In Cork, Ireland you can rent a Christmas tree.
Every year Christian families have the same question at Christmas? Should we buy a plastic Christmas tree and pack it up in the box every year, and use it for the next 15 years, or should we buy a real tree?
Real trees are expensive and have their own hassles with procuring one if you live in the city, and getting rid of it along with its shedding needles. Plus, who wants to but a 10-year old tree whose destiny it is to die?
Entrepreneurs all over Europe from Paris to Ireland are coming up with novel ideas: Christmas tree rentals. You place an order for a tree, it gets delivered in time for the celebration, with its roots intact in a pot. You keep it watered and free from tinsel and when the time comes they pick it up and take care of it for the next holiday.
You can find the services in Paris, Cork, Ireland and in some cities in Germany –– companies renting out Christmas trees in the pot every year. Our friend in Paris says she has tried this service and it’s great! You rent a tree and then return it alive after the holidays. The trees last about 7 years from when rentals start and when they get too big for anyone’s home or office, they are planted in the forest to live out their next decades. This is a great way to reduce carbon emissions.
As an alternate, if you can’t find a tree rental company near you, you can turn to companies that sell live trees, and if you have ample space in your yard or have agreement with a local park or school you can plant the tree after the holiday, keeping it in its original pot.
In California, you can reach out to The Living Christmas Company. Trees are pricey at several hundred dollars. But they have unique varieties like the Aleppo Pine, a variety that hails from Syria.
