Christmas is just around the corner, which means it’s time the familiar scent of pine filled your home once more—because we all know the festive season isn’t complete without an extravagantly decorated tree.
To make things easy for you, we’ve created a list of the best places to buy your Christmas tree in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland this year—now you have no reason to procrastinate. None of that fake business, it's only the real deal around here, folks, so let's stroll through the options for where to pick up the best real Christmas trees in and around town.
Misa Christmas Tree Farm
116 Balmoral Road, Mount Eden, Auckland
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OG Christmas tree purveyors Misa Christmas Tree Farm really know their stuff—they’ve been around since 1940 and have become the go-to Christmas tree spot for many Aucklanders.
This Mt Eden farm has a range of sizes fit for any household and even has giant Christmas trees for the most extravagant Christmas-lover. They will also collect and recycle your tree after the season has ended because no one wants sad brown trees to go to landfill.
Mount Gabriel Christmas Tree Farms
3 Creamery Road, Māngere Bridge & 201 Sutton Road, Drury, Auckland
Have you ever wanted to cut your own Christmas tree down? At Mount Gabriel Christmas Tree Farms they offer just that at either of their farms at Drury or Mangere Bridge. Committed to the environment they also accept old trees for mulching on their farm regardless of whether you bought your tree from them originally.
Tree nerds will appreciate that there are two different types of trees to choose from, the Radiata pine and the Macrocarpa, both of which have excellent needle retention, unlike the much-maligned, needle-shedding, foot-stabbing Norway spruce that you find in houses in the UK. Score.
Festivity Christmas Trees
Various Locations
Image credit: Festivity Christmas Trees / Facebook
Hand-picked and freshly cut, Festivity Christmas Trees offer both delivery and pick up, or, if you’re keen to bask in that festive pine needle scent there are several retail outlets to choose from.
Catch them at Mount Eden, Howick, and other select suburbs to get into the festive season with a fresh and vibrant tree.
For those who would prefer to leave the hoisting and heavy lifting to the experts—and who wouldn't?—Festivity will even deliver your tree and put it up for you with none of the to-me, to-you, left a bit, right a bit nonsense that's blighted Christmases past. Plus, they'll take it down and remove it after Christmas for an extra fee. Can't say fairer than that.
Mike's Xmas Trees
Coxs Bay Car Park, 53 West End Road, Herne Bay & Meadowbank Pony Club, 337 Kohimarama Road, St Heliers, Auckland
Keen to get in the Christmas spirit but have limited space? Mike's Xmas Trees offer two-foot minis up to showstopping XXL. With farm-fresh, quality (but affordable) trees, online ordering and delivery to your door starting late November, they make it easy to bring festive feels to your home. They also have two pop-up sites in Herne Bay and St Heliers should you prefer to pick your tree in person.
Whether you have a Christmas corner or a dedicated room, Mike’s has a tree to fit. Once your tree has been well-loved and it’s time to say farewell, take advantage of their removal service, pop it by your letterbox and they will take it away to be recycled. Extra points for Santa and his elf height guide.
Taupaki Christmas Trees
30 Peters Lane, Taupaki, Auckland
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North Shore peeps need look no further than the family-owned Taupaki Christmas Trees to find their perfect spruce. Sure to thrill any sprogs in tow, a gorgeous adventure awaits just a 10-minute drive from the Northwestern motorway.
Pick up your flag and hunt for your perfect Christmas tree among the paddocks. With thousands of Christmas trees to choose from, each unique and different, pick the one that is meant for you: whether that be one of the babies from 4ft to the 12ft and up monsters.
Once you've staked your claim a team member will come and chop your tree down for you and take it back to your car, ready for you to make it your own. Just delightful.
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Shaw Road Christmas Trees
39 Shaw Road, Oratia, Auckland
Westies, this one's for you. No need to pay extra for 'rural' delivery, head to Shaw Road Christmas Trees, a small pine tree plantation in Oratia for your festive fix of beautiful trees. Here you get to not only pick your own tree but cut it down too. If that all sounds like a bridge too far in the effort stakes, the friendly folk at Shaw Road can help you out.
Zach's Christmas Trees
Delivery & Pick Up
Image credit: Zach's Christmas Trees / Facebook
An outfit that has been faithfully building up a loyal customer base since its inception in 2012 comes Zach's Christmas Trees. One for the early birds, if you pre-order in November you'll nab special discounts.
If you'd rather pick up your tree old school style they have two sites at St Heliers and Royal Oak from December 1 but be quick, one year they sold out in just two weeks.
After all the fun is over, they'll remove your tree for a small extra fee and take the lifeless husk to Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary for the big cats to play with. The feels!
St Nick’s Christmas Trees
Delivery Auckland-wide
St Nick's Christmas Trees cultivate each tree for more than three years and are cut in the morning to get to you that day. St Nick’s will deliver your perfectly fresh tree Auckland-wide—so no excuses to put it off this year. Delivering over 5,000 trees a year these guys know their stuff and also offer 'The Works' Misa Christmas Tree Farm delivery service which includes Christmas tree set up and in-house tree removal.
Pickapine Christmas Trees
405 Porchester Road (cnr of Porchester Rd and Popes Rd), Takanini,
Auckland
Pickapine has been supplying South Aucklanders with exceptional trees since 1987. Get your best tree-picking hat on and nab the best tree early with Pickapine’s tagging service, where you can choose your tree and either have it chopped down while you wait or pick it up when you’re ready. Alternatively, swing by their tree shed to select the pre-cut tree of your dreams. Win-win.
Xmas Pines
851 Dairy Flat Highway, Albany, Auckland
Take a trip to the countryside (in reality, five minutes north of Albany village) to the long-running Xmas Pines Christmas tree farm. North Shore families have been coming here for years to purchase their Christmas trees, which are available in sizes ranging from small and sweet, to downright humongous.
You'll find them inside a charmingly decorated barn heavy with the scent of pine, at the end of a long driveway (or if you're a real festive go-getter, visit from September onward and reserve a still-growing tree of your choice).
These guys also have lovely, friendly service, making them a joy to do business with.
Babylon Store
15 Turua Street, St Heliers, Auckland
Image credit: Babylon | website
Okay so this isn't exactly your typical Christmas tree. In fact, it might just be the teeniest we've ever seen but sometimes you don't have the space to go full bush and if that's your sitch, Babylon's Picea might just be a bit of you. Take her home for just $60 and pop in a spot with indirect light watering only when the top layer of soil begins to feel dry. The best part? When Christmas is over for another year there's no need to cart her off to the big Christmas tree heaven in the sky. Instead, you can just plant her outside. Cute.
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