As part of its 'That's what makes it Christmas' campaign, Tesco will give away Christmas trees with natural quirks to customers (Image: Tesco)

Tesco is giving away hundreds of wonky Christmas trees this year to encourage customers to celebrate the “imperfect side of the festive season”.

The trees will be stocked at select stores for one day only – Saturday December 6 – with the supermarket suggesting that those taking them should make a donation to the food charities Fareshare and Trussell.

The trees, which would not normally go on sale due to imperfections such as unevenly spaced branches or leaning “ever-so-slightly to the side”, are having a second chance at fulfilling their Christmas destiny, the retailer said.

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