Paris · Arkansas
Johnson Family Christmas Tree Farm
A six-acre family homestead tree farm at the foot of Mount Magazine, just outside Paris, where you can cut a tree yourself or have the farm cut it, with shaking, netting and loading help, fresh wreaths, table arrangements and handmade ornaments, a Christmas Barrel Trolley and hot chocolate and cookies on the farm’s last-season weekends, and an invitation to call about taking photos at the farm.
At a glance
Your tree visit.
- Tree choices
- Cut your own · Choose a tree; staff cuts
- Christmas trees
- Not published
Tree prices are not published. Every tree is shaken and netted on site; customers can cut their own or have the farm cut it.
Prices & conditions ↓ - Visit times
Opens each year the first Saturday after Thanksgiving: Saturdays 10am until dark, Sundays 1pm until dark, weekdays by appointment. This season’s dates are not posted.
Full schedule ↓
Find your tree
Choose your Christmas tree.
The farm’s About page says it sells ready-to-cut Virginia pine, and an older line on that page adds that Leyland cypress and Carolina Sapphire were on the way. The farm’s later pages do not confirm which of those are in the field now, so ask what is available. It also grows its own trees on a six-acre homestead, where the first trees were planted and the farm opened to the public four years later.
Last season’s flyer reminded visitors that the farm also had pre-cut Fraser fir in addition to the trees in the field. The farm does not say whether pre-cut firs are offered this season or at what price.
Published varieties
- Virginia pine
Compare the options
Trees & prices.
The farm publishes no payment methods, tax statement or refund rule; ask at the farm.
| Selection & size | Price |
|---|---|
| Christmas tree, cut by you or by the farm | Not published No tree price, size range or price list is published on the farm’s website or Facebook page. |
| Cutting, shaking, netting and loading help | No fee stated The farm says all trees are cut, shaken and netted on site and that it can help load; no fee is mentioned. |
| Delivery within five miles (trees only) | Not published The farm offers it; no fee, dates or booking method is given. |
| Wreaths, table arrangements and handmade ornaments | Not published No sizes or prices are given; the farm invites special requests. |
| Taking photos at the farm | Not published The farm says to call; no fee, rules or booking route is given. |
Cut it yourself or have the farm cut it
On the farm’s About page, an older page, the Johnsons say all trees are cut, shaken and netted on site, and that customers can choose to cut the tree themselves or have the farm do the cutting. The farm’s Facebook page describes the visit as choosing and cutting your Christmas tree, and showed a morning of shaking lots of trees last season.
The farm publishes no tree price, size range or price list, and it names no minimum; confirm prices at the farm.
| Selection & size | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia pine, cut by you or by the farm; size not published | Not published | All trees are cut, shaken and netted on site |
| Pre-cut Fraser fir | Not published | Mentioned on last season’s flyer alongside the field trees |
Shaking, netting, loading help and delivery
Every tree is cut, shaken and netted on the farm. The farm can also help you load the tree, but it suggests bringing your own way to secure it to your vehicle.
The farm offers delivery within a five-mile radius, for trees only. It does not publish a delivery fee, dates or how to book, and the line on its About page is undated, so ask before counting on it. The farm lists no fee for any of these services.
| Service | What the farm says | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Cutting | Cut it yourself or have the farm do it | No fee stated |
| Shaking and netting | All trees are shaken and netted on site | No fee stated |
| Loading help | Help loading; bring your own way to secure the tree | No fee stated |
| Delivery | Within a five-mile radius, trees only | Not published |
Wreaths, table arrangements and handmade ornaments
Besides trees, the Johnsons offer fresh cut wreaths, table arrangements and handmade ornaments. The farm’s Facebook page shows a barn hung with fresh wreaths, and last season’s posts invited visitors to come get a tree or wreath and to shop for a last-minute ornament, wreath or arrangement. The About page suggests checking the Facebook page for the latest offering, or making a special request.
The farm gives no sizes, prices or process for special requests, so ask at the farm.
Hours and appointments
The farm’s contact page says it opens each year the first Saturday after Thanksgiving, which is Saturday, November 28 this year. Hours are Saturdays from 10am until dark and Sundays from 1pm until dark, with weekdays by appointment. The farm has not posted this season’s dates or a closing date.
Last season the farm opened a day early and adjusted its hours around a parade, and on its last weekend it was open Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 1pm to 5pm. It also said it was open rain or shine, so those posts are the best guide to how it runs, but confirm this season’s hours by phone.
| When | Hours |
|---|---|
| Saturdays | 10am until dark |
| Sundays | 1pm until dark |
| Weekdays | By appointment |
| Opening | The first Saturday after Thanksgiving |
| Closing date | Not published |
Christmas Barrel Trolley, hot chocolate and cookies
On the farm’s last-season weekends its Facebook page invited visitors to enjoy hot chocolate and cookies and to ride the Christmas Barrel Trolley. The farm has not said whether these return this season, what they cost, when the trolley runs or whether there is an age limit.
Ask at the farm whether the trolley and the hot chocolate and cookies are part of your visit, and whether they are free.
Taking photos at the farm
The farm’s Facebook page asks, “Want to take photos at the farm? Call us!” It publishes no fee, dates, rules or booking route for this, so call to ask before you plan one.
The farm, getting there and contacts
The farm is owned and operated by Thomas and ReeNita Johnson, both natives of Paris, and sits at the foot of Mount Magazine just outside Paris at 3267 South State Highway 309. It publishes no parking, restrooms, pet rules, accessibility or payment methods, so ask when you call.
The contact page lists two numbers: 479-847-5280, the manager’s cell, which is also on the farm’s Facebook page, and 479-963-3616, the site phone. The farm publishes no email address.
Pick your day
Dates & hours.
Tree season: Opens the first Saturday after Thanksgiving, Saturday, November 28; closing date and this season’s hours not posted
The farm’s contact page gives standing hours without a year: it opens each year the first Saturday after Thanksgiving, which is Saturday, November 28 this year, and keeps Saturdays 10am until dark, Sundays 1pm until dark and weekdays by appointment. The farm has not posted this season’s dates. Last season it adjusted its opening weekend around a local parade, and on its final weekend closed at 5pm on Saturday and Sunday rather than at dark, so confirm hours before you go.
| Standing hours (this season’s dates not posted) | Hours |
|---|---|
| Opening: the first Saturday after Thanksgiving | Saturday, November 28 by that rule; this season’s dates are not posted |
| Saturdays | 10am until dark |
| Sundays | 1pm until dark |
| Weekdays | By appointment; call the farm |
| Last season: opening weekend | Opened a day early and changed its hours around the parade; the farm posted updated hours |
| Last season: final weekend | Saturday 10am–5pm and Sunday 1pm–5pm |
| Rain | Open rain or shine last season |
| Closing date | Not published |
The standing hours are on the farm’s contact page and its Facebook page. The farm has posted no dates for this season.
Before you go.
- Cut your own tree or have the farm cut it; every tree is shaken and netted on site, and the farm can help load it.
- Opens the first Saturday after Thanksgiving: Saturdays 10am until dark, Sundays 1pm until dark, weekdays by appointment; this season’s dates are not posted.
- Fresh wreaths, table arrangements and handmade ornaments; pre-cut Fraser fir, the trolley and hot chocolate and cookies were mentioned last season.
- Delivery within five miles (trees only); call to ask about taking photos at the farm.
- Call 479-847-5280 or 479-963-3616.
3267 South State Hwy 309, Paris, AR 72855
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