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Best places in Australia to buy a real Christmas tree

And how to care for them. - by Olivia Hart
  • 03 Dec 2021
Best places in Australia to buy a real Christmas tree

With Christmas around the corner its time to start decorating and the first thing to go up has to be the tree!

While there are plenty of artificial trees that are just as stunning as the real thing, half the fun of Christmas is choosing a real tree. 

If you're choosing a tree from a farm, there's plenty of great spots across Australia to visit. Now is the time to head out and have a tree tagged for an early December pick-up or delivery.

Have a look at this list to find the closest tree farm to you. 

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Dural Christmas Tree Farm

Emi Berry

New South Wales

Dural Christmas Tree Farm 

Merlino’s Christmas Trees 

Tomalong Christmas Tree Farm  

Christmas Tree Man

School Trees

Sydney Christmas Tree Farm

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Dural Christmas Tree Farm

Emi Berry

Queensland:

Gold Coast Christmas Trees

Real Christmas Trees

Chrissy Trees 4 You

Granite Belt Christmas Farm

Atherton Christmas Tree Farm

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Tree tagging, Dural Christmas Tree Farm

Emi Berry

South Australia

Santa Trees Christmas Tree Farm

Christmas Tree Farm Chandlers Hill

Adelaide Hills Christmas Trees 

Christmas Tree Plantation

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Christmas trees take approximately three to four years to grow to 7ft

Emi Berry

Victoria

Dandenong Christmas Tree Farm

Christmas Tree Farm

Christmas Trees on the Run

Real Christmas Trees Melbourne

Sunbury Christmas Tree Farm

Ports Christmas Tree Farm

Victoria Christmas Tree Farm

Northpole Christmas Tree Farms

Melbourne Christmas Tree Farm

The Christmas Tree Shop

Daylesford Christmas Tree Farm

Christmas Tree Farm Narre Warren

decorating tree

ACT

Christmas Tree Keng

Santa’s shaped Christmas Tree

Western Australia

Christmas Trees of Wanneroo 

Wilbury’s Traditional Christmas Trees

S & G's Christmas Trees

Tasmania

Killiecankie Farm

Richmond Christmas Tree Farm

Caring for your real tree

We spoke to Dural Christmas Tree Farm and rounded up the best tips for taking care of your tree.

1. Refresh the tree by making a straight cut across the base, taking 2cm off the stump before you place it into a stand with water.  This simple measure will better enable your real Christmas tree to absorb sufficient water to maintain its freshness.

2. Place the real Christmas tree in a Cinco Christmas tree stand that can hold at least 4 litres of water as well as your tree (ie at least the medium sized stand). You should expect the tree to take up additional water.  Water the new tree until water uptake stops.

3. If you do not wish to put your tree up immediately, store it in a cool place out of wind and sun in a bucket of water.

4. Check the water level daily.  If the water drops below the trunk, the trunk may seal itself and not be able to absorb water and the stump will need to be cut again.  Straight water is the best way to help keep your real Christmas tree fresh.  

5. Place the tree away from sunlit windows, television sets and other heat sources as they will dry out your tree prematurely.

6. If properly cared for (using the first five steps) your real Christmas tree should last at least 4 weeks before drying out.

Check with your local council for special Christmas tree disposal services. If your council does not offer this services, simply cut the Christmas tree up and dispose of in your green waste bin. 

Now that you've got your tree it's time to decorate! How about with these? 

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