You might think that your real Christmas tree is the green alternative to an artificial one,  and you are certainly correct.  A real Christmas tree absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere whilst growing and when Christmas is over and you?ve recycled it, it can have a second life as compost or as chipped wood mulch for the garden.

However, in the UK many Christmas tree retailers import their trees all the way from Scandinavia,  what this means is that the carbon miles associated with the transport of your Christmas trees totally undermines the environmental advantage of having a real tree!

The British Christmas Tree Growers Association is the trade association for companies that grow their trees in the UK and their website holds details of all of its members. A quick look and you can see if there is a member retailer near to you.  A retailer that is a member of BCTGA will sell trees that are grown in the UK - and it will also be likely that their trees were locally grown.  Membership will also offer an assurance that the trees are of a high quality and freshness.  It means that short of growing your own Christmas tree in your back garden, you won?t get one any more green that that.

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