Where are the most expensive Christmas trees in Ukraine?
More than 1 million conifers were grown on special plantations in 2024, according to the State Forestry Agency. Every second one is a pine tree. The average cost of one tree has increased 1.5 times since 2021. At the same time, fewer trees were bought than before the full-scale program. The Vinnytsia region grew the most trees this year, and the most expensive trees are in Zakarpattia.
This year, 1.07 million coniferous trees were grown by forestry enterprises on special plantations. This is half as many as in 2021 – 2.05 million trees. Of these, 52% are pine trees, and another 44% are fir trees. The remaining 4.5% are other coniferous species.
Most of the trees for sale were grown in the forests of Vinnytsia and Zhytomyr regions – 20% and 16%, respectively.
Since the beginning of the full-scale war, sales of Christmas trees have halved. Thus, in 2021, 445 thousand trees were sold, and in 2022 – only 206 thousand. Last year, sales increased by 20% to 247.5 thousand.
This year, forestries plan to sell about 200 thousand Christmas trees by the end of the year. 44.5 thousand legal Christmas trees have already been sold as of early December. At the same time, 402 cases of illegal felling of Christmas trees were recorded by December 9 this year. This is twice as many as during the entire New Year’s season last year. However, the year 2021 became the leader in illegal felling with 1932 cases. It is worth noting that we can talk about both individual trees cut down and massive felling.
The average purchase price of a Christmas tree is currently 154 UAH. This is 15% more than last year and 1.5 times higher by 2021. The most expensive trees this year were sold in Zakarpattia region – the average price was UAH 918, while the cheapest ones were sold in Kharkiv region: UAH 92. Last year, the most expensive Christmas trees were in Kyiv region – UAH 414, and the cheapest – in Zhytomyr region: 95 UAH.
When buying a Christmas tree, it is worth checking the seller’s documents, especially if the tree does not come from the forestry of the State Forestry Agency. Each tree must be marked with a label or a tag with an individual number and barcode.
These can be checked on the websiteand the Electronic Timber Accounting System. If there is no information on the number in the system, the tree may be illegal.
By buying legal Christmas trees, you can protect yourself from “conifers” cut down on the territory of the Chornobyl NPP. It also prevents illegal felling of trees in Ukraine.
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