| Trees & sizes | Trees & sizesCut your own; Pre-cut trees- Species: Silver Tip fir, White fir, Incense cedar, Douglas fir, Blue spruce, Nordmann fir, Specialty firs.
- Visitors choose from Silver Tip fir, white fir, incense cedar, Douglas fir, blue spruce, Nordmann fir and specialty firs, in choose-and-cut plantations and a fresh-cut section.
- The Entrance Gate lot, just inside the front gate, is where the fresh-cut trees are, with a small selection of choose-and-cut trees, and the farm recommends it for a pre-cut tree.
- For trees over 20 feet, the farm asks you to call its tree contact; the number is in the table below.
| Trees & sizesCut your own; Pre-cut trees- Species: Cedar, Douglas fir, Giant sequoia, Silvertip fir, White fir.
- The farm’s list covers cedars up to 12 feet, Douglas firs up to 10 feet and taller, sequoia and Silvertip of any size, and white firs from 12 feet up to 30 feet, which suits a tall ceiling, a hall or a venue.
- The farm also sells precut trees from its own fields in three tiers marked by tag color, cut no earlier than November 15.
| Trees & sizesCut your own; Pre-cut trees- Species: Silver Tip fir, Nordmann fir, White fir, Douglas fir.
- McBurney grows Silver Tip, Nordmann, white fir and Douglas fir on about nine acres at roughly 3,000 feet on Cedar Ridge.
- Choose-and-cut sizes run up to 10 feet; for anyone who wants something taller, the farm brings in a fresh supply of pre-cut trees up to 12 feet from November 21 while supplies last.
- Reserve-a-tree days earlier in the season let you walk the fields, choose a tree and have it tagged red to cut later.
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| Published price example | Published price exampleChoose-and-cut tree: Not published- Mostly at the Santa Bear lot, with saws and staff provided.
- Other published price details: 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.
| Published price exampleChoose-and-cut trees (cedar, Douglas fir, giant sequoia, Silvertip fir, white fir): Not published- Confirm at the farm; taxes are extra, and the farm says prices can change without notice.
- The farm states that all sales are final, with no exchanges or returns. It does not say which payment methods it accepts.
- Other published price details: 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.
| Published price exampleChoose-and-cut tree up to 4 feet: $45–$52- Last season’s posted range; $45 is the farm’s stated minimum. Tax and netting included.
- Prices are last season’s posted ranges; the farm has not yet published a chart for this season. The farm’s visit page lists cash and local checks as payment and does not mention cards.
- Other published price details: 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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| Cutting help | Cutting helpCut your own- Indian Rock Tree Farm: trees, tickets and services: Choose-and-cut tree · Not published; confirm at the farm · Mostly at the Santa Bear lot; saws and staff provided
- The farm provides the saws and the staff. Packaging and twine are available, and staff offer full-service help to tie the tree onto your car. The farm accepts cash and credit cards, and also accepts EBT for purchases.
| Cutting helpCut your own- No tree prices are published; ask before you cut. Taxes are extra and all sales are final.
| Cutting helpCut your own- Take a white measuring pole at the main entrance, walk the fields, and lean the pole on the tree you want to mark it. Staff bring a saw and a cart. You may cut the tree yourself or have staff do it, then pay at the sales shack and take the tree home. Long-handled hand saws, the cart and netting come at no extra cost. If you would rather use your own saw or your own tie-downs, tell the staff when you arrive.
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| Shaking, baling & loading | Shaking, baling & loadingIndian Rock Tree Farm: trees, tickets and services: Packaging and twine · No price posted · Full-service help tying the tree onto your car- The farm provides the saws and the staff. Packaging and twine are available, and staff offer full-service help to tie the tree onto your car. The farm accepts cash and credit cards, and also accepts EBT for purchases.
| Shaking, baling & loadingHandling services and charges not specified. | Shaking, baling & loadingLong-handled hand saws, cart and netting: Free · Provided at no extra cost; bring your own tie-downs if you prefer.- Take a white measuring pole at the main entrance, walk the fields, and lean the pole on the tree you want to mark it. Staff bring a saw and a cart. You may cut the tree yourself or have staff do it, then pay at the sales shack and take the tree home. Long-handled hand saws, the cart and netting come at no extra cost. If you would rather use your own saw or your own tie-downs, tell the staff when you arrive.
- The latest price chart the farm has posted is last season’s, dated August 7, and no chart for this season has been published. Treat these ranges as a guide. The farm says its minimum is $45, that everything over 4 feet is individually priced on the tag, and that sales tax and netting are included.
- Prices are last season’s posted ranges; the farm has not yet published a chart for this season. The farm’s visit page lists cash and local checks as payment and does not mention cards.
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| Visit arrangements | Visit arrangementsOpens about Friday, November 27; Thursday through Monday while weather and trees allow- Christmas tree season: Opening day, about Friday, November 27 · 8am–5pm; last entry 4:30pm; online entry ticket required
- Christmas tree season: Saturday and Sunday, November 28 and 29 · 8am–5pm; last entry 4:30pm; online entry ticket required
- Christmas tree season: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday after Thanksgiving weekend · 8am–5pm; last entry 4:30pm; no ticket needed
- Christmas tree season: Tuesday and Wednesday · Closed
- Christmas tree season: Off-season visits · By appointment; email the farm
- Days and hours may change with weather and plantation conditions. The farm posts no closing date; the plantations stay open as long as weather and tree conditions allow.
