| Trees & sizes | Trees & sizesCut your own; Pre-cut trees- Species: Fir, Blue spruce.
- Boiling Spring Tree Farm grows a variety of fir trees across its fields, and offers a selection of blue spruce on request: ask at the red building.
- It sells both choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees.
- The Maine Christmas Tree Association’s undated listing describes balsam–Fraser fir crosses and Colorado blue spruce up to 11 feet, while the farm does not publish sizes or say how many pre-cut trees it has.
| Trees & sizesCut your own; Pre-cut trees- Species: Balsam fir, Fraser fir, Canaan fir, Fralsam fir.
- The field price is $75 per tree, but trees shorter than four feet must remain growing and roped-off blocks are reserved for future harvests.
- There is no published maximum height to treat as a stock guarantee.
- If a small tabletop or yard tree is what you need, look at the separately priced pre-cut selection.
- Compare the actual trees on the day rather than expecting every size in each variety.
| Trees & sizesCut your own- Non-members can also book two apartment-tree fields for smaller, slimmer trees: 6 to 7 feet at $50 to $70, and 4 to 5 feet at $30 to $50, each marked with an orange ribbon.
- A pointer for choosing: the Maine Christmas Tree Association’s undated listing for the farm names Fraser, balsam and Concolor firs up to 11 feet tall, while the farm’s own pages do not name species.
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| Published price example | Published price exampleChoose-and-cut and pre-cut trees, and wreaths: Not published- The farm’s website lists no tree or wreath price; confirm at the farm.
- The farm says cash is king and also accepts check, credit cards and mobile pay.
- Other published price details: Netting, handsaws and twine carry no additional cost. Hot cocoa, candy canes and wagon rides are free.
| Published price exampleChoose-and-cut fir trees: $75 each- No cutting trees under 4ft; stay out of roped-off future-harvest blocks.
- Other published price details: Do not cut trees under 4ft. Shaking, baling and optional pin-stand drilling are included; pre-cuts are individually tagged.
| Published price exampleApartment tree, 6 to 7 feet, slender, non-members: $50–$70- Orange ribbon, in the Apartment Tree Field to the left of the cemetery. The 5-to-7-foot scheduler event describes the same field as 5 to 7 feet.
- Trees are paid for in the Christmas Barn. The farm has not published which payment methods it accepts, or prices for the cider, hot chocolate, donuts, wreaths, garland and ornaments in the barn.
- Other published price details: $90 for any tree without a ribbon. Blue-ribbon trees cost more and orange-ribbon trees cost less; neither amount is published. Non-members buy apartment trees at $50–$70 (6 to 7 feet) or $30–$50 (4 to 5 feet).
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| Cutting help | Cutting helpCut your own- Boiling Spring Tree Farm: trees and tree services: Saws · Plenty of handsaws; bring your own if you like, but no gas or electric chainsaws; battery reciprocating saws are permitted
- The red building is the center of the visit. You check in there first, collect your tag, saw and the season’s instructions, and return after cutting to warm up and pay. The farm serves hot cocoa and candy canes there, and says that both are free. Wagon rides also start and end at the red building.
- Choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees; netting, handsaws and twine carry no additional cost; no chainsaws.
| Cutting helpCut your own- Bring or borrow a hand saw; hand saws only. Never cut below the four-foot minimum or enter roped-off future-harvest blocks.
| Cutting helpCut your own- The farm’s procedure begins with a note on tools: the members page tells visitors to bring a tree cart and a saw into the fields, while the farm’s home page says it provides saws and tree carts. Ask by email which applies to your visit.
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| Shaking, baling & loading | Shaking, baling & loadingNetting your tree: No additional cost · Almost all trees can be netted; occasionally a very large tree will not fit through the netter.- Handsaws and twine: No additional cost · Plenty of saws are available; the farm provides twine to tie the tree to your car.
- Boiling Spring Tree Farm: trees and tree services: Netting · No additional cost; very large trees may not fit the netter
- Boiling Spring Tree Farm: trees and tree services: Twine · Free; the farm cannot tie the tree to your car
- Choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees; netting, handsaws and twine carry no additional cost; no chainsaws.
- The farm says cash is king and also accepts check, credit cards and mobile pay.
| Shaking, baling & loadingShaking, baling and optional pin-stand drilling: Included · Included in the price of the purchased tree.- A paved driveway leads to the parking area, where staff ask about the size and species you want and whether you plan to have the tree baled or drilled. Those questions help them point you toward the right part of the farm.
- Shaking removes loose needles and debris, baling narrows the tree for transport and doorways, and drilling prepares the trunk for a compatible pin stand. These optional services are included in the tree price. Staff can help load and provide twine, but the driver remains responsible for securing the tree safely to the vehicle.
