At Kwekerij Roing in Hijken you pick your own Christmas tree directly from the nursery’s fields. The sale begins at the end of November and continues through December. During this period the nursery is open Monday to Saturday, 09.30 to 17.00, and closed on Sundays.
The farm grows several species on sandy soil in Midden Drenthe: the Nordmann, whose dark green needles hardly drop; the Koreana with its blue-white undersides; the narrow Omorika; the cone-shaped Conica, suitable for small rooms; and the traditional sharp-needled Picea Abies. Sizes range from small table trees to Nordmanns around five metres tall, which can be ordered for churches, shops or street decoration. The trees take five to eleven years to grow. When you choose a tree it is cut fresh. Each trunk is pre-drilled for the Easyfix system: you buy a matching stand at the farm and at home simply push the tree onto the stand’s point, which holds it upright.
Trees are sold to private customers and, in larger quantities, to businesses. The entrance and parking are wheelchair accessible. Sheep, pigs and other farm animals roam the grounds.