Christmas tree farm guide
Christmas tree farms in Missouri.
From Independence and Excelsior Springs near Kansas City, through Knob Noster, Boonville and Hermann in the middle of the state, to Festus, Washington, Bonne Terre and Jackson in the east and southeast, these nine Missouri farm guides explain which trees each farm grows, what it charges, what it handles for you and when it opens. Pine leads the fields, seven of the nine farms let you cut your own tree, and four open on Saturday, November 21 and five on Friday, November 27.
Pick a region and a tree
Two farms are near Kansas City: Fort Osage in Independence and Christmas Ranch in Excelsior Springs. Three sit in the middle of the state: Spring Branch Acres in Knob Noster, Starr Pines in Boonville and Pea Ridge Forest in Hermann. Four lie in the east and southeast: Meert in Festus, Heritage Valley in Washington, Bollinger in Bonne Terre and Meier Horseshoe Pines in Jackson. Pine leads the fields. Scotch pine grows at six farms (Christmas Ranch, Spring Branch, Meert, Pea Ridge, Meier and Bollinger), white pine at six (Fort Osage, Christmas Ranch, Meert, Heritage Valley, Pea Ridge and Meier) and Norway spruce at five (Fort Osage, Christmas Ranch, Meert, Pea Ridge and Meier). Canaan fir is cut in the field at Christmas Ranch and Heritage Valley, Pea Ridge names Fraser fir among its field trees, and Fraser, balsam or other firs arrive pre-cut at Fort Osage, Christmas Ranch, Spring Branch, Meert and Meier; Bollinger’s Pre-Cut Forest held Fraser and Douglas fir last season. Starr Pines says its fields hold pines and firs, so ask which are ready on your day.
Compare the whole price
Four farms give this season’s per-foot rates: Starr Pines asks $10 a foot for pines and $13 for firs; Meert’s cut-your-own Scotch pine, white pine and Norway spruce are $9 to $10 a foot, with pre-cut Fraser fir from $16 a foot; Heritage Valley’s White Pine is up to $9 and its Canaan fir up to $14 a foot; and Pea Ridge charges $13.50 a foot for every species. Fort Osage and Christmas Ranch give last season’s rates, $12 to $14 a foot for Fort Osage’s field trees and $8 to $15 a foot at Christmas Ranch by variety, and those can change. For Spring Branch, Meier Horseshoe Pines and Bollinger, ask the farm for this season’s tree prices before you cut.
Ask what the farm handles
Seven farms shake your tree and finish it for the ride home: Fort Osage, Spring Branch, Meert, Heritage Valley and Starr Pines net or wrap it, and Christmas Ranch and Pea Ridge bale it. Christmas Ranch staff also load it, Fort Osage charges $10 for loading and tie-down, and Heritage Valley will drill the trunk for a peg-style stand on request. At Meier Horseshoe Pines a field worker cuts the tree you choose, and staff help load it but cannot tie it down. At Bollinger staff help move your tree to the loading zone, but you place it on your vehicle yourself; ratchet straps are for sale and twine is free. Leave the power saw at home: Fort Osage allows only its own bow saws, Spring Branch bans power saws, and Heritage Valley asks you to keep chainsaws and axes in the car.
Time the season
Starr Pines, Fort Osage, Spring Branch and Pea Ridge open on Saturday, November 21. Starr Pines is open every day until Christmas, 9am until dark; Fort Osage runs on listed days through Sunday, December 6, or until the trees sell out; Spring Branch is open Saturdays, Sundays and Friday, November 27, through December 13; and Pea Ridge is open Thursday to Sunday through Thursday, December 24. The other five open on Friday, November 27: Christmas Ranch (Friday through Monday), Meert (seven days a week through December 20), Heritage Valley (Friday by reservation only, then weekends through December 13), Meier Horseshoe Pines (that Friday, then weekends in December; call after December 5 to check which trees are left) and Bollinger (Thursday to Saturday through December 19, with early tagging on November Saturdays). Ask Christmas Ranch for this season’s closing date; last season its fields closed on December 11.
Independence · Missouri
Fort Osage Christmas Trees
Cut your own tagged field tree with a farm bow saw, or choose an imported fir. Last season’s prices: $12–$14 a foot for field trees, $100–$200 for imported firs, and $10 for loading and tie-down. Open on listed days, 9am–5pm, from Saturday, November 21 through Sunday, December 6; no admission or parking charge.
- Field-cut trees, by the standing foot (last season’s rate)
- $12–$14 per foot
- Tree season
- Saturday, November 21 – Sunday, December 6, on listed days; closes early if the trees sell out
- Visit hours
- 9am–5pm on listed days; Friday, December 4, 3pm–5pm
Field trees are priced by their standing height in the field, and each tagged tree shows its price and variety. Imported firs ran $100–$200 each by size, quality and variety, and loading and tie-down is $10. These are last season’s prices, and they can change at any time.
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Excelsior Springs · Missouri
Christmas Ranch Tree Farm
Cut your own pine, spruce or fir, or choose a pre-cut fir; staff shake, bale and load it. Last season’s rates ran $8–$15 a foot. Open Friday through Monday, 9am–5pm, starting the Friday after Thanksgiving; free hot cocoa, cider, coffee and cookies in the barn.
