Christmas Trees

Today on the panel Wallace and panellists Zoe George and Phil O'Reilly talk to a Christmas tree grower in the South Island about this year's tree sales. Plus, our panellists tell us what has been on… Audio

Christmas is the season of traditions and for many people one of those is to collect a Christmas tree to decorate their home over the festive season. It may be a branch of pohutukawa, a pine tree in… Audio

Editor of NZ Gardener Jo McCarroll joins Jesse to talk about selecting a live Christmas tree, the different ones available, and what to look out for when you're selecting one to last the distance over… Audio

Christmas Trees! But not as you've seen before. Instead of an actual tree, or a plastic facsimile, Auckland art student Oliver Cain makes the holiday stalwarts from alternative materials; he's used… Audio, Gallery

Plastic seems to be taking a back seat this year, as more people are going back to tradition and getting a real Christmas tree. But how much is too much? And what are you really paying for? Audio

Every year more than 30-thousand Christmas trees are cut at Noel and Janet Higham's South Head farm near Helensville. The trees are sold as far away as Wellington. Audio, Gallery