Delancey Street Christmas Tree Lot

Loved it!
Once you are there you get Christmas feeling straight away!
Prices seemed reasonable for San Francisco… maybe even cheap?
And IT IS OPEN EVERY DAY till 10 pm these days!
(For some reason Unilocal says it is only open on Mondays)
We bought a small tree for our small house and it was one of the cutest trees I have seen!
I will go next year, Hopefully for a bigger tree for a bigger house.

This place is the best! I have lived in San Francisco for 3 years now, and this is the only place I’ll get my Christmas Tree from. The workers are helpful and always willing to assist you in your Christmas tree search. Though this place is a little more expensive than some of the other lots, keep in mind that it’s going to a good cause. The workers are «people in poverty, substance abusers, former felons, and others who have hit bottom.» They are given a second chance in order to turn around their lives, and it’s a cause worth paying a few extra dollars for. It also doesn’t hurt that they have some of the finest Noble Douglas Furs around! Additionally, don’t miss out on some of the handmade crafts created by the workers that they sell inside their hut. It’s great seeing this program teach a variety of different skills to those in needs. I picked up a handmade pillow, and you can’t beat the price or the quality. Definitely worth it to check this place out!

My office gets a tree from Delancey every year. I have found the quality and service provided to be outstanding. For instance, they know the building regulations for downtown and offer fire retardant spray and pick up. Further, its all for a great and important cause. Delancey has helped thousands of individuals. We are happy we can support them.

We always buy our Christmas trees here. The men working there are so helpful, and you know that you are supporting a great community organization. Trees are super fresh and last 2 – 3 weeks.

They have a nice variety of Christmas trees and great prices. I appreciated that the staff took the time to show us all the different tree types and they were very friendly. Also, your purchase supports the Delancey Street Foundation. I definitely recommend buying here, versus, say… from a big box retailer. Lastly, they’re open until around 10pm or later.

Real Christmas tree smell is something magical.
It makes walking in a bit of rain finding a tree a special occasion. Holiday music sounds better and «the tree tops glisten» all that more brightly.
When we pulled up in front of the Delancey Street Christmas Tree Lot, Matt, who was decked out in his bright rain gear, told us we had parked in the magic parking spot. Really, in the City, any free parking right out front is a gift from the powers to be! But, he was right… we got out, and under a light sprinkle of rain he helped us find our perfect tree in 5 minutes. His upbeat and friendly smile put us in the holiday spirit. We bought a small stand for $ 23 (Matt’s great suggestion), which I’m so glad we got. It’s high quality and about time we owned one!
We’ll be back next year, new stand in tow, for more Christmas joy!

This is our second year buying a Delancy Street tree. Unfortunately the lot in the Inner Richmond is now being occupied by brand new condos, so we traveled a bit further to the Van Ness/​Filbert location.
Staff there are always incredibly nice and friendly, there were about 3 guys asking us if we had been helped. We literally chose the first tree we saw, and couldn’t be happier. 6 – 7 foot trees for $ 68, not including the stand or water bowl. We were done buying a gorgeous tree within 10 minutes.
Delancy street trees are sustainable and organic!
TIP: cash only

This was our first Christmas where we had to buy our own tree… so we were relatively clueless, and needed all the help we could get.
I tried a few local places, and their prices all seemed really high. So I marched on over to the Delancey street guys, and was pleasantly surprised. All three workers were very helpful, and incredibly friendly. I did not at all feel pressured into buying a certain size or kind of tree — they genuinely wanted me to find the right tree, and actively steered me away from some of the more expensive ones.
Once I purchased it (for WAY less than the other guys) they even trimmed it and mounted it for me for free. The mount wasn’t even bought there, I brought it with me. They easily spent about 15 minutes with the chainsaw, leveling the tree perfectly and pruning the bottom.
When I got it home, it was still level and stayed green until well into the new year. I will purchase my tree from them next year without a doubt.

Inexpensive? Not if you’re looking for a little tree! I stopped by on a whim as I was passing looking for something about 3′ tall. What I found were 2′ trees for $ 20 and 3′ trees for $ 42 (plus tax and the $ 3 bowl). I found a cute 2′ one even though I really wanted something a little bigger, but NOT for $ 42 and was told cash or check. I only had $ 19 and who carries a checkbook? They told me they had an ATM, great, so I asked where it was and they proceeded to start to give me directions to the nearest Chase. Forget it! Too much work for too little tree. I came home empty handed. Boo. Thank god my 3 year old was in the car with a friend and didn’t know what I was doing. Melt down avoided, hooray!

