Christmas tree farm guide
Christmas tree farms in California.
From the Sierra foothills and Apple Hill to the Santa Cruz Mountains, the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California, these 16 California farm guides explain which trees each farm grows, how it prices them, what it handles for you and how short its season runs.
Pick a region and a tree
The Sierra foothill farms around Grass Valley, Foresthill and Apple Hill grow mainly white, silvertip and Douglas firs. Santa Cruz Mountains and coastside farms mix firs with Monterey pine, redwood, cedar and cypress. From San Martin and Reedley south to El Cajon, the fields lean to Monterey pine, and most of those farms add pre-cut firs shipped in from Oregon or the Pacific Northwest.
Compare the whole price
Three farms post one price for any size, from Hillcrest’s $85 Monterey pines to McGee’s $145 cash price; Snowy Peaks charges by the foot, and McBurney, Crest Ranch and Family Christmas Tree Farm price by height or tree type. Seven farms publish no tree price and Patchen none for its field trees, while Santa’s posts its one field price as the season opens; each guide says what is and is not posted. Read the tax and payment notes too: some farms add a charge for cards, and one takes cards only.
Ask what the farm handles
McBurney, Crest Ranch and Four Winds lend saws and include netting, and Farmakis nets, ties and loads your tree at no extra charge. Elsewhere shaking and netting cost about $5 to $7 each, and flocking runs from $10 a foot to unpriced custom work. Patchen, Santa’s, Greenspot, Family Christmas Tree Farm and Farmakis also deliver, on terms the guides keep apart from the field visit.
Time the short season
McGee sells only over Thanksgiving weekend, Crest Ranch from the weekend before through Thanksgiving weekend with limited fields one December weekend, and Madrone opens in December and sells until its supply runs out. McBurney stays open to Christmas Eve and Four Winds to Christmas Day, several farms close a few days before Christmas, and some post no closing date, so check each calendar before a long drive.
Grass Valley · California
McBurney Tree Farm
Individually tagged choose-and-cut trees near Grass Valley, cut it yourself or let staff cut it, open daily November 20 to December 24, with campfire weekends and a Winter Solstice Walk.
- Choose-and-cut tree, by height (last season’s chart)
- $45–$120
- Tree season
- Reserve-a-tree days through November 16; open daily November 20 through December 24
- Visit hours
- Daily 9am–5pm; reserve-a-tree days Friday–Monday 9am–5pm
Each tree carries its own price tag. The minimum is $45 and everything over 4 feet is individually priced; tax and netting are included. The latest chart posted is last season’s, dated August 7.
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Placerville · California
McGee Christmas Tree Farm
An Apple Hill choose-and-cut farm with one price for any tree: $145 cash or $150 by card, packaging and tax included. Open Thanksgiving weekend, 8am to dusk.
- Any size, any variety
- $145 cash / $150 card
- Tree season
- Thanksgiving weekend: Friday, November 27 through Sunday, November 29
- Visit hours
- 8am to dusk
One flat price per tree, with tax and packaging included. There is no price by species or by foot.
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Camino · California
Indian Rock Tree Farm
An Apple Hill choose-and-cut and fresh-cut farm open Thursday to Monday from about November 27, with saws and staff help provided, a gift shop, and entry tickets needed November 27 to 29.
- Tree prices
- Not published
- Tree season
- Opens about Friday, November 27; Thursday through Monday while weather and trees allow
- Visit hours
- Thursday–Monday 8am–5pm, last entry 4:30pm; closed Tuesday and Wednesday
No price is posted for choose-and-cut or fresh-cut trees. The only posted charge is the online parking ticket required November 27, 28 and 29: $8 per car, or $16 for a vehicle with a trailer, for up to 90 minutes.
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Foresthill · California
Snowy Peaks Tree Farm
Choose-and-cut white fir, silver-tip and Douglas fir at $13.00 per foot plus tax, with field pick-up, netting and tie-down, pre-cut Oregon firs, wreaths and a bonfire. Opens November 27.
- Choose-and-cut tree, per foot
- $13.00 per foot
- Tree season
- Soft opening from November 21; official opening Friday, November 27
- Visit hours
- 7 days a week, 9am–5pm
Plus tax. The farm accepts cash, checks, Visa and Mastercard; a service charge applies to all card payments, and the amount is not posted.
