Bay Laurel Garden Center

🎄 Find Your Perfect Christmas Tree at Bay Laurel Garden Center! 

Make this holiday season green in more ways than one! At Bay Laurel, we specialize in providing beautiful, high-quality Living Christmas Trees that can transition beautifully into your landscape after the holidays.

🌲 Our Featured Holiday Selections:

Tree Type Key Features Post-Holiday Use
Nordmann Fir Classic “traditional Christmas tree” look. Beautiful dark green foliage. Can be kept in a container for several years (keep shaded and watered). Slowly grows to 30′ when planted out.
Deodar Cedar The “California Christmas Tree” due to its young, conical shape. Best suited for our local climate. Excellent landscape tree for planting out after the season.
Colorado Blue Spruce Striking and unusual blue-green foliage color. Adds a unique touch to your decor. Great for keeping in a container for more than one year before planting.

Plus, Discover Even More Local Favorites:

  • California Redwoods
  • Incense Cedars
  • Various Pine Trees

🌱 Why Choose a Living Christmas Tree from Bay Laurel?

  • Eco-Friendly: Enjoy your tree for one season and then plant it to enjoy for a lifetime!
  • Locally Adapted: Many of our selections, especially the Deodar Cedar, are perfectly suited for the Central Coast climate.
  • Expert Advice: Our knowledgeable staff is here to help you select the perfect variety and give you tips for keeping it healthy through the holidays and beyond.

Visit us in Atascadero to pick out a gorgeous living tree that will bring joy to your home this December and beauty to your garden next year!

Photos by Michelangelo Murano

Bay Laurel Garden Center specializes in California native plants and drought tolerant plants suitable for our area, the northern part of San Luis Obispo County. Browse through our extensive stock of quality plants. We are happy to help you select the ideal varieties for your garden.
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Our 2026 bare root website is up and running! You can go to Fruit Trees Online and check it out. If you wish to submit an order you can do it online and note that you are picking it up at the nursery to avoid shipping costs. Remember the prices are a bit lower for in store pick up. Easier still, pick up the phone at 805-466-3449 and call us between business hours 9 to 5 except Sunday 9 to 4.

During the months of January, February and March, we stock hundreds of varieties of bareroot fruit and nut trees, berry plants, roses and shade trees. Visit our Fruit Trees Online website to find out more.