- The farm lists opening day as about Friday, November 27, and says days and hours may change with weather and plantation conditions, so check its website before you drive up. The choose-and-cut plantations stay open as long as weather and tree conditions allow, and no closing date is posted. Parking is by online entry ticket on November 27, 28 and 29 only; other days need no ticket.
- Indian Rock Tree Farm: trees, tickets and services: Entry ticket, November 27–29 · $8 per car; $16 vehicle with trailer · 90-minute maximum, booked by arrival time; up to four per order; no ticket needed on other days
- From Camino, go north on Larsen Drive for one mile, then turn left on North Canyon Road and continue 1.6 miles to the farm. Off-season visits are by appointment; write to info@indianrocktreefarm.com.
- Entry tickets are required November 27, 28 and 29 only: $8 per car for up to 90 minutes, booked by arrival time.
| Visit arrangementsOpens Saturday, December 5, weekends until the supply runs out, with weekdays by appointment; not open Thanksgiving weekend- Christmas tree sales: Opening weekend, Saturday and Sunday, December 5–6 · 10am–4pm; choose-and-cut and precut trees, while the supply lasts, weather permitting
- Christmas tree sales: Second December weekend, Saturday and Sunday, December 12–13 · 10am–4pm; the farm’s Christmas tree page names this as the last sales weekend, and its home page says weekends continue until the supply runs out
- Christmas tree sales: Weekdays · By appointment only, according to the home page; call 916-835-9600
- Christmas tree sales: Thanksgiving weekend · Not open for tree sales
- Christmas tree sales: Precut trees · Cut no earlier than November 15; the farm gives no separate sales dates for precut trees
- Sales are weather permitting and end when the trees are gone. The farm’s website shows an “open today” line that repeats the 10am–4pm weekend hours; it is not a sign that the tree lot is open on other days.
- The farm says its supply of trees is very limited this year. Its home page says it opens the weekend of December 5 and stays open on weekends until the supply runs out, with weekdays by appointment. Its Christmas tree page is stricter and says sales run only the first two weekends of December, or until the trees run out, weather permitting. Those weekends would be December 5–6 and 12–13. Apple Hill’s grower listing gives the season as December 5 to December 13, which matches the shorter window.
- The tree lot opens Saturday, December 5, and keeps weekend hours of 10am to 4pm. The farm’s home page says it stays open on weekends until the supply runs out, with weekdays by appointment at 916-835-9600. The Christmas tree page says that, because the supply is very limited, sales run only the first two weekends of December or until the trees run out, weather permitting, and that the farm is not open Thanksgiving weekend.
- Sales begin Saturday, December 5. One farm page says weekends until the supply runs out, with weekdays by appointment; another limits sales to the first two December weekends.
| Visit arrangementsReserve-a-tree days through November 16; open daily November 20 through December 24- Christmas season: Reserve-a-tree days, Friday–Monday, through November 16 (November dates: 6–9 and 13–16) · 9am–5pm; pick a tree now, cut it later; reserved trees wear a red tag
- Christmas season: Open daily for cutting, Friday, November 20 through December 24 · 9am–5pm; open on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, and Black Friday, November 27
- Christmas season: Pre-cut trees up to 12 feet, from November 21 · While supplies last
- Christmas season: Campfire and Beverages, Saturdays and Sundays, November 21–22, 28–29, December 5–6, 12–13 and 19–20 · 9am–5pm, weather permitting
- Christmas season: Campfire and complimentary coffee and grape juice on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, and Black Friday, November 27 · 9am–5pm, weather permitting
- Christmas season: Winter Solstice Walk, Monday, December 21 · 10am–3pm
- The farm may delay opening after extreme snow until the paths are cleared, and otherwise stays open in rain, shine or snow. The farm’s homepage shows current sunset times and local conditions.
- Cutting runs daily from Friday, November 20 through Christmas Eve, open on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, and closes at 5pm because the fields rely on natural light and sunset comes early. Before that, Friday–Monday reserve-a-tree days let you pick and tag a tree to cut later. The farm’s visit page also describes cutting as typically starting Thanksgiving weekend, so if you are making a long drive in the first days, confirm that the fields are cutting.
- On reserve-a-tree days you can pick a tree now and cut it later. The farm lists these days as Friday through Monday, 9am to 5pm, from late September through November 16; the remaining November dates are 6 to 9 and 13 to 16. A red tag marks a reserved tree.
- The farm’s visit page describes reservation days as the weekends before Thanksgiving, so confirm the day you plan to come. The farm’s online Tree Reservation booking page is marked unavailable and asks you to contact the farm instead, and no reservation fee is posted.
- Reservation days are listed as Friday through Monday; the farm’s visit page says weekends before Thanksgiving, so confirm.
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