Christmas Tree Jamboree

I feel so bad for writing this so late as our Christmas event for the community center wouldn’t have been so amazing without the help of Tree Jamboree and the owner Ken. I have had the pleasure to coordinate with the owner Ken for our annual toy drive at work. Tree Jamboree is amazing! My family and I have always picked up our trees her every year for about ⁵⁄₆ years now and every year it has been an amazing experience. This year is different because I reached out to tree jamboree for Christmas tree donations for our annual toy drive and Christmas events.
They are so sweet for donating trees but more than that the genuine experience and support they’ve given for the event that serves over 400 families has been out of this world! Ken the owner was so prompt and has given us amazing service Were all so thankful for him!
On top of their trees being so affordable and really are the best in town! They have beautiful Douglas firs but most importantly Christmas tree jamboree treats all customers neighborly! They also hide local folks every year to work there. I’ve seen the same folks work there for so many years and hire families as well! Tree jamboree knows the true meaning of customer service and community! They make Christmas really merry and less stress!!!

Great experience, the guy cutting our tree and loading our car was incredibly friendly.
They have 6−7ft Douglas firs for $ 35 — all Douglas firs are technically all the same price, though all of the options were about the same height. Noble firs are a big more expensive and the price varies by height.
We’ve had ours for a couple weeks now and it still looks and smells great!

Great selection and prices. We were in and out in less than 20 minutes with the tree delivered to our car.

Broad selection of big, healthy trees. Great prices compared with other places we looked in the city. Friendly vibes and efficient service; we were paid up (with a debit card, via Square), given a fresh cut and tied to the car within 15 minutes. Super happy with the experience overall; will definitely be back next year. Pro tip: wear boots or thick soles you don’t mind getting a bit muddy.

this is the best place for enjoying the whole tree selection and purchase experience — polite, knowledgable sales people who cheerfully go the distance to please. my home is blessed with a great Christmas tree paid for at a price that didn’t damage my purse. best of all it’s fresh off the family farm, which means it smells wonderful and it lasts well past new year’s. the savings on price more than pays for the trip across the bridge.

Another great year! Thanks, Ken and crew! This year we got a beautiful Silvertip!

Great trees, all sizes. Great prices! Great service… Francisco was helpful, funny, not pushy at all, and genuinely friendly, complete with a Christmas hug! Awesome place, we’ll be back.

I work for a local nonprofit and we needed a number of Christmas trees for a holiday celebration we were hosting here in Bayview Hunter’s Point. This place was packed, but despite being so busy the staff was attentive and kind. Ken was very quick to get back to us and immediately agreed to donate to us! We were so thankful for their generosity and kindness. They gave a number of larger trees (not just the tiny ones that are less expensive to give away) attached stands to them, and helped us load them up. We look forward to working with Christmas Tree Jamboree in the future!

They had a good selection of trees and the staff was really helpful. The trees are somewhat disorganized (not organized by height like I would normally expect), but the staff surely made up for it. I went in looking for a 5−6″ tree and there were probably only 10 of them scattered around. One of the staff members was more than willing to open up some wrapped trees until we found one we liked! The tree itself is beautiful and I couldn’t wait to take it home to decorate! The staff member also helped give the tree a fresh cut, and tied it down to the top of our car with their own twine. I brought my own blanket just to make sure it didn’t scratch the top of my car. I’m not sure what christmas trees normally cost, but it seemed average. Our tree was a 6′-7′ Noble Fir and it was $ 46. The 5′-6′ trees were $ 42. There’s a hand full of parking spaces in front so just drive right in to the tree lot. Wear rain boots or a shoe that’ll keep your feet dry. The ground is very wet!

THE SHORT: No Longer the best deal in town. They lost me as a customer this year due to their poor selection and quality. Prices don’t hold up anymore. (Look elsewhere)
THE LONG: We took two of our family members here this year after telling them that this was the best deal in town. After going to Christmas Tree Jamboree two years in a row due to decent pricing, this year (our third time), we decided to leave the lot and the poor selection of trees and explore the Garden Center next store. Although we liked paying «normal» prices in past years, we were not impressed with the quality of the product so we took the time to walk next door in hopes of finding better trees. Boy did we make the right decision!
My wife and I moved from Maryland a few years back, where we would cut our own trees from snow covered fields that spanned many acres. When we moved to SF, we were pretty upset about the prices that were being charged for trees, so we found Christmas Tree Jamboree on Unilocal.They seemed to have great (not crazy SF) prices. However, we definitely lost on quality compared to our Maryland experiences. This year we found ourselves staring at the small quantity of trees in the Jamboree lot, all of which had «character flaws», wishing we had something better. Moreover, we saw good trees at Jamboree which were marked up 50% in price ($ 70 – 80 range) because they looked good. This was the last straw. I fundamentally challenge the notion of paying advertised prices for flawed products and being uphold 50% for a product we could accept.
So, on a whim, we walked next door to the Flowercart Garden Center hoping or something better. This was THE BEST DECISION WE MADE FOR OUR XMAS!
They had better prices, a heck of a lot more selection, and the quality was absolutely AMAZING! The garden center was full of trees that were of equal or better quality to the trees that Jamboree were upsetting as «premium» trees. We praised the owners for the comparatively amazing quality and prices and they informed us that this was their first year doing this.
The only caveat was, due to the fact that this is their first year, the operation was not as smooth as Jamboree, but that didn’t really matter. The price, selection, and quality were all as good as they come. In fact, the tree we walked away with was a PERFECT 7-​foot tree for $ 45!!! And this is definitely the best tree we have had over 6 years, including the fresh cut ones we had in Maryland. In total, our group bought 3 trees and were very happy.
Jamboree needs to rethink their approach… they lost one customer this year.

