Christmas tree farm guide
Christmas tree farms in Essex, Vermont.
Compare 2 Christmas tree locations in Essex, with practical details for choosing and taking home your tree.
Choose your outing
Walk the fields and cut your own tree, ask staff to do the cutting, or shop a precut rack. Keep branches straight: Breezy Hill has two choose-and-cut plantations and a separate Newport stand. Farm markets offer a useful alternative to a field walk.
Compare tree prices
Some operators charge one price for any field tree; others price by height or mark trees individually. Tax, tall-tree bands and reservation packages matter. Russell’s wagon outing has a household price, while its South Lot uses separate per-tree pricing.
Check the visit plan
Opening days and cutting times vary, and tree fields may close earlier than shops. Sunnybrook requires an email appointment. Published seasonal schedules and prices may come from an earlier operator announcement; confirm remaining stock and the latest plan before traveling.
Bring your tree home
Check saws, sleds, netting and loading help before leaving. Warm boots and vehicle straps are useful on winter outings. Very tall Stowell trees require advance contact; Windy Acorn has special coppice-cutting instructions. Dogs and payment options differ by location.
Essex · Vermont
Whitcomb Family Tree Farm
Explore seven acres of firs at Whitcomb’s Essex tree location, with hand saws and farm-made wreaths for your holiday outing.
- Tree season
- Seasonal Friday and weekend tree sales.
- Visit hours
- Fridays 2–4pm; weekends 9:30am–4pm. The posted November 28 Friday schedule is 9:30am–4pm.
Essex · Vermont
White’s Tree Farm
Choose a balsam, Canaan or Fraser fir in the field or shop precuts at White’s, with tree shaking, baling and cocoa available.
- Visit hours
- Weekdays 9am–5pm; weekends 9am–4:30pm during tree season.