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Veterans Park Christmas Tree Lot Opens Black Friday
Veterans Memorial Park is the Richfield destination for Christmas trees.
As we speak, crews are in the process of transforming the for its official opening Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.
Clearwater, MN-based B&J Evergreen, in partnership with the city, is running the lot again this year and boasts trees of everykind, and at every price point.
"[I would say] we have trees starting at $10 [for the smaller trees] and going all the way up to around $100 [or $200] for the 16- or 18-footers," Brad Johnson, co-owner of B&J Evergreen, told Richfield Patch.
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Brad Johnson's son and company co-owner, Trent Johnson, said the cost for average trees, after taxes, are $26, $33 and $40.
In addition to "just selling trees," Trent Johnson said they brought back horse-drawn carriage rides as part of the tree shopping experience. Carriage rides will be Nov. 25-27 and Dec. 3-4 and is free for those who purchase a tree. Without tree purchase the cost is $5 per person or $10 for a family.
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While the official opening time is 9 a.m. Friday, if you happen to walk by the lot before Black Friday and see something that you like, Brad Johnson said workers would be happy to sell anything to customers early.
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