I had a 5 star experience. Beautiful trees, great service. I left there with my heart bursting with joy and I was reminded what Christmas spirit is all about. Thank you Desi for the wonderful, kind service. This is the prettiest Christmas tree I have ever had.

The guys who work here are so clueless compared to last year. We had a tree put on hold for us for pick up today with special instructions because we needed the fire retardant spray on it. When we got there they didnt spray the tree that we had on hold AND they ended up putting it back out to sell because they were «running low on 8 – 9′ trees» and we were «suppose to pick it up on Thursday.» even though we specifically said we were going to come back on the weekend. Follow instructions much? Apparently not!
I was so pissed off and disappointed that we ended up going to the tree lot at Marina Middle School– they have way better/​nicer looking trees!

Got a nearly 7 foot tree for 52 bucks plus tax. Paid extra for the bowl and stand, but had to ASK for it. They DO NOT force you to buy anything. Great service– the guy who helped me tied it to my beetle. In and out of there in 10 minutes. Awesome place. I’ll be back next year! Checks or cash only.

I haven’t wrote a review in a while, but I assume it’s like riding a bicycle so here we go…
I know that being a San Franciscan means that everything is more expensive, inconvenient and damn hard to get to. I expected getting a xmas tree was going to involve searching for parking for hours, cost me at least 100 bones, and be a pain to transport from the lot to the house and up the stairs.
But to my surprise, that was not the case with Delancey Street Tree Lot! There was parking right in front of the lot (on Van Ness and Filbert). Their trees are very afordable (relatively speaking, that is) — we got a 6+ ft noble fir for $ 52 (they had all sizes from little baby ones to the 9 feet-​ers)! They bagged it up for us and tied it to the roof of our car (the bag made getting it in the house significantly less messy)! I even saw them help someone shove a little tree into a cab — it’s doable! They also have affordable wreaths, mistletoe and tree preserver, and can attach the stand/​waterbowl for you (I don’t know what craig F is talking about… they dont REQUIRE it). The help there is very friendly and knowledgeable. And even better, it’s part of the Delancey Street Foundation which gives ALL proceeds to former substance abusers and the homeless.
One note: cash or check only so come prepared. Not sure of the hours, but I went at about 8pm on Tuesday and they were still open. Oh! And while most of the trees are beautiful, do watch out for the ones that are already kind of light green cause they’ll dry up in a week!
Happy Holidays! :)

I’m thrilled that they make Christmas trees so available in the city. Beautiful trees, easy parking, friendly staff. About the only negative is that this year they have started charging $ 3 for the water bowl on the tree. Which is no big deal, except that there is no option to purchase the tree without the bowl. It is a super flimsly plastic part that is useless because there is a nail through the bottom of it holding it onto the tree. So if you have a tree holder at home, you can ask them to remove this — its not that easy to do yourself — but they will still charge you the $ 3. Pretty sleazy.

Fairly inexpensive trees, parking available right up front, jolly and quite friendly staff, beautiful trees, and close to home!
They also have amazing wreaths!

I had a pretty traumatic day yesterday for reasons I don’t need to get into, but the night ended perfectly with my girlfriend surprising me with a trip to Delancey St Christmas Tree Lot on Filbert and Van Ness. I had been to the one in the Castro several times and liked it, but parking there was always horrendous. I was amazed they actually had DESIGNATED SPACES on Filbert! It was great. We walked right in, found the $ 19.95 section (because we are poor) and as usual they had some pretty great cheap trees. The nice lumberjack men working there tied it to our car and we were done in 20 minutes! Now the apartment smells like pine and we’re going to have to do some furniture adjustment because this tree is WAY bigger than we expected. And again, only $ 20!

Christmas decoration in my childhood home was not generally a pleasant process. It was an all-​day endeavor which started with unfolding the (64) branches of both artificial trees to the perfect angle, to be placed in their respective holders my my father, and ended about 12 hours later, with my sisters and I quietly hanging the tinsel while my father tried to explain to my mother through their bedroom door why our failure to fully appreciate the gingerbread potpourri had not destroyed Christmas. So yeah, I’ve never really gotten into the whole tree thing as an adult. M. and I, however, decided to get a tree and reclaim the whole holiday idea, so we wandered over to the Delancey Street lot on Van Ness. Besides having a wonderful selection of trees, the lot was staffed with the most friendly, lumberjack type men I’ve ever met. Everyone wanted to make sure we got the perfect tree, and were so friendly I am considering going back for another wreath, just to get another dose. I will buy Christmas trees from Delancey for all my future Christmases.