Content Summary : The purchase of a live Christmas tree is usually a family activity. Forty-three percent of participants responded that they were present when the live Christmas tree was purchased from a retailer, 54% of their spouses or significant others, 33% of their children and 16% stated that other household members were present at the time of purchase. Other individuals who were at the retailer when the tree was purchased included a friend of the participant’s child (3%) and the participant’s adult friends (1%). Sixty-one percent of participants were aware that table-top Christmas trees were available for purchase. Twenty-four percent of participants actually purchased a table-top Christmas tree in the past, with 63% of these trees purchased in a container and 29% purchased as cut trees to be displayed in a tree stand. An additional 8% of these participants reporting that they purchased both containerized and cut table-top Christmas trees. Participants who purchased table-top Christmas trees also indicated where the tree was displayed. Sixty-nine percent of the participants who purchased a table-top Christmas tree displayed the tree in their own home, while 44% gave the tree as a gift.