- Shaking, baling and pin-stand drilling are included. Staff loading help does not transfer responsibility for tying down the tree.
| Shaking, baling & loadingSaws, tree carts, string, shaking and netting: Provided · The farm lists these among what it provides.- Any tree with a red ribbon, or one that is decorated, is already sold; choose another. After you cut, if the tree has a price tag, tear off the bottom of the tag and bring it into the Christmas Barn to buy the tree, leaving the top part attached. Then take the tree and your receipt to the shake-and-wrap area for a final check-out, where the farm shakes and nets it.
- Trees are paid for in the Christmas Barn. The farm has not published which payment methods it accepts, or prices for the cider, hot chocolate, donuts, wreaths, garland and ornaments in the barn.
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| Visit arrangements | Visit arrangementsOpens Friday, November 27, the day after Thanksgiving; the last day is not published- Christmas season: Friday, November 27, the day after Thanksgiving · Season opens, 9am–4pm
- Christmas season: Days after opening · Not published
- Christmas season: Wagon rides · Regularly throughout the day, weather permitting; they start and end at the red building
- Christmas season: Santa Claus · Usually appears; days and times are posted on the farm’s social media
- Christmas season: Last day of the season · Not published
- Tree supply is limited, so trees may run out before the end of the season.
- The farm starts its season every year the day after Thanksgiving at 9am and closes at 4pm, and its Facebook page gives Friday, November 27 as the start. It has a limited supply of trees each year so that it can keep inventory for future years, and it asks visitors to check its website and social media for the days it is open. The farm has not published a last day.
- The farm offers packages for professional photographers to book their own sessions on the fields. Bookings are first come, first served, and a liability waiver, emailed to the farm, is required. The booking page is a form and shows no package price. If you are a family looking for a photographer, the farm asks you to contact the photographer directly.
| Visit arrangementsUse the listed selling days.- Thanksgiving weekend parking is limited; arrive in one vehicle when possible.
- November 21–22 and 27–29; December 2–6, 9–13 and 16–20
- Open selling dates: November 21–22 · 9am–sunset
- Open selling dates: November 27–29 · 9am–sunset
- Open selling dates: December 2–6 · 9am–sunset
- Open selling dates: December 9–13 · 9am–sunset
- Open selling dates: December 16–20 · 9am–sunset
- These are selected selling dates, not a daily November-to-December opening window.
| Visit arrangementsSaturdays and Sundays, October 31 to December 13, plus Fridays, November 27 and December 4- Christmas season: Saturdays and Sundays, October 31 to December 13 · 9:30am–4pm (the farm’s listed schedule)
- Christmas season: Fridays, November 27 and December 4 · 9:30am–4pm
- Christmas season: Non-member booking · Times are released on the online scheduler; see the booking table below for the days offering times as of November 5
- Christmas season: Member tagging · November weekends before Thanksgiving only; no tagging after Thanksgiving
- Christmas season: Rescheduling, rain or closure rules · Not published by the farm
- The farm lists no booking fee on the scheduler pages.
- The farm’s members page lists Saturdays and Sundays from October 31 to December 13 and two Fridays, November 27 and December 4, from 9:30am to 4pm. Non-members get a tree by booking a one-hour slot on the farm’s online scheduler, and the scheduler is the authority on which days you can book: on November 5 it offered times only on November 28 and 29 and December 5 and 6, and the farm’s pages do not say whether more times will open.
- If you are not a member, you come to the farm by booking a time on its online scheduler; the farm’s non-member page says this is how non-members get a tree. There are three booking calendars, each for a one-hour visit at the farm, and the farm’s event text describes each as a time to choose and cut a tree.
- As of November 5 the calendars offered times only on the days in the table; every other day showed no times. That cannot tell a fully booked day from a day the farm is not offering, so treat the scheduler as the authority for what you can book and look again for new days. The scheduler pages show no booking fee.
- The farm is open from 9:30am to 4pm. Its members page lists Saturdays and Sundays from October 31 to December 13 and Fridays, November 27 and December 4. That schedule is much wider than the days non-members could book on November 5, so the farm’s listed days are not a promise of open slots for non-members.
- The farm does not publish a rain or closure policy, or a rule for cancelling or rescheduling a booking. Ask by email if you need to change a time.
- The farm says all trees are $90 unless they have a blue or orange ribbon. Blue-ribbon trees are priced higher and orange-ribbon trees lower, without amounts. When you book the standard $90 slot as a non-member, orange-ribbon trees are not available to you; use the apartment-tree schedulers for those.
- The farm’s procedure begins with a note on tools: the members page tells visitors to bring a tree cart and a saw into the fields, while the farm’s home page says it provides saws and tree carts. Ask by email which applies to your visit.
- The farm lists no phone number. Its contact for questions and help with booking is the email greatworksfarm@yahoo.com, shown on every page of its website. Non-members book through the online scheduler links above.
- Non-members book a one-hour slot on the online scheduler, which showed times on only a few days when last checked.
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