Tree care

Keep the Christmas feeling.

A fresh cut, plenty of water and a cool spot. That’s all your Nordmann Fir needs to look lovely all season.

The three essentials: A fresh cut.Water every day.Somewhere cool.

1. Before you come

   Getting it home

   Measure your room before you come.

   • Measure your room. Leave roughly 1.5ft between the top of the tree and the ceiling, for the stand and your topper.
   • We trim the base at the farm, to help your tree take up water.
   • Our team can help with loading.
   • We stock twine to help with transport.

   Rather we brought it? Free local delivery is available on request, when slots allow. Ask about delivery

2. The first day

   The fresh cut and water

   Get your tree into water as soon as you can.

   • If needed, saw a fresh 2 to 3cm off the base, straight across.
   • Stand it in a stand that holds water. A reservoir stand with plenty of room is best.
   • Keep the cut end of the trunk below the water.
   • Check the water level often on the first day.

   A tree can drink 1 to 2 litres in its first day. Keep an eye on the water.

   Need a stand? We sell metal stands with a water reservoir. There are no bolts or screws: you just set your tree in.

3. Before you decorate

   Where to stand it

   Somewhere cool, away from direct heat.

   • Keep your tree away from radiators, fires and other direct heat.
   • Give the branches room, and make sure the stand is steady.
   • Choose LED lights, which run cool. We stock them at the farm.

4. Every day

   Keeping it fresh through Christmas

   Check the water every day, and top it up.

   • Check the reservoir every day, and more often in the first few days.
   • Top it up with clean water.
   • Never let the water fall below the base of the trunk.
   • Keep its spot away from direct heat.

   With a fresh cut, plenty of water and a cool spot, your tree should stay lush until early January.

5. After Christmas

   Recycling your tree

   Take everything off, then give your tree a second life.

   • Remove all decorations, lights and the stand first.
   • Bring it back to us, and we can give it to our donkey and goats. Just ask us first.
   • Or recycle it locally. In South Oxfordshire, the district council lists its drop-off points and garden waste collections. In Oxford, the city council collects bare trees and has drop-off points too.
   • Or keep it in the garden. Lay the branches round beds as mulch, cut the trunk into sections for wildlife, or stand the tree up as shelter for birds.

   Read our recycling guide