Bols has been in the Christmas tree industry for almost 2 decades. Bols Xmas Tree Fund is the product of those 19 years of work. We established the fund in 2007 in order to create awareness about and improve the terrible conditions under which the Georgian cone pickers live and work. And now we hope that nurseries and growers will back the initiative and, through buying Fair Trees seeds and plants, support the Georgian workers with €10 per kilo of seeds via Bols Xmas Tree Fund.

After having been subjected to Soviet rule with severe economic, social and political problems, Georgians are struggling to get back on their feet again. The local cone pickers do not have many opportunities and they live in poor conditions. They risk their lives by climbing from tree to tree at a height of 30 meters to collect seeds for wealthy Europeans’ traditional Christmas tree.

Bols Xmas Tree Fund ensures that the workers are instructed on safety and the Fund has imposed strict conditions requiring the wearing of safety equipment at all times to prevent accidents.

In addition to this, the Fund works toward creating proper conditions for workers and their families through financial support to schools, books and health care.

By bringing into focus the Georgian working conditions, Bols Xmas Tree Fund strives to improve the Georgian cone pickers’ working conditions and the methods that are necessary to obtain the seeds for the Danes’ preferred Christmas tree, the Nordmann fir.

We trust that everyone interested in following progress in 2008 will be open to our new initiatives, Fair Trees and Bols Xmas Tree Fund. We look forward to supporting you in creating an exciting and successful synergy in Christmas tree production that is to everyone’s advantage!


The Nordmann firs from which the cones are picked are about 30 meters high