Delancey Street Christmas Tree Lot

Have been going to Delancey street in LA area to get X-​mas trees for over 20 years now (have followed them from location to location).. Yes, they are not the least expensive in terms of the cost of the tree —
nevertheless, the staff is always extremely helpful, patient (i.e. no push for sales, you can stay as long as you want), usually good selection (if not, ask the guys if they have new arrivals that may fit your needs) — they will even open up recently arrived trees for you to check you. Trees are carried and roped to your car. no tips are allowed to thank them though… I will continue to go there. good organization …
credit cards not taken last time I checked. So bring check or cash.

MOVED, I think to Market St and Dolores.

This place rules. Awesome folks and a great selection of trees. We’ve been there two years running and will be back next year.

I don’t think I’ve ever had such friendly and helpful service while shopping for a Christmas tree before, even from the bougie tree farms back east.
Everyone there was great, though one of the guys in particular noticed I was kind of waffling between a few different trees. He approached us and said «I’m about to go open some new ones and I’ll find you exactly what you’re looking for.» He asked me a few questions, surveyed the stock and on the first try produced the perfect tree!
We left feeling great about our experience, and after learning a bit more about the Delancey Street mission there is no doubt we’ll be getting our trees here from now on. What an inspiring organization! This place is what Christmas is all about.

Got beautiful tree from a friendly face in just about ten minutes. Delancey’s crew carried the tree to my car and tied it to the roof… so I didn’t even get any sap on my hands.
The lot’s in a parking lot across from the Sports Basement in SOMA this year – so don’t drive over to the school in Noe where it was the past couple years!

Nice selection of trees and really nice, helpful staff! Would definitely recommend this place to anyone who lives in the city and wants a nice tree with a hassle free experience

Great experience!
All of the staff I encountered were friendly, helpful and patient.
I rode over on my bike to check out the trees and ended up buying one. The guys tied it to my bike rack and I took off with my 5 footer.
I’ll be back next year.

1. this is a charitable organization that actually helps people in our communities who need it
2. the trees are planted and harvested with environmental concerns in mind
3. the prices are very, very reasonable
4. the guys at the san pablo ave location were SUPER helpful, friendly, and gave great full service: it was my first time buying a real tree, and the guy told me lots of useful stuff and advised me on what kind i should get; he attached a stand/​bowl for us; he trimmed it; he tied it to the roof of our car.
5. they come by and collect the trees at the end of the season.

love this tree lot! they have big bushy trees and not ones that are dried and falling apart. Good prices too!

These are the friendliest Christmas tree guys I’ve ever met. They were patient in explaining prices and differences in trees, and were super helpful. Given that I paid that much at Home Depot last year to carry it in the backseat of our tiny car from Daly City, I would have gladly paid more to get it much closer to home (which meant we could go a little bigger, since the drive was much shorter). The tree stuck out of both back windows, and luckily my friend helped us keep the tree under control. Overall a very pleasant experience. I dig these guys! I would highly recommend getting your tree here, rather than going to crappy Home Depot with their dearth of selection.

Roughly the same price as going to Home Depot, but there’s something about watching the other people in your community buy trees at the same place you do. The staff are knowledgeable and it’s nice to know that by buying trees you are directly helping these people in a really big way. We got our 7′ Doug fir here and never looked back.

Now that we live in dwellings that has space for a Christmas tree — we went and checked this Xmas tree lot out and to my surprise, I was met with a very helpful bunch of guys and girls as well as an excellent selection of fresh, sustainably grown trees!
This lot is located exactly on Bryant and 15^th, next to the 24 Hr Fitness entry and across from Sports Basement. The Delancey St crew was extremely professional and the process was quick and easy. The hardest decision was really choosing a tree.
They have on offer wreaths, trees and all sorts of pine-​y stuff for the holiday season, so do go take a look. I was delightfully surprised

The guys were as nice as could be and very helpful. I did not know anything about Delancey Street, so seemed a bit of an idiot when the guy tying my tree down told me it went towards a good cause, and I was like, «Oh really? What’s that?» Uh, duh? Delancey Street? which he did not say, but instead nicely explained to me what Delancey Street organization was all about. It’s slightly more pricey than Target or other places you could go, but it’s helping out a good cause, and isn’t that what Christmas is all about anyway? I highly recommend getting your tree here.

The staff here was super friendly! The trees on the lot were all really nice and they had a good selection of Noble Firs and Douglas Firs. There wasn’t a ton of trees on the lot, but the selection was still good and we found a tree fast. Spend your money here when buying a tree.

We got our first live Christmas Tree together this past holiday. Well ok our first one together and we wanted to get it from the Delancey St lots since we wanted to support the Delancey St project. So the tree’s were great. Barely more expensive than Home Depot and the staff working there were great. Super helpful and it was a blast. We’ll be going back next year most likely.

I don’t know… this is only my second time buying a tree, and I know pine trees shed a lot of needles, but ours seems to shake out a lot more dried brown needles than I knew was possible for a 3′ $ 30 tree to grow… we also just brought it home about 30 min ago and already have found three bugs. Now all I can think about is any other possible unintended guests… is this normal, just me, anyone else had this experience?

the delancey men are a little rough around the edges. i guess cuz they’re ex-​cons. but they are sweet deep inside probably from the yummy treats at their café. in any case, they’re no-​nonsense and don’t try to push you into buying anything… but you probably will even though a tiny tree should not be $ 42. hey — its for a good cause!
in any case, i have my first real xmas tree this year to celebrate my little puppy’s first xmas, and i’m happy i was able to contribute to the delancey street foundation in celebration of capitalism.

Great place to get a Christmas tree and at the same time contribute to a good cause. Delancey is a non-​profitable organization that helps individuals with troubled past learn skills while giving them a job.
You may pay a higher price for the tree than getting it from the bigger chain stores — but it’s worth it.
Just got my tree tonight — the staff is so friendly, no wait — and they were so helpful and patient — helping me select a tree. You don’t feel rushed at all to make your choice — they are just really nice people.
This is what Christmas is all about.