A Dorset Christmas tree supplier is determined to help families enjoy a real tree for the festive celebrations despite any coronavirus restrictions.

For the first time in its 30 year history, Trinity Street Christmas Trees is to deliver trees throughout Dorset.

You can even book a Zoom call with one of the Trinity Street team to choose a tree from the comfort of your own sofa.

The family business has created a new online shop and delivery service, which can be accessed through its website www.tschristmastrees.co.uk.

It has also been working hard on its Dorset plantation, getting the home-grown trees ready for their first orders.

Trinity Street has thousands of trees to choose from online, in a variety of shapes and sizes, including some in pots.

They also sell stands, lights and festive wreaths.

Strict safety measures have been implemented in readiness for the opening of outlets at Trinity Street in Dorchester, pictured left, and outside the Morrisons supermarkets in Weymouth and Bridport.

Shoppers can come along and choose their own tree from a wide selection.

Owner Pete Hyde said: “We are open as usual this year to sell our Dorset grown Christmas trees, but we have put in place a contingency plan to ensure all our customers will be able to enjoy a fresh Christmas tree as part of their festive celebrations.

“Our website now includes an online shop, complete with free delivery.

“We hope this service will assist customers if they are not able to visit us in person.

“Although most people enjoy the traditional, annual event of choosing their tree, this year it simply may not be possible.

“As a business who pride ourselves on providing top quality trees, people can rest assured that if they order online they will receive the same quality as if they’d come and chosen it themselves.”

The business has also been focusing on becoming greener.

Pete said: “We take our environmental responsibility seriously and feel privileged to bring our family up in this beautiful part of the country.

“Growing our own trees was a natural progression and reducing delivery road miles and providing employment seemed a good thing to do.

“People worry about the environmental impact of having a cut tree but in fact, the growing process is positive.

“One acre of our plantation provides the daily oxygen needs for 18 people, whilst a single farmed tree absorbs more than 1 ton of CO2 throughout its lifetime.*

In addition, the company uses sustainable practises at the plantation and will continue to use the biodegradable tree wrap it introduced last year.

It is encouraging customers to plant their own tree by giving the first 1,000 customers a present of a Norway Spruce sapling to plant at home, when they purchase a tree from one of Trinity Street Christmas Trees’ centres in Dorchester, Weymouth or Bridport.

The free tiny sapling could reach six foot in ten years’ time, providing a tree for generations to come whilst contributing positively to the planet.

Environmental responsibility does not stop with the decision to purchase a real tree.

Trinity Street Christmas Trees says recycling a fresh tree for compost at the end of the festivities is the best way to ensure the environmental benefits continue.

It is making making this easy for customers by joining forces with the Weldmar Hospicecare charity and its popular Tree-cycle scheme.

Pete said: “This year we have partnered with the charity Weldmar Hospicecare who are providing a recycling service for Christmas trees in January.

“In return for a donation to this valuable charity, they will collect and dispose of your tree with environmental responsibility.”

Trinity Street Christmas Trees is now open seven days a week at its main outlet in Dorchester (opposite Co-op).

The outlets in Weymouth (outside Morrisons Supermarket, Dorchester Road) and Bridport (outside Morrisons Supermarket, West Bay Road) open from Saturday November 28.

The online shop at www.tschristmastrees.co.uk is open for business now.

*Source: National Christmas Tree Association.