At Kwekerij Roing in Hijken you choose your own Christmas tree from late November through December. The family has grown the trees on sandy plots around the village in Midden-Drenthe for thirty years. The selection includes the Nordmann, the most popular variety because its needles hardly fall out; the Koreana, which forms cones at a young age; the Omorika; the compact Conica, suitable as a tabletop tree and for replanting in the garden after Christmas; and the traditional Picea Abies. Trees come in sizes from small specimens up to Nordmanns of about five metres for churches, shops or street displays. Cultivation takes five to eleven years depending on the species and the size required.
You pick a freshly cut tree from the selection. Each trunk is pre-drilled with a conical hole under the Easyfix system, so the tree stands straight in a matching stand. You choose a stand at the nursery and at home push its point into the pre-drilled base.
The sale is open Monday to Saturday, 09.30 to 17.00, and closed on Sundays. Businesses buying in bulk can contact the nursery for a price quotation.