I'm planning on buying a real Christmas tree from Prince Edward flower market this year and wondered if there are any tree experts who may be able to answer a few questions...
1. The price for a 4-5 foot tree seems to be around $1100-1280. Is that a reasonable price for a tree in HK? Are prices always this high or is Covid screwing things up?
2. Is it likely that prices will come down as the weeks roll on or get higher?
3. My biggest concern is that if I buy a tree now it'll be dead or all the needles will have dropped off by the 25th. Has anyone had this experience before? I've never bought a real tree before so I have no idea how long they last other than what Google tells me, but I'm unsure what affect the humidity/AC would have on a tree!
4. The sellers have told me they have no more stock coming in....I realise we're living in a post apocalyptic Covid nightmare but how likely is that to be true? I've noticed a lot of the professional Christmas tree websites (e.g. https://xmastreeonline.hk/) are sold out for this year.
I realise the answers to some of these questions may unknown but I would really appreciate if anyone out there has any experience with buying trees in HK!
Thanks for your help!