Good places to buy Christmas trees

[tercat.livejournal.com]

Every year my husband and I buy a real tree.  For a while we were going to a place not far from Alewife on Route 2 that sold lovely trees at very reasonable prices.  That tree stand hasn't been around for a couple of years and since then we've been searching for a new place.  I'd love any suggestions for places to buy real trees in the area--Somerville, Medford, Arlington, Concord, etc.  Church or school parking lots, farm stands, etc. are all welcome suggestions.  Thanks!  Oh... and if you know when their sale starts--are they already selling trees or will their sale start this weekend--that would be great.

Comments

[ron_newman]

And if you don't have a car -- how do you carry one home?

(This is a sincere question. I've never had a tree, so I don't know.)

Getting it home

[winterhill.livejournal.com]

You get a friend and you walk home with it, or tie it to a red wagon or a taboggon. I've done this (walking with a friend) for several years, from Ricky's in Union Square. I love supporting local businesses and Ricky is really nice. One year, they did tie it to the car I was borrowing, but the whole walking through a light snowstorm with your tree thing is quite pleasant.

[shana-lyons.livejournal.com]

I mean this in the most unsnarky way. . . You put one person on the front of the tree, one on the back, and start walking. It really helps if you're both wearing thick leather gloves and you buy a small tree.

I did see one enterprising person two years ago at the Porter Square tree sale incorporate a skateboard into the mix. He duct taped the bottom end of the tree to the skateboard, grabbed the tree about 2/3 of the way up and just rolled it away down Mass Ave.

[ron_newman]

Thanks. I was trying to imagine someone carrying a tree on the Red Line or the #77 bus...

[elbren]

The house where I lived as an undergrad had a tradition of going to Fanueil Hall to get our non-denominational holiday shrub, and carrying it back on the T and through campus home to Cambridgeport, cheerfully singing carols the whole way (which was pretty amusing given that maybe two of the bunch were even culturally Christian enough to know any of the words).