real christmas trees - where to get one?
 

this christmas we are looking to get a real tree this yearas opposed to artificial...wheres good and not to expensive to get one from..
and no I dont own an axe or chainsaw so dont point me towards some random forest..

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We got one from Homebase last year, never again they were poo!!! No needles on it on Christmas day!!!
We are going artificial this year deff!!! :D

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I hadn't realized that real trees were hard to come by in the UK. I do have a chainsaw; so, I go to a place in Sydenham village, pay my $20.000 and go cut down a tree ... but I suppose this is absolutely useless info;):D. ... so, whatever kind of tree you get, have a Merry Christmas:dancedog:

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Asda

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Between Darwen and Bolton if you've got a big saw and a flat wagon:hidewall::hidewall::D

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The greengrocer across from the Hare And Hounds in Clayton has some for sale:)

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Do you not have any forestry/Estates/Garden centres, that do them ? When we did Forestry they usually had plots that they'd sell off as Christmas trees, same with Lord Derby's Estate Knowsley we'd cut & sell his Pines for him. (And yes he was aware of the fact :D He'd contracted us.)

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Theres always brookside nurseries up on hassy old road between farmers glory and coach and horses .. i got one with roots on it from there 4 year ago .. its planted in the garden now ..and growing ... and no i dont dig it up every year ...

last year didnt even put one up ... was at spugs . this was spugs christmas tree ...:D:D:D

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Up nearly Bowley Scout Camp. Great Harwood. x

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Katherines fruit shop in Clayton great trees

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theres always this ...

It’s a Christmas Tree special tomorrow on the BBC Radio Lancashire gardening programme; we will be live at Pasture View Nurseries in great Eccleston from 12midday. Trevor Chippendale will be on hand to answer all your Christmas tree questions and show you round his vintage tractor collection. If you cannot make it along you can call the show on 01254 583 583 or text your questions to 81333 starting your text with the

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As this is "Questions and Answers" I'm going to ask: "How much do real trees cost over there."?

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Ask me tomorrow when we get ours. They are not hard to find and we have had them from several places but will go to Brookside Nursery to look first because they deliver them so it saves me sticking the roof bars on my car :D

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That grocers on Broadway has some too don't know how much they are though

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Don't know the actual costs Eric but they used to charge so much a foot