Christmas Tree Shopping Guide

Buying your Christmas tree this Christmas holiday season is as easy as surfing the Internet. The Mahalo Christmas Tree Shopping Guide collects links to websites offering live, artificial, and even potted living Christmas trees to help you and your family find the Christmas tree that's right for you.

Live Trees: Pros and Cons

Pro: Live Christmas trees are a renewable resource¹

Pro: Live Christmas trees can be recycled after the holiday season¹

Pro: Live Christmas trees are usually less expensive than artificial trees

Pro: Live Christmas trees scent your home with a festive pine scent

Con: Live Christmas trees require care and watering

Con: Live Christmas trees require the clean-up of fallen pine needles

Con: Live Christmas trees can be a fire hazard

Artificial Trees: Pros and Cons

Pro: Artificial Christmas trees can be used year after year

Pro: Artificial Christmas trees are suitable for people with allergies to traditional pine trees

Pro: Artificial Christmas trees are available in a wide variety of colors and styles

Pro: Artificial Christmas trees eliminate the need to care for and water live Christmas trees

Pro: Artificial Christmas trees save a live tree from being cut down

Con: Artificial Christmas trees usually require assembly

Con: Artificial Christmas trees are usually more expensive than live trees

Con: Artificial Christmas trees can contain hazardous chemicals (check your artificial Christmas tree's label for more information)¹