Biz Idea: Rental Christmas Trees
Trendspotter Springwise has an interesting holiday story about renting….Christmas trees.
For all the traditional merriment they embody, Christmas trees are a) awkward to transport and b) terribly depressing when they’re discarded in January.
No longer if Los Angeles landscape architect Scott Martin has his way; he founded The Living Christmas Company, which gives Los Angeles residents the chance to temporarily rent a living Christmas tree and have it delivered right to their door.
Unlike regular Christmas trees, around 20 million of which are felled each year in the US, living trees are transplanted, roots and all, into pots to be enjoyed over the festive period.
After the holidays, Scott and his team pick up the trees, replant them and nuture them until next year.
Customers can order a living tree from the company’s website; sizes range from 3–8 feet and prices—including delivery and collection by bio-diesel truck—are comparable to those of felled trees.
While the company isn’t the first to offer tree rentals for Christmas, it is the first we’ve seen that lets customers adopt a pine, allowing them to share Christmas with the same tree year after year, watching it grow along with their family. Adopted trees are tracked by barcode.
Photo by The Living Christmas Company.
danec on November 9th, 2009 10:10 am
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smallbiztrends on November 9th, 2009 11:20 am
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caronbeesley on November 9th, 2009 11:21 am
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jonathanfields on November 9th, 2009 11:21 am
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FriedaBabbley on November 9th, 2009 11:29 am
interesting concept RT @smallbiztrends: RT @DaneC Biz Idea: Rental Christmas Trees http://bit.ly/3taG9Y
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TalentCulture on November 9th, 2009 12:01 pm
Rental #Christmas trees- an #ecofriendly approach to the #holidays http://bit.ly/XDZaS
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GenuineSEOnet on November 10th, 2009 12:36 am
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Angela Shupe on November 10th, 2009 3:18 am
I like the idea but wouldn’t the yearly dig up and reburying of the tree have a negative effect on its growth?
AndreaBritoAma on November 10th, 2009 6:11 am
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CoolCycles on November 13th, 2009 3:03 pm
Live Rental Christmas Trees for Eco Friendly Holiday Season, would you use one? http://bit.ly/278dli
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