees are fed with organic fertilisers during their growing season and are pruned and gently shaped to ensure the healthiest growth possible.
Our Christmas trees are cut only a few days before they arrive in your local Blue Diamond Garden Centre and arrive beautifully fresh and ready for our customers to enjoy at home.
Is there anything more wonderful than the scent of a real Christmas tree? The aroma of a freshly cut tree is the very essence of Christmas itself.
Sustainable
All our Christmas trees are grown by a specialist grower. They have been grown sustainably especially for use at Christmas. For every tree cut down another 3 saplings are planted. No woodland is compromised. Furthermore, the trees are fed with organic fertilisers during their growing season and are pruned and gently shaped to ensure the healthiest growth possible.
Wildlife friendly
Our grower has left areas around the Christmas tree fields untended to allow wildlife such as partridges, foxes, deer and insects to thrive. Hedgerows and forests also surround the Christmas Tree fields, which again provides natural, unspoilt habitats.
During the growing season, wildflowers are encouraged to grow between the row of Christmas trees to attract and provide food for bees and butterflies.
Environmentally friendly
A typical 6-foot tree takes approximately 6-9 years to grow before it is cut. As they grow, real Christmas trees benefit the environment by capturing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. This means they contribute to maintaining our clean air and reducing pollution. Read more on this...
Recyclable and compostable
Real trees are 100% recyclable and bio-degradable. Our netting is also eco-friendly and compostable.
Picking the perfect tree to suit your home
Blue Diamond Garden Centres have a wonderful selection of Christmas Trees and the best tree for you depends on your situation and preferences. There are many types of Christmas trees, each with their own attributes when it comes to look, fragrance, branch strength and needle retention.
The average British ceiling is about 8ft high. If you have a stand this will also raise the tree up, so you need to consider the overall height. Also don’t forget the size of your space, we have trees which are suitable for the largest and smallest of spaces.
Tips to help your Christmas Tree last longer
Where to put your Christmas Tree
An important part of how to make a Christmas tree last longer is to choose a good location in your home.
It is best to place the tree away from direct sources of heating such as open fires and radiators.
Preparing your Christmas tree
For best results we recommend you cut 1/4 of an inch off the bottom of your real Christmas Tree as soon as you bring it home (or more if you need to reduce the height of the tree). A simple straight cut across is all that is needed. Then pop your tree in a bucket of water until you are ready to decorate it. This will make it easier for your tree to soak up water.
Watering your tree
Ideally, we recommend using a water holding stand for your tree and ensure this is kept topped up during the festive period. This will help your real tree last much longer and retain its needles.
What to do with your real tree after Christmas
Real Christmas trees are natural and are 100% recyclable. After you and your family have enjoyed your tree and Christmas is over, it can be recycled, chipped into mulch for gardens or woodchips for paths. This means that your Christmas tree serves another useful purpose and as such has negligible or even negative Carbon Dioxide emissions. It is much better than sending it to landfill.
Real trees are recyclable and can be shredded into chippings which are then used locally in parks or woodland areas. Remember to remove all tinsel and decorations and any pots or stands.
How can I recycle my tree?
1. You can recycle your tree and help a local charity with a small donation. Just enter your postcode to identify a local charity and register your tree for collection on https://just-helping.org.uk/register-tree.
2. Local authorities often arrange drop-off points or special collections of 'real' trees in early January and advertise the dates this will take place with any other changes to collections over the Christmas period. Check your local authority website for more information. You can find out details of your local authority, including their contact details, by entering your postcode into our Recycling Locator tool.
Artificial trees are made from a combination of materials and therefore cannot be recycled. Unwanted trees in good condition may be accepted by charity shops for re-sale and re-use.