Christmas isn’t Christmas without…a real tree. We love them and have been selling beautiful home grown West Dorset fir trees for many years. They don’t just look great they SMELL great. Walk in the room and you’re instantly transported to a pine forest. And even before you’ve decorated in your own style, there’s the joy of choosing a tree that’s going to live with you over the festive season as the centre of the celebrations.

DID YOU KNOW?

Scientists at Japan’s Kyoto University found the smell of pine needles helped anxiety, stress and depression (2007 study).

Norway spruce (Picea Abies)

Displaying vivid green pointy needles, this is the classic Christmas tree from your childhood. It’s the marathon runner of trees having leaner branches than a Nordmann Fir but with an unmistakeable pine scent that conjures up sleigh bells and Santa. The spruce is perfect for outdoor spaces too so friends and family enjoy a big forest welcome even before they step inside.

Nordmann Fir (Abies nordmanniana)

Britain’s best selling Christmas tree, less fragrant than the Norway spruce but what it lacks in scent it makes up for in sheer presence. Native to southern Russia, it’s big, bold with less prickly needles and is favoured for being more child and pet friendly. These branches can take heavier baubles and are more drop proof.

How to keep your Christmas tree in shape

• Leave it outside or in a cool place as long as you can
• Before decorating, remove about one inch (2cm) from the base and plunge in water
• Water every day and keep away from heat
• TURN OFF tree lights before watering, whenever you go out and overnight

Our trees arrive in store on Saturday 1st December by special elf delivery. Ho Ho Ho!