This is not Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree.
A 13-and-1/2-foot-tall Fraser fir is being peddled on a Kips Bay sidewalk for $1,750 – the most expensive holiday tree found in the Big Apple by The Post.
While the Quebec import will probably be purchased by a socialite for their Park Avenue salon without a second glance, the eye-popping price does highlight towering inflation in the prices of staples this holiday season.
The seller, George Smith, says he was forced to hike his tree prices by $5 per foot this year – and even more for trees taller than 10 feet.
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