santosh a salesperson at osho nursery tells us the artificial christmas trees are modelled on the pine trees so they are the ones that sell the most around christmas in comparison artificial trees are much cheaper with a 5foot tree selling for rs 600900 many say their decision was influenced by their kids putting their foot down against the plastic trees till 2016 80 of our customers were expats when it came to christmas trees but now its just over 50rajni ahuja a sector 56 resident says i bought a real christmas tree for the first time this year because the artificial trees have to be thrown away after christmas however the price difference doesnt deter gurugrammers they usually ask for potted plants like juniper and poinsettia sale of christmas trees up by 30 the rising pollution level seems to be the chief reason that people are opting for real christmas trees in gurgaon this year our sales for these trees are up by 30 this year most nurseries in gurgaon already having surpassed last years sales and are expecting a bumper christmas as sales will only go up it doesnt feel very christmassy to meshaurya it is good to have it in the house anyway as plants purify the aircypress ritika nayak delhi times fresh face 2018 second runnerup checks out araucaria plants at a nursery ritika nayak delhi times fresh face 2018 second runnerup checks out araucaria plants at a nursery dinesh jain who bought a 4foot araucaria for his house this christmas explains his choice we have all seen the smog and pollution and it is not going away these christmas trees are low maintenance suhail owner of a nursery in sector 49 tells us we are also getting orders from corporate clients for office decor or christmas gifting of course bulk orders get discounts i am okay with spending rs 500 extra if that means my family can have a better christmas experience says rajit kumar a sector 43 resident who bought an araucaria tree indians ko artificial tree chalta tha but that has changed now wamika kayal delhi times fresh face 2018 first runnerup with a cypress plant wamika kayal delhi times fresh face 2018 first runnerup with a cypress plantearlier only expats bought real trees alka sahney a golf course road resident tells us we always get the artificial trees but this year my kids were adamant that we will not get a plastic tree as it is not good for the environment kohli delhi times fresh face 2018 second runnerup with the poinsettia plants shaurya kohli delhi times fresh face 2018 second runnerup with the poinsettia plantspotted plants for corporate gifting and office decorcorporate offices in gurgaon are also making bulk purchases of christmas plants for decor and gifting purposes as christmas approaches in markets across the millennium city christmas trees are flying off the shelves this change has been because of a combination of pollution concerns and a penchant for buying organic