Amazon to sell Christmas trees

Watch out for the 7-foot box on the doorstep. Amazon plans to sell and ship full size Christmas trees this year.

But a live tree is not a paperback. Amazon says that Christmas trees, including Douglas fir and Norfolk Island pines, will be tied and shipped without water in the usual box type. Amazon said that they would be sent within 10 days of their reduction, maybe even sooner, and that they should survive delivery.

Amazon.com said trees, wreaths and garlands will go on sale in November. Some will qualify for free delivery Prime and Amazon will offer pre-orders so customers can choose a delivery date.

The company sold trees less than 3 feet last year, and some other traders sold bigger trees using its platform as a market. But that's the first year that Amazon is offering the biggest trees themselves.

"Given the popularity among customers, we have increased the assortment," said the company.

A 7-foot Fraser fir from a North Carolina farm will cost $ 115, according to an Amazon holiday book. There is also a $ 50 crown and a $ 25 red leaf plant with a decorative sugar cane buried in the ground.

Will people buy an invisible Christmas tree show? Tim O'Connor, executive director of the National Christmas Tree Association, said that picking a tree and bringing it home is part of family fun. The association estimates that only about 1 to 2% of the 27 million Christmas trees purchased last year were purchased online, mostly from producers' own sites. "It's so small, it's almost undetectable," said O & # 39; Connor.

But Amazon has a history of shaking up buying habits. This has changed the way people buy books, diapers and many other products. She has recently expanded the selection of live plants that she sells, including potted succulents and orchids.