- Trees by the foot (last season’s rates)
- $8–$15 per foot
- Tree season
- Opens the Friday after Thanksgiving, November 27; open Friday through Monday
- Visit hours
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 9am–5pm
Rates are per foot of height, from $8.00 for Virginia pine to $15.00 for Canaan fir, Concolor fir and self-cut Douglas fir. A small 3-to-4-foot Fraser fir on a stand was $40.00 each. These are last season’s rates.
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Knob Noster · Missouri
Spring Branch Acres
Choose and cut a Scotch pine up to 10 feet, or pick a pre-cut Michigan Fraser fir, balsam fir or white pine; hand saws and carts on hand, shaking and netting available. Open Saturdays and Sundays, 9am–5pm, plus Friday, November 27, from Saturday, November 21 through Sunday, December 13.
- Christmas trees
- Ask the farm
- Tree season
- Saturday, November 21 – Sunday, December 13, on Saturdays, Sundays and Friday, November 27
- Visit hours
- 9am–5pm on Saturdays, Sundays and Friday, November 27
Ask the farm for prices on field trees, pre-cut firs, tabletop trees, wreaths, treats and tree stands. School tours are $5 per child.
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Festus · Missouri
Meert Tree Farm
Cut your own Scotch pine, white pine or Norway spruce at $9–$10 a foot, or choose a pre-cut Fraser fir from $16+ a foot; handsaw, shaking and netting provided, with free wagon and train rides on weekends. Open seven days a week from Friday, November 27 through December 20.
- Cut-your-own tree, by the foot
- $9–$10 per foot
- Tree season
- Friday, November 27 through December 20, seven days a week
- Visit hours
- Opening Weekend: from 10am Friday, November 27 to 4:30pm Sunday, November 29; ask the farm for daily hours after that
Scotch pine, white pine and Norway spruce. Pre-cut Fraser fir starts at $16+ per foot, depending on size, and live trees for planting are $15–$16 per foot.
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Washington · Missouri
Heritage Valley Tree Farm
Choose and cut a tagged White Pine (up to $9.00 a foot) or Canaan fir (up to $14.00 a foot), 5 to 9 feet, with handsaws, carts, shaking and netting provided. Friday, November 27 is by reservation only; Saturdays and Sundays through December 13, no reservation.
- Choose-and-cut tree, by the foot
- Up to $9 or $14 per foot, by variety
- Tree season
- Friday, November 27 (reservations only), then Saturdays and Sundays through December 13 or until sold out
- Visit hours
- Saturdays 9am–5pm, Sundays 11am–5pm; Friday, November 27 by reservation in one-hour arrival slots
White Pine is up to $9.00 per foot and Canaan fir up to $14.00 per foot; the rate varies by tree and the tag shows each tree’s height and price. First Day Friday adds a $5.00 non-refundable reservation fee per tree.
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Hermann · Missouri
Pea Ridge Forest
Field-cut Fraser fir, Scotch pine, Norway spruce and white pine at $13.50 per foot, shaken and baled. Open Thursday to Sunday, 9am–5pm, from Saturday, November 21 through Thursday, December 24, with Santa, wineries, food and hayrides on weekends through December 13.
- Field-cut Christmas trees
- $13.50 per foot
- Tree season
- Saturday, November 21 – Thursday, December 24, Thursday to Sunday
- Visit hours
- 9am–5pm, Thursday to Sunday; closed Monday to Wednesday
One per-foot price for every species. Ask the farm for wreath, greenery, arrangement, ornament, food and hayride prices.
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Jackson · Missouri
Meier Horseshoe Pines
Ride the Belgian-horse wagon to the fields, choose a White Pine, Norway Spruce, Scotch Pine, Cedar or Loblolly Pitch Pine, and a field worker cuts it; pre-cut Fraser fir too. Tree fields open Friday, November 27, then Saturdays and Sundays in December.
- Trees, by the foot and by variety
- Ask the farm
- Tree season
- Friday, November 27, then Saturdays and Sundays in December; call after December 5 to check tree availability
- Visit hours
- Friday, November 27 and Saturdays 9:30am–4pm; Sundays 11am–4pm
Trees are priced by the foot and by variety. Wreath decorating workshops are $45 per person.
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Bonne Terre · Missouri
Bollinger Farms
Choose and cut a Scotch pine, or browse the Pre-Cut Forest; tag a tree early on November Saturdays. Fresh trees from Friday, November 27 through Saturday, December 19, while supplies last, Thursdays to Saturdays, 10am–4:30pm. Ask the farm for this season’s prices.
- Trees, by the tree or by the foot
- Ask the farm
- Tree season
- Fresh trees from Friday, November 27 through Saturday, December 19, Thursdays through Saturdays; gift shop Saturdays from November 7
- Visit hours
- 10am–4:30pm on regular business days; closed Thanksgiving Day
Ask the farm for this season’s tree and wreath prices. Wreath decorating classes are $42.50 per person.
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Boonville · Missouri
Starr Pines
Cut your own pine at $10.00 per foot or fir at $13.00 per foot; saws and sleds are provided, and trees are shaken and wrapped or netted. Open every day from Saturday, November 21 until Christmas, 9am until dark, with a gift barn, cider and farm animals.
- Cut-your-own Christmas trees
- $10.00–$13.00 per foot
- Tree season
- Every day from Saturday, November 21 until Christmas
- Visit hours
- 9am until dark, seven days a week
Pines are $10.00 per foot and firs are $13.00 per foot. Ask the farm for the cost of shaking, wrapping and netting and for shop and wreath prices.
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