{"id":5121,"date":"2026-03-08T11:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T11:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecodriveautosales.com\/us\/?p=5121"},"modified":"2026-03-08T13:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:37:16","slug":"how-americans-buy-real-christmas-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecodriveautosales.com\/us\/how-americans-buy-real-christmas-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"How Americans Buy Real Christmas Trees: From Farm to Living Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<style><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><br \/>body{<br \/>  font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;<br \/>  line-height:1.55;color:#111;<br \/>}<br \/>.styled_h2 {<br \/>  font-size: 1.8em;<br \/>  font-weight: bold;<br \/>  margin: 1.5em 0 1em 0;<br \/>  color: #333;<br \/>}<br \/>.styled_h3 {<br \/>  font-size: 1.4em;<br \/>  font-weight: bold;<br \/>  margin: 1.3em 0 0.8em 0;<br \/>  color: #444;<br \/>}<br \/>.q_underline1 {<br \/>  background: #ffeb3b;<br \/>  padding: 0 4px;<br \/>  border-bottom: 3px solid #ffe900;<br \/>}<br \/>.q_underline2 {<br \/>  background: #99f9ff;<br \/>  padding: 0 4px;<br \/>  border-bottom: 3px solid #99f9ff;<br \/>}<br \/>.q_underline3 {<br \/>  background: #ffcccb;<br \/>  padding: 0 4px;<br \/>  border-bottom: 3px solid #ff99b8;<br \/>}<br \/>.video-container-long {<br \/>  position: relative;<br \/>  width: 100%;<br \/>  max-width: 560px;<br \/>  margin: 0 auto;<br \/>  aspect-ratio: 16 \/ 9;<br \/>}<br \/>.video-container-long iframe {<br \/>  position: absolute;<br \/>  top: 0;<br \/>  left: 0;<br \/>  width: 100%;<br \/>  height: 100%;<br \/>}<br \/>@media (max-width: 768px) {<br \/>  .video-container-long {<br \/>    max-width: 100%;<br \/>    margin: 0;<br \/>  }<br \/>}<br \/>.center{text-align:center;}<br \/><\/style>\n<h2 class=\"styled_h2\">What Comes to Mind for Christmas in America?<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"q_underline1\">For American families, the Christmas season begins with searching for a fir tree farm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Not every family does this, but many typical white families in the area where I live search for fir tree farms to purchase a fir tree for their Christmas tree.<\/p>\n<p><strong>During this time of year, shops selling fir trees pop up all over town.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They set up prefab buildings on empty lots, line up fir trees, and start selling.<\/p>\n<p>Even home improvement stores start selling live fir trees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"center\"><strong>\u3010Watch the first half video here\u3011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:560px; margin:0 auto;\">\n<div style=\"position:relative; padding-bottom:56.25%; height:0; overflow:hidden;\">\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dwlc7QxjNK0?autoplay=1&amp;mute=1\" style=\"position:absolute; top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%;\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">The American Way of Transporting Fir Trees<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecodriveondemand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u30a2\u30a4\u30ad\u30e3\u30c3\u30c1R7-1.png\" alt=\"The American Way of Transporting Fir Trees\" width=\"700\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The way people transport their purchased fir trees is also interesting.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"q_underline1\">Many people tie the fir tree to the roof of their car to take it home.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Because of this, during this season you&#8217;ll often see cars driving around with live fir trees on their roofs.<\/p>\n<p>The sight of about five fir trees lying on a car roof, secured with rope, has become a winter tradition.<\/p>\n<p>This scene seems to be increasing year by year.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s truly one of the iconic scenes of the American Christmas season.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">How to Purchase a Fir Tree<\/h3>\n<p><strong>My family also follows this tradition and purchases a fir tree every year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been buying live fir trees for about 5-6 years now, and my wife researches where to buy them online each time.<\/p>\n<p>We don&#8217;t always buy from the same place\u2014some locations that were open the previous year might be closed this year, and sometimes new fir tree vendors suddenly appear.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"q_underline2\">These vendors don&#8217;t just sell fir trees; they also set up play areas for kids and have food stalls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Some even sell beer, creating quite a fun atmosphere.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">Our Fir Tree Purchasing Experience<\/h3>\n<p><strong>This time, we decided to go to a fir tree farm in a place called Riverside.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a relatively rural town about 2 hours inland by car from Redondo Beach, where I live.<\/p>\n<p>We drove there, and although it was a countryside area with nothing around, there was no admission fee and we could enter freely.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"q_underline1\">There was just a small prefab cabin standing alone, but the property was incredibly vast\u2014so large that I wondered, &#8220;Can we really walk all the way out there?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>When we arrived at the fir tree farm, fir tree fields stretched as far as the eye could see.<\/p>\n<p>At the entrance, carts were provided along with saws for cutting trees.<\/p>\n<p>We grabbed these and headed out to find our preferred fir tree.