Best Places to Buy Real Christmas Trees in the Twin Cities

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Dad carrying Christmas Tree into House as Kids Cheer -Where to Buy Real Christmas Tree in the Twin Cities

I am traditionally a bit of a scrooge when it comes to Christmas Trees. This is because

  1. I know I’m going to be the one to get stuck taking it down
  2. It will take up valuable living space while it is in my house for the entire holiday season.
  3. I have been guilty of leaving it up too way too long. I’m not going to say June, but I’m not, not going to say it either.
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Three of my four babies came during the Holidays, and that always makes everything harder. One baby year we waited until the last minute. 

My husband ran out on December 24th looking for any tree. He finally stopped at Walgreens where they were selling Charlie Brown tabletop trees. We still use that one as a centerpiece.

I will always love that tree.

After the Charlie Brown year, we decided it would be best to give up on real trees for a while and just go with artificial  until the kids were older. Last year, we decided our kids were old enough and we were ready to add a new family tradition. 

I did the research below, and we packed up our family and spent a beautiful November afternoon selecting and cutting down our own Christmas tree. 

Besides a fun day out and the beautiful aroma of a real pine tree, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the needles of a fresh tree did not fall everywhere like some past Home Depot parking lot trees had done.

Dad carrying Christmas Tree into House as Kids Cheer -Where to Buy Real Christmas Tree in the Twin Cities

Now that I’ve decided on the real Christmas Tree. I have two choices: (1) find a local Christmas Tree lot to select among fresh pre-cut trees; or (2) go to a Minnesota Christmas tree farm where families can chop down their own live Christmas trees or pick out a pre-cut tree. 

Where to find real Christmas trees

4 Reasons to Skip the Artificial Tree

Do you long for the smell of real pine, but worry real a Christmas tree come with messy sap? Despite the fact that my house is small with limited space, we have opted to only get real Christmas Trees in the future, and this is why:

My artificial tree STILL dropped needles everywhere!

You would think, if you are going to get a plastic tree, it would not shed. It does. Worse, now they are not organic pine needles, and they can’t just be swept out the door or into the organics bin. Instead, I have little plastic needles fall on me whenever I dig around in our basement storage room all year round.

The pre-lit bulbs give out before the tree

It sounds convenient, but once these bulbs no longer work, they are just in the way. I still have to buy lights and try not to confuse them with the non-working bulbs (that don’t come off the tree) when I take the tree down. It makes everything more difficult.

Even the best artificial Christmas trees require storage

I admit I may not have bought the best choice in artificial Christmas tree products. But, even if I try to go down that road again, I’ll have to take up a good chunk of storage space for the new tree.

What do you do with a no-longer useful faux tree?

Send it to the dump? I just don’t want to be an end user anymore. At least real trees get a second life as woodchips and can even be set out in the garden to provide shelter for birds

I know this article sounds a bit like a paid promotion for the Christmas Tree Growers Association, but really it is just my current opinion. If you have a favorite Christmas Tree Farm or a favorite artificial Christmas tree that you want to share with the community, leave a comment below. We would love to hear form you.

4 thoughts on “Best Places to Buy Real Christmas Trees in the Twin Cities”

  2. Katherine Lucht

    Please look into Doehling’s Farm Market in Minnetonka. https://doehlingsmarket.com/ They are a small family farm stand off of Hwy 7 in Minnetonka. This time of year, they sell fresh Christmas trees, as well as wreaths, sprays, and very cute spruce tip pots. The owner hand-makes the spruce tip pots. It’s so family-owned and run that many times you will find their children or nieces and nephews helping sell or loading cars. This Farm stand was recently handed down from the Doehling parents to their son and his wife. Last Dec, Doehling Senior passed away suddenly. Even in his retirement, he had been a permanent fixture around the Farm stand, riding his bike, helping around, and chatting with customers. They could really use our support to ensure they have a successful Holiday Season. I know it will be emotionally rough for them.

    Thank you for keeping the website running. I use it all the time!

    Katherine Lucht

    P.S. I know the family personally, but I am not a paid employee or have any financial connections to this farm stand. I shop here year-round, in the spring with flowers, fall with pumpkins, and winter with a tree and spruce tip pots. The quality is always amazing.

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    1. Joy Peters

      Thank you for sharing this with the community, Katherine. I’m sure other families will love to know this.

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