This Christmas, Amazon is delivering real, fresh Christmas trees straight to customers’ doorsteps in metro Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

The trees are available thanks to its partnership with Harris Farm Markets, who connected Amazon with one of its trusted growers Yeowarra Tree Farm, a family farm with a focus on sustainability located in regional Victoria.

Priced at $199 for Prime members (or $249 for non-Prime members) with delivery included, the real, 6ft (183cm) trees can now be pre-ordered for delivery between 27 November and 13 December at Amazon.com.au/christmastrees. With numbers limited, customers are encouraged to secure their tree early to avoid missing out.

“We’re always looking for ways to make our customers’ lives easier, and for the first time ever we are delivering real Christmas trees to make the festive season smoother,” says Amazon Australia Head of Grocery Partnerships Suyog Sankhe.

“Customers can now order a fresh, Aussie-grown tree and find everything else they need for the festive season in Amazon’s Christmas store, from decorations to gifts and even fresh groceries because Amazon is a true one-stop shop for Christmas.

“Made possible through our partnership with Harris Farm Markets, numbers are limited, so we’d encourage customers to order early.”

To mark the occasion and help deliver, Amazon says it has called in some serious muscle. Champion woodchopper Scott Anderson – a multiple-time titleholder who grew up 10 minutes from Yeowarra Tree Farm – is felling the very first trees, while media personality Sam Mac puts the new service “to the test himself, cutting through the Christmas chaos to secure the family tree from the comfort of his sofa”.

The launch lands just ahead of Amazon’s Black Friday Sale which will run for 14 days from midnight AEDT, 17 November to 11:59 AEDT, 30 November. Shoppers can explore “hundreds of thousands” of discounted products across all categories, from electronics and toys to beauty, homewares, and everyday essentials.