Christmas Tree Prices Jump as Homebound Americans Embrace Decor
About $2 billion of Christmas trees are headed home for the holidays.
The median price for real trees sold in 2020 is expected to be about $81, up 7% from last year and 23% from 2018.
Photographer: Luke Sharrett/BloombergColavita Christmas Tree Farm never before had someone show up in early November looking to buy a tree for the holidays — until 2020, that is.
“I said, ‘Thanks for the compliment, but that’s not going to last until Christmas,’” said Bob Colavita, 76, who has owned the business outside Philadelphia for 24 years. The customer ended up buying a 6-foot Frasier fir anyway. “She said, ‘I just want something happy in the house.’”