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Camino · California
Madrone Tree Hill
Natural-growth choose-and-cut trees in Apple Hill, from small cedars to white firs up to 30 feet, plus precut trees. Opens Saturday, December 5, with weekend hours and weekdays by appointment while the limited supply lasts.
- Tree prices
- Not published
- Tree season
- Opens Saturday, December 5, weekends until the supply runs out, with weekdays by appointment; not open Thanksgiving weekend
- Visit hours
- Weekends 10am–4pm; weekdays by appointment
The farm lists tree types, sizes and precut tiers without prices. It adds only that taxes are extra, prices are subject to change without notice, and all sales are final with no exchanges or returns. Confirm the price at the farm before you cut.
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Half Moon Bay · California
Santa’s Tree Farm
Choose-and-cut trees up to 13 feet on a 487-acre Half Moon Bay farm, open daily November 14 to December 23, with a saw provided, a complimentary tree shuttle, a train on weekends and Santa visits on weekends and Friday, November 27.
- Choose-and-cut tree
- One price, any size; not yet posted
- Tree season
- Tree cutting November 14 to December 23, rain or shine; Santa and train weekends November 21 to December 13
- Visit hours
- Weekends 8am–5pm; Monday–Friday 9am–5pm
The farm says all cut-your-own trees in the fields are one price at any size, to be posted in early November. No figure is posted on the farm’s pages yet, so confirm at the farm. A coupon takes $2 off any choose-and-cut tree. Netting is $6.
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Santa Cruz · California
Crest Ranch Tree Farm
California’s oldest choose-and-cut farm by its own account, high on Ben Lomond Mountain: open November 21 to 29 including Thanksgiving, with free saws, netting and twine and trees from $75.
- Choose-and-cut tree, 5-foot minimum
- $75–$85 to 5 feet
- Tree season
- Saturday, November 21 through Sunday, November 29; limited fields open December 5 and 6; while supplies last
- Visit hours
- 8:30am–4:30pm; Thanksgiving Day 10am–3pm
Prices are based on a 5-foot minimum tree and include sales tax. Monterey pine is $75 at any size; Douglas fir, sequoia, pines, cedar and cypress are $75 to 5 feet plus $5 per additional half foot; white and Greek fir are $85 to 5 feet plus $7 per additional half foot. Cash or check with ID only.
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Los Gatos · California
Patchen California Christmas Tree & Pumpkin Farm
Choose-and-cut trees up to 25 feet at two Los Gatos mountain farms, opening Saturday, November 21: saws, baling and car tie-down provided, a 1955 red truck for photos, wreaths and delivery.
- Choose-and-cut tree in the field
- Not published
- Tree season
- Opens Saturday, November 21, at both the Rancho and Old Town farms
- Visit hours
- Rancho: Tuesday–Friday 1pm–5pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm, closed Monday; Old Town: Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm; both also open Black Friday, November 27
The farm posts no field price list for choose-and-cut trees. Its online shop prices ($105–$400) are for trees ordered for farm pickup or delivery and are not field prices. Confirm the price at the farm.
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San Martin · California
Battaglia Ranch Christmas Tree Farm
Choose-and-cut Monterey pine and cypress plus pre-cut Oregon firs and custom flocking, open November 21 to December 23 near US 101 in San Martin. Tree prices are not published.
- Tree prices
- Not published
- Tree season
- November 21 to December 23, closed Thanksgiving Day
- Visit hours
- November 21–25 9am–5pm; November 27 to December 20 9am–7pm; December 21–23 10am–5pm; closed Thanksgiving Day; choose-and-cut lot closes at dusk
The choose-and-cut page shows a banner reading All Choose & Cut Trees with no price, and no page lists prices for pre-cut trees, flocking, shaking, netting, wreaths or gifts.
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Reedley · California
Hillcrest Farm
Cut-your-own Monterey pines at $85 any size up to 12 feet, pre-cut firs from $45 to $310, weekend steam train rides and Santa photos, open daily 10am–5pm from the weekend after Thanksgiving to about December 20.