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecodriveondemand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u30a2\u30a4\u30ad\u30e3\u30c3\u30c1P5.png\" alt=\"Finding the Right Tree to Buy Is Hard Work\" width=\"700\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">Finding the Right Tree to Buy Is Hard Work<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Because the farm is so vast, looking at every tree is extremely exhausting.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So it&#8217;s common to narrow down your search to a specific area.<\/p>\n<p>Our family\u2014including the kids, my wife, and our dog\u2014started walking with our cart and saw.<\/p>\n<p>When choosing a fir tree, you consider the shape, type of needles, and height.<\/p>\n<p>Just evaluating these factors alone is quite tiring work.<\/p>\n<p>Riverside is a hot area, and that day was no exception\u2014we were drenched in sweat as we searched.<\/p>\n<p class=\"center\"><strong>\u3010Watch the second half video here\u3011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DUSeVPIGtpI?autoplay=1&amp;mute=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">Watch Out for the Size of the Fir Tree<\/h3>\n<p><strong>We kept searching, saying &#8220;not this one, not that one either,&#8221; until we finally found a tree we liked.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"q_underline2\">Before purchasing, you need to make sure it won&#8217;t hit the ceiling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Generally, ceiling height is about 8 feet (approximately 2.4 meters), so you choose with that in mind.<\/p>\n<p>We ultimately decided on a tree that was about 7.5 feet (approximately 2.3 meters) tall.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">After Choosing, It&#8217;s Time to Actually Cut It Down<\/h3>\n<p><strong>That&#8217;s when the hard part began.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The saw didn&#8217;t cut well, and despite my wife and I desperately working the saw, it just wouldn&#8217;t cut through.<\/p>\n<p>After struggling for about 15 to 20 minutes, we finally finished cutting.<\/p>\n<p>The felled fir tree was very heavy, and loading it onto the cart and hauling it to the exit was another challenge.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">So, How Much Does a Fir Tree Cost&#8230;?<\/h3>\n<p><strong><span class=\"q_underline1\">The price was about $100.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the exit, they wrap the fir tree with a special machine.<\/p>\n<p>A young white employee, probably high school age, carried the fir tree to our car.<\/p>\n<p>They placed it on the car roof and skillfully tied it down with rope.<\/p>\n<p>We tipped the employee, and normally $5 would be plenty, but at that time I had forgotten to get small bills and only had a $20.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So I said &#8220;Merry Christmas&#8221; and handed over the $20.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The employee looked surprised but was happy.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">And That&#8217;s How the Fir Tree Purchase Was Complete<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecodriveondemand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u30a2\u30a4\u30ad\u30e3\u30c3\u30c1T4\u30ed\u30b4\u306a\u3057-1.png\" alt=\"And That's How the Fir Tree Purchase Was Complete\" width=\"700\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>With the fir tree loaded in the car, we headed home.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the typical flow of purchasing a Christmas tree in America.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"q_underline3\">As a side note, Christmas tree theft has apparently been increasing in recent years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are cases where trees tied to car roofs get stolen while the owners are eating at a restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an act that ruins children&#8217;s dreams\u2014a really unfortunate story.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">After Bringing Home the Fir Tree, Wait a Day Before Attaching the Stand. Or So We Planned&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p><strong>When we arrived home, we first unloaded the tree in front of the garage and washed it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We removed dust and dirt, and took off any dead parts.<\/p>\n<p>After that, we let it dry for about a day before attaching the stand to make it stand upright.<\/p>\n<p>However, when we tried to bring it inside, something unexpected happened.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"q_underline3\">The tree we bought was bigger than we thought\u2014it was 9 feet (about 2.7 meters) tall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our ceiling is 8 feet (about 2.4 meters), so it wouldn&#8217;t fit at all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the end, we managed to fit it by cutting it with scissors, but it still barely touched the ceiling.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This kind of thing is also a very American experience.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h3\">The Charm of a Real Christmas Tree<\/h3>\n<p><strong><span class=\"q_underline1\">The greatest appeal of a real Christmas tree is its scent.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The house fills with the aroma of the tree, creating a wonderful atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>Surrounded by this fragrance, we decorate together with the kids and spend time waiting for Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re visiting the U.S., give a real Christmas tree a try\u2014and if you live here, it might be a fun tradition to start (or revisit) this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Comes to Mind for Christmas in America? 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