Home Depot Christmas Trees 2026 Prices, Delivery and Arrival Dates
Home Depot Christmas trees for 2026 include fresh-cut Fraser firs listed at $39.98 to $169 in store, and the artificial Grand Duchess at $349 for 7.5 feet or $549 for 9 feet.
The holiday tree lot opens on Black Friday, November 27, according to Home Depot’s weekly ad. Artificial trees are already out, and delivered Fraser firs can be ordered now.
Prices vary by store. The figures here are what homedepot.com listed on October 23, 2026, and your own store’s pages show its prices.
Real Christmas Tree Prices
Home Depot’s real tree section listed 58 items on October 23, and Fraser fir accounted for 33 of them. Douglas, noble, grand, Nordmann and Turkish firs made up most of the rest.
| Fresh Fraser fir | Price |
|---|---|
| 5 to 6 ft, in store | $39.98 |
| 6 to 7 ft, in store | $59.98 |
| 7 to 8 ft, in store | $79.98 |
| 8 to 9 ft, in store | $129 |
| 9 to 10 ft, in store | $169 |
| 6 to 6.5 ft, delivered | $107.14 |
| 7 to 7.5 ft, delivered | $121.43 |
| 8 to 8.5 ft, delivered | $157.14 |
The in-store prices are the ones the site showed for an Atlanta store. Its own fine print says “local store prices may vary from those displayed,” so check yours on Home Depot’s Real Christmas Trees page.
Delivery adds up fast. A delivered 7 to 7.5 foot fir costs $41.45 more than a 7 to 8 foot tree from the store, by my math. That money pays for the trip, not a bigger tree.
When Fresh Trees Arrive in Stores
Home Depot’s 2026 holiday announcement says fresh-cut trees are “coming to stores in November.” The schedule on the back of its late-October weekly ad is more specific, 9to5Toys reported, with the holiday tree lot opening on Black Friday, November 27.
That fits the past pattern. In 2022, Home Depot’s Eco Actions blog said its trees arrive “beginning late November through Christmas.”
| 2026 date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Week of October 5 | Artificial trees and decor in stores |
| November 23 to 25 | Delivery window quoted on October 23 for a delivered Fraser fir |
| November 26 | Thanksgiving, stores closed |
| November 27 | Holiday tree lot opens, per the weekly ad |
| December 24 | Stores close at 5 p.m. |
| December 25 | Stores closed |
New trees keep coming after the first truck. The same blog said that in some cases a tree is cut on a Tuesday and in the store by Friday, so a mid-December tree isn’t automatically a tired one.
Home Depot’s 2022 story on its tree farms says most of its trees come from family-owned farms, many of them in Oregon, Canada and North Carolina. A 7-foot tree represents about nine years of growing, and the farms plant three more for every tree they harvest.
Shopping late has one hard stop, the 5 p.m. close on Christmas Eve. Stores are also closed on Thanksgiving, so a tree for the holiday itself means a Wednesday trip, as the holiday schedule shows.
Fraser Fir Delivery
The 7 to 7.5 foot delivered fir sells under the Sexton name. Home Depot’s Eco Actions blog called Sexton Farms, a family business in Jefferson, North Carolina, an exclusive partner in 2022.
Checked on October 23 for a St. Louis ZIP code, that listing quoted free delivery between November 23 and 25. It was backordered, and the page says Home Depot won’t charge you until the tree ships.
- No stand comes in the box. The listing warns the base may not fit some common stands.
- The trunk isn’t drilled for pin-style stands, according to a buyer answering questions on the listing.
- A January 2026 review describes the tree arriving in a long box, wrapped in netting.
- Reviews are mixed. Of 2,007 ratings, 317 are one or two stars, about one in six, and a December 2025 reviewer said theirs dried out after barely three weeks.
Check the tree the day it lands. The listing shows Home Depot’s usual 90-day return line, but the rules for live goods shipped from homedepot.com give you 3 days from delivery to report a holiday tree that arrives damaged or dead.
One repeat buyer wrote that when UPS stalled their tree in transit, the farm sent a new one and Home Depot reversed the first charge. Text “Support” to 38698 or call 1-800-430-3376 if yours goes wrong.
Grand Duchess Price and Specs
The Grand Duchess is Home Depot’s headline artificial tree, and the 2026 SMART version adds phone control through the Hubspace app. Its micro fairy LEDs change color and stay lit if one bulb burns out.
| Grand Duchess | 7.5 ft | 9 ft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $349 | $549 |
| LED lights | 2,250 | 3,400 |
| Branch tips | 3,271 | 4,539 |
| Base diameter | 56 in | 62 in |
| Weight | 37.9 lb | 54.9 lb |
Both sizes come with a remote, a foot pedal switch and a metal stand, plus 10 light settings that move between warm white and multicolor. The listings mark them for indoor use only.
Home Depot’s warranty sheet for the 9-foot tree reads, in full, “3 Year Limited Warranty.” The listing also offers Allstate protection plans at $115 for 3 years or $140 for 4.
Both Grand Duchess listings carry a 30-day return window, not the 90 days most Home Depot products get. Set the tree up and run every light setting the week it arrives.
It’s also a small slice of the lineup. The artificial tree section listed 1,853 trees on October 23, and only 44 came from Home Accents Holiday or Home Decorators Collection, the two brands behind the Grand Duchess and the app-controlled Santa in Home Depot’s holiday announcement. Brands like Nearly Natural and National Tree Company make up most of the rest.
Fresh Tree vs Grand Duchess Cost
An artificial tree only saves money once it has replaced several real ones. I divided each 2026 Grand Duchess price by the cost of one fresh Fraser fir a year, using the same listings.
Against a $79.98 fir from the store, the 7.5-foot Grand Duchess takes about 4.4 years to break even. The 9-foot needs about 3.2 years against a $169 tree, which lands just after its 3-year warranty ends.
Lights and a stand for the fresh tree, which I didn’t price, pull that crossover earlier. Storage is the cost nobody prices. The 9-foot ships in a box about 58 inches long, 20 inches high and 18 inches deep, and that box needs a home for most of the year.
My take is simple. Buy the Grand Duchess only if you’re sure it will go up at least five Christmases in a row. If you move often or would miss the smell of a real fir, the $79.98 tree from the store is the better buy.
Free Trimming and Tree Care
A fresh tree bought in the store comes with free help. That 2022 tree farm story says trimming and wrapping are included with every fresh-cut tree, and associates give the trunk a fresh cut at the base.
Home Depot’s live goods merchant says that cut gives the tree “the best watering” once it’s home. From there, the U.S. Fire Administration says to water the tree every day and keep it 3 feet or more from fireplaces, radiators, space heaters, candles and heat vents.
Christmas Tree Clearance
Waiting pays on artificial trees. In December 2025, Bob Vila reported Home Depot artificial tree prices cut by up to 43%, starting at $29. That list had a 2-pack of 3-foot Grand Duchess trees at $50, down from $99, but not the 7.5-foot or 9-foot models.
In the aisle, the ending on a yellow clearance tag can hint at how far a markdown has gone.
Black Friday is the other window to watch. Stores open at 6 a.m. on Black Friday, November 27, the day after the Thanksgiving closure, and it’s also opening day for the tree lot.