- Cut-your-own Monterey pine
- $85
- Tree season
- Weekend after Thanksgiving to about Sunday, December 20; first day listed as both November 28 and November 29
- Visit hours
- Daily 10am–5pm
All cut-your-own trees are $85 each no matter the size, up to 12 feet. Pre-cut firs run $45–$310 depending on species and size; no per-size price list is posted.
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Los Gatos · California
Four Winds Christmas Trees
Choose-and-cut on 60 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains: any tree, any size, $90 with tax included, up to 16 feet. Open from Thanksgiving Day to Christmas Day; saws provided, free netting and twine.
- Any tree, any size
- $90
- Tree season
- Thanksgiving Day through Christmas Day
- Visit hours
- Weekends and the Friday after Thanksgiving 8:30am–4pm; weekdays and Thanksgiving Day 11am–3pm; other times by appointment
Tax included, trees up to 16 feet and some bigger. Saws are provided and returned at the checkout booth; netting and twine are free.
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Mentone · California
Greenspot Farms
Cut-your-own cedars, Monterey pines and redwoods from table top to 16 feet, pre-cut Oregon firs, flocking and a nightly lighted hayride December 1 to 23. Free admission and parking; tree prices are not published.
- Tree prices
- Not published
- Tree season
- Cut-your-own from the day after Thanksgiving; hayride nights December 1 to 23
- Visit hours
- Christmas season: Monday–Thursday 9am–8pm, Friday–Sunday 9am–9pm; home page lists 9am–6pm daily
No price is posted for cut-your-own or pre-cut trees, flocking, fire retardant, delivery or wreaths. Admission and parking are free. The hayride is a separate ticket at $20 adults, $15 ages 12 and under, 3 and under free.
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Perris · California
Sand Haven Pines
Family-owned Monterey pine farm in Perris, opening November 21: choose-and-cut or reserve a tree, with shaking, netting and flocking. Every tree is individually priced.
- Trees
- Not published
- Tree season
- Opens November 21; closed Thanksgiving Day; no closing date posted
- Visit hours
- November: weekends 8am–5pm, weekdays 11am–5pm. December: weekends 8am–7pm, weekdays 11am–7pm. Closed Thanksgiving Day
The farm’s pricing page says all trees are individually priced and lists no figure or range for choose-and-cut, reservation or potted trees. Only the services below carry a price.
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El Cajon · California
Family Christmas Tree Farm
Family farm in El Cajon: choose-and-cut Monterey pine from $59.99, pre-cut Noble, Nordmann and Douglas firs, flocking, potted trees and wreaths. Cards and wallets only, no cash.
- Choose-and-cut Monterey pine
- $59.99–$159.99
- Tree season
- No opening or closing dates posted for tree visits; online ordering windows start November 24
- Visit hours
- Monday–Sunday 9am–9pm (hours block carries no season label)
By height, 4 to 5 feet through 9 to 10 feet. Pre-cut firs, flocking, stands, potted trees and wreaths are priced separately below.
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Nuevo · California
Rye Farms
Family-owned foothill farm in Nuevo opening November 21: same-day choose-and-cut trees, reservable giant trees to 14 feet, Noble firs after Thanksgiving, flocking and a fire pit. Tree prices not published.
- Trees
- Not published
- Tree season
- Opens November 21; no closing date posted
- Visit hours
- Opening Day 8am–5pm. Weekends 8am–5pm in November and 8am–7pm in December; weekdays 11am–5pm in November and 11am–7pm in December
No page lists a price, range, per-foot rate or minimum for choose-and-cut, giant, reservation, Noble fir or container trees. Posted figures are shaking $5, netting $5 and flocking $10.00 per foot.
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San Juan Capistrano · California
Farmakis Farms
Family-owned farm in San Juan Capistrano opening Friday, November 27: pick a Monterey pine or Leyland cypress in the field and staff cut, net and tie it. Pre-cut Oregon firs too. Tree prices not published.
- Trees
- Not published
- Tree season
- Opens Friday, November 27; no closing date posted
- Visit hours
- Daily 10am–8pm from Opening Day
No page lists a price, range, per-foot rate or minimum for in-ground or pre-cut trees, and none lists flocking, delivery or stand prices. Netting, twine, the fresh cut and loading are described as complimentary.
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