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ImpossibleParfait t1_ixx5va5 wrote

Reply to comment by pd9 in Fairfield County tree farms be like: "That will be $125 plus tax" by praeda1

You're basically paying for the experience to go cut one down.

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101011dotcom t1_ixxi9uh wrote

To be fair, you’re 100% correct. I lived across the street from a tree farm in Brooklyn, CT (side note, make a day trip out of it, some good farms up this way). They’re up against tree to sale places that source all the way up to Canada and plastic trees that are amazing with lights built in. The cut your own tree experience is what you’re paying for. They are NOT making the bank some folks think they are. They’re keeping the Christmas tradition alive. There must be a Hallmark film that explains this… maybe “fresh needles for Santa?”

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ImpossibleParfait t1_ixxj84d wrote

It takes 8 to 12 years to grow what one would consider a Christmas tree.

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101011dotcom t1_iy1zgrt wrote

Exactly, and yearly trimming not to mention keeping the trees clear of vines, mowing a few times a year and clearing other growth around them. Don’t forget land taxes and the time it takes to organize the cutting season with employees and food trucks. A cut tree at around $100 is a bargain.

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