Benton · Arkansas
Papa Santa’s Christmas Tree Farm
A quaint little tree farm on the outskirts of Benton that sells only the Leyland cypress it grows, open eleven days from Saturday, November 21 through Sunday, December 20, 8am to 5pm, and Santa on Saturday afternoons from November 28. The farm’s current price is not published.
At a glance
Your tree visit.
- Tree choices
- Cut your own
- Choose-and-cut Leyland cypress, by the foot
- Not published
Current price not published; confirm at the farm. An earlier-season Facebook reply from the farm gave $8 per foot up to 10 feet and $9 per foot above 10 feet, with no charge for admission.
Prices & conditions ↓ - Visit times
Open 8am–5pm on Saturday, November 21; Sunday, November 22; Friday, November 27; Saturday, November 28; Sunday, November 29; December 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20. Closed Thanksgiving Day. Santa is at the farm Saturdays from November 28, 2pm–5pm.
Full schedule ↓
Find your tree
Choose your Christmas tree.
The farm says it sells only trees it grows, and the tree it grows is Leyland cypress. It publishes no height range, so ask what is in the field when you arrive.
The farm names no other variety. In an earlier season it said it provides saws and string for securing a tree to your car, and this season it has said it has plenty of trees, with a note for buyers who want a particular height; see the section on reserving a tree.
Published varieties
- Leyland cypress
Compare the options
Trees & prices.
The farm publishes no payment methods, tax statement or refund rule on its Facebook page.
| Selection & size | Price |
|---|---|
| Current tree price | Not published; confirm at the farm The only price the farm has stated is the earlier-season rate below. |
| Leyland cypress, up to 10 feet (earlier-season rate) | $8 per foot From an earlier-season Facebook reply from the farm. |
| Leyland cypress, 10 feet and over (earlier-season rate) | $9 per foot From the same earlier-season reply. |
| Admission (earlier-season reply) | No charge The farm answered a visitor’s question about the cost to get in with “no charge” in an earlier season. |
| Saws and string for securing a tree to your car (earlier-season reply) | Provided The farm said it provides them; no fee was mentioned. |
| Santa on Saturday afternoons | Not published A fee for the visit is not published. Visitors take their own photos; no professional photographers. |
Choose-and-cut Leyland cypress
Papa Santa’s sells only the trees it grows, and those are Leyland cypress. In a Facebook reply from an earlier season, the farm said it provides saws and string for securing your tree to your car, and thanked visitors who came out and found their perfect tree. Walk the rows and pick the cypress you like; an earlier-season reply said the farm provides saws, so ask whether you cut it yourself.
The farm’s current price is not published; confirm at the farm. Its earlier-season reply gave $8 per foot up to 10 feet and $9 per foot for trees 10 feet and over, with no charge to come in. Treat those as a guide only, and ask what the rate is before you cut.
| Selection & size | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Leyland cypress, up to 10 feet | $8 per foot (earlier-season rate) | From an earlier-season reply |
| Leyland cypress, 10 feet and over | $9 per foot (earlier-season rate) | From an earlier-season reply |
| Admission | No charge (earlier-season reply) | Confirm at the farm |
| Saws and string for your car | Provided (earlier-season reply) | No fee mentioned |
Open days and hours
The farm’s hours poster lists eleven days, all 8am to 5pm: Saturday, November 21; Sunday, November 22; Friday, November 27; Saturday, November 28; Sunday, November 29; and the weekends of December 5–6, December 12–13 and December 19–20. It marks Thursday, November 26 closed for Thanksgiving.
The poster lists no weekday dates, and this season’s poster has no appointment line. The farm’s phone number is on the poster. Late in the run, call before you go, because the farm has sold out of trees before its last posted day in earlier seasons.
| Dates | Hours |
|---|---|
| Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22 | 8am–5pm |
| Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving Day) | Closed |
| Friday, November 27 (Black Friday) | 8am–5pm |
| Saturday, November 28 and Sunday, November 29 | 8am–5pm |
| Saturday, December 5 and Sunday, December 6 | 8am–5pm |
| Saturday, December 12 and Sunday, December 13 | 8am–5pm |
| Saturday, December 19 and Sunday, December 20 | 8am–5pm |
Santa on Saturday afternoons
The hours poster says Santa will be at the farm on Saturdays beginning November 28, from 2pm to 5pm, and asks for no professional photographers. In an earlier season the farm told a visitor asking about photos that you bring your camera or phone and take all the pictures you like.
A fee for visiting Santa is not published; ask at the farm.
| Detail | What the farm says |
|---|---|
| Days | Saturdays beginning November 28 |
| Time | 2pm–5pm |
| Photos | Bring your own camera or phone; please no professional photographers |
| Fee | Not published |
Reserving a tree and selling out
Asked this season whether you need to reserve a tree or come first served, the farm replied that some people do but it is not necessary, that it has plenty of trees this year, and that if you want a certain footage you may want to come the first weekend and reserve one. It does not describe how a reservation works, so ask at the farm.
The farm has sold out before its posted last day in earlier seasons. After closing for one season it posted that anyone still needing a tree should phone and Papa Santa would try to schedule an appointment. This season’s poster gives no such line, so call 501-779-1062 if you are looking late in the run.
Getting there and contacts
The farm describes itself as a quaint little tree farm on the outskirts of Benton and invites you to bring your family. It is at 4976 Warford Road. The farm’s Facebook page is its only public home; it has no website.
The farm’s Facebook page does not describe pet rules, restrooms, parking, accessibility, shaking, netting or loading help, payment methods or tree delivery, so ask when you call. For questions and appointments call the farm at 501-779-1062.
Pick your day
Dates & hours.
Tree season: Saturday, November 21 – Sunday, December 20, on eleven listed days; closed Thanksgiving Day
The farm’s hours poster lists eleven open days, 8am to 5pm, ending Sunday, December 20, and marks Thursday, November 26 closed for Thanksgiving. In earlier seasons the farm sold out of trees before its last posted day and closed for the season, so a tree is not guaranteed late in the run. The farm lists no weather rule.
| Christmas season | Hours |
|---|---|
| Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22 | 8am–5pm |
| Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26 | Closed |
| Friday, November 27 (Black Friday), Saturday, November 28 and Sunday, November 29 | 8am–5pm |
| December 5–6, December 12–13 and December 19–20 | 8am–5pm, Saturdays and Sundays |
| Santa at the farm: Saturdays beginning November 28 | 2pm–5pm; no professional photographers |
| Weekdays and dates not listed | Not listed on this season’s poster; after closing last season the farm offered to try to schedule appointments by phone |
The hours come from the farm’s hours poster on its Facebook page. The farm can sell out before the last listed date.
Before you go.
- Leyland cypress the farm grows; an earlier-season reply said saws are provided. Current price not published; confirm at the farm.
- Open 8am–5pm on eleven listed days from Saturday, November 21 to Sunday, December 20; closed Thanksgiving Day.
- Santa is at the farm Saturdays from November 28, 2pm–5pm; please no professional photographers.
- The farm has sold out before its last posted day in earlier seasons.
- Shaking, netting, loading, parking, restrooms, pet rules and payment methods are not published; ask at the farm.
- Call 501-779-1062.
4976 Warford Road, Benton, AR 72019
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