Christmas Tree Shopping In The Clayton-Richmond Heights Area? Here's A Local Guide

Clayton-Richmond Heights, MO — As the ongoing coronavirus pandemic threatens some of America's most quintessential holiday traditions in 2020, it should still be possible to find the ideal Christmas tree for your family this year — and even more importantly, do it safely.

Did you know that at least 25 million real Christmas trees are sold each year across America, and currently, 350 million are growing in all 50 U.S. states? And despite these unprecedented times, the practice will continue this year. Christmas tree lots and choose-and-cut farms nationwide are taking precautions amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic to ensure shoppers can select a tree with minimal risk to their health and safety.

In fact, the National Christmas Tree Association has released a 2020 guide containing recommendations and best practices for Christmas tree sellers to follow. The guide advises sellers to frequently sanitize items such as hand saws and tree cart handles, as well as countertops, restrooms and other areas.

Maximum head counts and social-distancing rules are also being encouraged at the farms.

If a real Christmas tree is on your wish list this season, here is a selection of some of our favorite Christmas tree farms within driving distance of Clayton-Richmond Heights.

• Midland Holiday Pines
• Sunshine Flowers
• Bierman's Christmas Tree Farm
• Creative Displays
• Fulk's Tree Farm - Temp. CLOSED
• Cedar Valley Forest

Want to get the most out of your real Christmas tree? It can take some patience, practice and good advice. Here are a few things to note, from the National Christmas Tree Association:

• What to know about fake Christmas trees
• Knowing the different types of real Christmas trees
• Tips on selecting a real tree
• Caring for your tree
• Christmas tree safety
• How to recycle your tree