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🎄 Christmas Tree Recycling in Buncombe and Henderson Counties

Where Buncombe and Henderson counties took Christmas trees, what is not announced for this winter yet, and the source behind each line.

⚡ Quick Answer

We could not confirm this winter's Buncombe County tree program, because the county pages we found are undated or expired. Henderson County held a tree drop-off with free mulch at Jackson Park in Hendersonville through January 10, 2026. Dates for this winter are not announced, so call before you go.

Published October 24, 2026. Sources read October 24, 2026. Not yet verified by phone.

🎄 Buncombe County

  • ⚠️Current program: not confirmed. The county pages we found are old or undated.
  • 📍What older pages say: residents could drop off real trees at the Buncombe County Landfill at no charge, and trees were chipped into mulch.
  • 🧹Prep, per those pages: remove all lights, ornaments, tinsel, garland and the stand. The tree must be bare.
  • 💲Those pages cite $20 per ton for commercial yard waste. The county's current fee schedule, dated July 1, 2026, lists $30 per ton for untreated wood, limbs and yard waste, so treat the old pages as outdated.
  • 🗓️This winter's dates and hours: not yet announced, not yet verified.
  • 📄Sources: Buncombe County news page (no date shown); second county page (marked expired March 28, 2013); City of Asheville notice, December 23, 2020. All read October 24, 2026.

🎄 Henderson County

  • 📍Last season: Jackson Park ball field #6, 801 4th Ave East, Hendersonville. Tree drop-off ran until January 10, 2026, listed as 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • 🪵Free mulch on Saturday, January 10, 2026. The page lists two different mulch times (9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 9 a.m. to noon).
  • 💡The page asks people to drop off trees and lights separately. It prints no fee.
  • 🗓️This winter's dates and hours: not yet announced, not yet verified.
  • 📄Sources: Henderson County event page (January 2026 event); July 2022 mulch giveaway release. Read October 24, 2026.
🔎We will update this page when each county announces its dates, and add "verified by phone" after we call. A county page that is silent does not prove there is no program, so we call before writing "no program."

❓ Common Questions

When can I drop off my Christmas tree this year?

This winter's dates and hours have not been announced and we have not verified them. Last season, Henderson County's Jackson Park drop-off ran through January 10, 2026. The Buncombe County pages we found carry no current date, so confirm with the county.

Does Buncombe County take Christmas trees at the landfill?

Older county pages say residents can drop off bare trees at the Buncombe County Landfill at no charge and that the trees are chipped into mulch. One of those pages is marked expired in 2013 and the other shows no date, so we cannot confirm the program for this winter. Call the landfill to confirm.

What do I need to remove first?

The older Buncombe County pages say to remove all lights, ornaments, tinsel, garland and the stand, because the tree must be bare. Henderson's page asked people to drop off lights separately.

Is there free mulch?

Henderson County's January 2026 event included free mulch on Saturday, January 10, 2026. Henderson also ran a one-time mulch giveaway in July 2022, described as unscreened and not suitable for landscaping. We found no current standing free mulch program in either county.

Can I leave it at the curb?

The City of Asheville's notice from December 2020 said real trees were collected with brush pickup. That notice is old and we could not find a current one, so check with the city before relying on it.