Been coming here since I was a kid & now come here with my boys. You cannot beat the price anywhere and the staff is always very helpful. I won’t even bother going anywhere else.

Great experience here all the time. We come here every year, the person who helped us was Great, Helped me find the perfect tree! The prices are great, spent less than $ 120 for a 10ft tree, very happy… Thanks Christmas tree jamboree for a great holiday experience for the whole family! :)

they aren’t delivering anymore as of this year (2014) :(

Great prices. Plenty of selection when I went (which was early to be fair, the night before Thanksgiving). An 8′ tree was about $ 50. The staff was friendly and were helpful in picking the right tree.

Cordis was friendly and helpful. Just let him know what kind of tree you’re looking for and he’ll find the perfect one. Super fast too! Got our home the perfect tree this year!

Pretty cheap trees, AOK selection, delivery options, and a very unfriendly cashier.
This is a good option for those in SF who need tree delivery or want a cheaper tree — I think I paid $ 10 more at Fort Mason last year, but to preface that it might have been for philanthropy and they gave me free wine.
The best place to find cheap trees is Home Depot (FYI Lowe’s is next door and sells out quick).

Lot’s of trees to choose from. The people assisted well & were very helpful in choosing a perfect tree to take home. Great location too.

I am only writing this because we didn’t end up getting our tree here. We were in the market for a flocked tree this year, and i thought we’d be able to find one. Unfortunately the selection was really sparse and we needed to come back on a tuesday for better selection. Sadly, since I am working during that time, the weekends were the best time for me to come.
They had a decent selection of unflocked trees, but that’s not what we wanted this year.
You can still check em out if you are in the market for a regular pine though.

Beautiful Tree. Very Affordable. Slow Delivery.
I arranged to have a tree delivered in between 11:30 and 2pm. At 2:30 I called and checked in, they said the delivery guy hadn’t even left yet but it would be there soon. The tree finally arrived just before 5pm. Super frustrating because I had to spend almost a whole day at home waiting. They could have at least called and let me know it would be late so I could have done some errands etc. My frustration melted quickly when my gorgeous tree arrived! It was bigger than expected and very full and fresh. The delivery guy carried it up a flight of stairs and even offered to untie it outside so that pine needles didn’t get all over. And they are extremely affordable. A 6 ft tree delivered was only $ 60! VERY satisfied with the tree that’s why I’m giving them 4 stars, just arrange to have a whole day off to wait for delivery!

Merry Christmas! Bring cash!
Also, keep an open mind, because we learned a few new things here. It was a drizzly Saturday afternoon when we took the hint on Unilocal talk and drove a City CarShare truck down to Christmas Tree Jamboree. The banner over the gate advertised $ 33 trees, which qualified if they measured within a 1-​foot range.
It didn’t take long to figure out there were no trees within that range. So, abandoning the concept of the $ 33 tree, we looked at the ones that were in stock. Lots of pretty trees crowded around, quietly hoping, «Pick me, pick me!»
My Lady had two criteria for the tree: It had to be perfect, and it had to be taller than her. There were many, many noble firs and Douglas firs to choose from, and we perused a major portion of the lot. Some of the attendants were laid back, and others pressed us to make a decision as quickly as possible — any tree we could lay our hands on would be a perfect tree, they suggested.
Determined to browse despite the hungry badgering, My Lady did find The Perfect Tree. And I found out why some of the attendants had a desparate tone: one revealed that they were working for tips.
The power saw pro made a perfect cut on the base, and our tree happily boarded our truck to come home with us. We named it Yulia (dorkishness knows no age, people), and dressed it in Christmas finery. «She» will stay with us for about a month, dressed in white light, angels, glass ornaments and toys — only the best for our house guest.
Our 7′ 6″ noble fir cost $ 55 + tip, plus a side trip to Cole Valley Hardware to pick up a tree bag, plus the truck rental, which we would have needed regardless of which lot we patronized. And for the next month or so, Yulia may enjoy better living conditions than some of those tree lot attendants, before she moves to the Central Valley to become almonds, artichokes, lettuce and whatnot in her next step in the Cycle of Life.