Christmas Tree Delivery Edinburgh
We deliver real Christmas trees across Edinburgh, free, on the date you choose. Nordmann Fir, Norway Spruce and pot grown trees, British grown and cut to order.
Getting a tree up a tenement stair is nobody's idea of a good December. Choose yours online, pick your date, and we bring it to your door.
Christmas tree delivery across Edinburgh
We deliver across Edinburgh and the Lothians, free.
That covers the New Town, the Old Town, Stockbridge, Marchmont, Bruntsfield, Morningside and Newington. Leith, Portobello and Trinity to the north and east. Corstorphine, Murrayfield and Balerno to the west. Liberton, Colinton and Fairmilehead to the south.
We also deliver out to Musselburgh, Dalkeith, Livingston, Linlithgow, South Queensferry and across the EH postcodes.
If your part of the city is not listed, we still deliver. It is still free.
How delivery works
You choose your delivery date at checkout. We cut and pack your tree the working day before it travels, so it arrives fresh.
Deliveries run between 8am and 6pm and you do not need to wait in. If you are out, the courier leaves the tree somewhere safe.
Each tree is netted, then loaded into a heavy-duty tree carrier with a cane inside to protect its shape. Netted, a tree will go up a tenement stair. Cut the netting in the flat, not on the landing.
We use DX, a national carrier for large goods. They are good, but not perfect, so we will not promise a date can never slip. If it does, tell us and we will put it right.
Delivery is free. No minimum order, no surcharge.
Which Christmas tree should you choose?
Nordmann Fir
The non-drop tree. Thick, waxy needles that hold their moisture and stay on the branch. Watered, it holds four to five weeks.
Soft, blunt needles and strong branches for heavy baubles. Almost no scent, which is the trade you make for keeping the needles off your floor.
Norway Spruce
The traditional tree, and the one that smells of Christmas. Sharp pine scent, classic shape, cheaper because it grows faster. It drops sooner, so put it up in mid December and water it daily.
Pot grown trees
Alive, roots and all, at 2ft to 3ft. Good for a tenement flat with no floor to spare. Back outside afterwards and it can return next year.
What size tree do you need?
Measure the ceiling and take off a foot for the stand and the star.
Edinburgh has famously high ceilings. A New Town or Marchmont flat will happily take a 7ft or 8ft tree and look magnificent doing it. A modern flat with a standard ceiling wants a 6ft.
Width is the catch. A tree is about two thirds as wide as it is tall, and a Georgian room can be tall but narrow.
Our Christmas tree size guide has the detail.
Christmas in Edinburgh
Edinburgh does Christmas better than most cities in Europe, and it knows it.
Edinburgh's Christmas runs across the city centre from mid November, with the market and the big wheel in Princes Street Gardens, under the castle. The Christmas lights and the Castle itself do most of the work.
Then there is Hogmanay, which is a different proposition entirely and worth planning around.
Dates and layouts change year to year, so check before you go.
Recycling your Christmas tree in Edinburgh
The City of Edinburgh Council runs Christmas tree recycling in January, chipping trees for mulch. Check the council website for drop-off points and dates, because in much of the city it is drop-off rather than kerbside.
It is free, so use it before you pay anyone.
Scottish hospice charities also collect trees in January for a donation. Your tree gets recycled and a hospice gets funded. Book in December, because slots fill.
Otherwise, add our collection service at checkout. Check the free options first. We would rather tell you that than sell you something you can get free.
More in our Christmas tree recycling guide.
Keeping your tree alive
Saw an inch off the bottom of the trunk before it goes in the stand. Sap seals the cut end within hours of harvest, and without a fresh cut the tree cannot drink at all.
Get it into water straight away and check the water every single day. If it runs dry once, the trunk seals over and the tree stops drinking for good.
Keep it away from radiators. Heat is what kills a Christmas tree.
A stand with a deep reservoir makes it easy. More in our guides to keeping your tree fresh and stopping needle drop.
Edinburgh Christmas tree delivery FAQs
How much is delivery to Edinburgh?
Free, with no minimum order and no Scottish surcharge.
Can you get a tree up a tenement stair?
Yes. It travels netted, which makes it far narrower. Carry it up netted and cut the netting inside the flat.
When can I get my tree?
Between 17 November and 22 December. Choose your date at checkout.
Which tree lasts longest?
The Nordmann Fir. Four to five weeks if you water it.
Do you deliver across the Lothians?
Yes, and it is free.
Choose your tree and pick a delivery date, or read our complete guide to real Christmas trees.