Are Christmas Trees Green?

With consumers becoming increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of all purchases including their choice of Christmas Tree, UK Christmas tree growers are ideally situated to answer all the right questions. Traditionally a large percentage of fresh Christmas trees sold in the UK were imported from Denmark, however vast improvements in the quality and availability of UK grown trees over the last ten years has meant that retailers are now able to find exactly what they want at the right price, right here in the UK.

Charlie Spurway of Country Business is a prime example of just such a grower. A quick visit to his plantation on Harburn Estate in Scotland demonstrates an impressive attention to detail amid seemingly never ending fields of high quality Nordman and Fraser Fir grown with a very low carbon footprint. As Charlie Spurway says, “The important thing is to be able to demonstrate that we are farming sustainably with one eye on improving biodiversity, and that is exactly what we do. If customers feel that they are contributing to deforestation by buying their tree, then they are clearly not going to do so. It is therefore critical that we can demonstrate that by making their purchase they are helping to maintain a sustainable form of forestry and a healthy environment”. This approach has certainly paid dividends for Country Business recently, with an increasing number of retailers choosing to buy direct from the Grower maximising the traceability and affordability of what really is a very natural product.

For more information contact Country Business on 01506870033 or info@ countrybusiness.co.uk or www. countrybusiness.co.uk