Fordyce · Arkansas
Tidwell Christmas Tree Farm
A family-owned south Arkansas tree farm where you tour the field and choose your own tagged Virginia pine, Leyland cypress or Carolina Sapphire at about $10 a foot, with free hot chocolate on cold mornings, a tree shaker, netting and a baler, a cozy Christmas store, wreaths, handmade woodwork and potted live trees.
At a glance
Your tree visit.
- Tree choices
- Field-grown trees, by the foot
- About $10 a foot
Trees are priced at about $10 a foot, and each tagged tree shows its exact price. Hot chocolate on cold mornings, the tree shaker, netting and baler are free. The farm’s price and hours page is last season’s; confirm this season’s price and hours with the farm.
Prices & conditions ↓ - Visit times
This season’s dates are not posted. Last season the farm was open weekends only, 9am to dark, with weekday appointments by phone.
Full schedule ↓
Find your tree
Choose your Christmas tree.
Tidwell’s field trees are Virginia pine and Leyland cypress, which its website names, and Carolina Sapphire, which its Facebook page adds. The farm describes the visit as touring the farm to spot your perfect tree, and on Facebook invites visitors to come choose a live tree. It publishes no height range, so look at the tag and the tree together.
The farm also lists live Christmas trees in potted containers, without a species, size or price. Ask which potted trees are available this season.
Published varieties
- Virginia pine
- Leyland cypress
- Carolina Sapphire
Compare the options
Trees & prices.
The farm accepts cash, checks and Venmo. It publishes no minimums, tax statement or refund rule.
| Selection & size | Price |
|---|---|
| Field-grown tree (price from last season’s page) | About $10 a foot Approximate and per foot, from the farm’s last-season page; the tag on the tree shows its exact price. No size minimum or maximum is published. |
| Hot chocolate (cold mornings), tree shaker, netting and baler | Free Listed as free on the farm’s website; hot chocolate is available on cold mornings. |
| Potted live trees | Not published Offered in containers; no species, size or price is given. Ask at the farm. |
| Wreaths, tree stands, ornaments, decorations and handmade items | Not published Sold in the farm’s Christmas store; no prices are given. |
Choose a tagged tree in the field
The farm invites families to tour the field and spot the perfect tree. Its three field varieties are Virginia pine, Leyland cypress and Carolina Sapphire, and last season’s trees were marked with white tags showing the price. In a reply to a visitor on Facebook, the farm explained that a yellow ribbon means a tree has already been sold, so look for a white tag.
The farm’s page puts its price at about $10 a foot and says each tree’s tag has the exact figure. It does not publish a size range or separate prices by variety, and it does not say who cuts the tree, so ask when you arrive how cutting and loading work.
| Selection & size | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia pine, Leyland cypress or Carolina Sapphire; size not published | About $10 a foot | Approximate; the tag shows the exact price. A yellow ribbon marks a tree already sold. |
| Potted live trees | Not published | Offered in containers; no species or size is given |
Free hot chocolate, tree shaker, netting and baler
The farm’s website lists hot chocolate, a tree shaker, netting and a baler under free attractions. The hot chocolate is available on cold mornings.
The farm does not say who runs the shaker, netting and baler, or whether trees are carried to the car, so ask at the farm.
| Extra | Cost | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Hot chocolate | Free | Available on cold mornings |
| Tree shaker | Free | Listed on the farm’s website |
| Netting | Free | Listed on the farm’s website |
| Baler | Free | Listed on the farm’s website |
The Christmas store, wreaths and handmade items
Step into the farm’s cozy little Christmas store for bargains on tree stands and ornaments, or something handmade to take home. The farm says it makes its own Christmas wreaths and some woodworking items with a bit of local color, and its website lists trees, ornaments, tree stands, decorations, wreaths and handmade items for sale.
The farm gives no prices, sizes or ordering route for the store items or the wreaths, and no store hours beyond its general hours, so ask at the farm.
Hours, appointments and the opening-day conflict
The farm’s website, still showing last season, says it is open weekends only, from November 22 through December 21, 9am to dark. It adds that weekday appointments may be made by calling 870-352-7371 or 501-837-4060. The farm’s Facebook page does not match it exactly: last season it said its official open day was Black Friday, with an earlier tree available by calling, and on one December day it gave 10am to dark.
Because both are last season’s words and they disagree, neither settles this season’s opening day or start time. The farm’s own pages are better guides than the hours in outside directories, which differ again. Call one of the farm’s numbers to confirm before you go. Last season the farm was open in rain, sleet or snow, and on one rainy day it closed early because of the weather and fading light.
| Source | What it says |
|---|---|
| Farm website | Weekends only, November 22 through December 21; 9am to dark; weekday appointments by phone |
| Farm Facebook page | Official open day Black Friday; call if you need a tree sooner |
| Farm Facebook page, one December day | Open 10am to dark |
| This season | Opening and closing dates not posted |
Payment, getting there and contacts
The farm accepts cash, checks and Venmo. It serves south Arkansas and the surrounding area, and its directions begin in Fordyce: from Main Street, follow AR-274 South for 6.8 miles. Turn right on County Road 1702, which the farm also writes as County Road 78 (look for signs), and go 2.6 miles. Turn left on County Road 162; the farm is the second driveway on the left, 0.3 mile along.
The farm does not publish pet rules, parking, restrooms, terrain, accessibility, minimums or a refund policy, so ask when you call. For weekday appointments and questions call 870-352-7371 or 501-837-4060; the farm’s Facebook page lists 501-837-4060. The website also has a contact form, and the farm posts on its Facebook page.
Pick your day
Dates & hours.
Tree season: This season’s dates not posted; last season’s website listed weekends, November 22 to December 21
The farm’s website is still last season’s page: weekends only, November 22 through December 21, 9am to dark, with weekday appointments by phone. The farm’s Facebook page tells a slightly different story for the same season, calling Black Friday its official open day (with earlier trees by phone) and giving 10am to dark on one weekend. Neither source has this season’s dates, so call before you drive.
| Last season’s hours (this season’s dates not posted) | Hours |
|---|---|
| Website: weekends only, November 22 through December 21 (last season’s dates) | 9am to dark |
| Facebook: official open day | Black Friday; earlier trees by calling the farm |
| Facebook: one December weekend day | 10am to dark |
| Weekdays | By appointment; call 870-352-7371 or 501-837-4060 |
| Rain | Open in rain, sleet or snow last season; the farm closed early one rainy day because of the weather and fading light |
| This season’s opening and closing dates | Not posted on the website or Facebook |
The website and Facebook disagree on the opening day and on a 9am or 10am start; the farm’s own pages do not settle it, so confirm by phone.
Before you go.
- Choose a tagged Virginia pine, Leyland cypress or Carolina Sapphire in the field at about $10 a foot; the tag shows the exact price.
- Hot chocolate (cold mornings), the tree shaker, netting and baler are free.
- This season’s dates are not posted. Last season: weekends only, 9am to dark, weekday appointments by phone; the website and Facebook disagree on the opening day and start time, so call first.
- Cash, checks and Venmo are accepted.
- The farm does not say who cuts the tree; ask on arrival.
- Call 501-837-4060 or 870-352-7371.
3404 Calhoun 162, Fordyce, AR 71742
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