East Haddam · Connecticut
Staehly Tree Farm & Farm Winery
Twenty acres of choose-and-cut trees with a flat published tree price, complimentary processing and handmade wreaths.
At a glance
Your tree visit.
- Tree choices
- Cut your own
- Choose-and-cut tree
- $87 + tax
Previous flat seasonal price for any size/variety; confirm current price.
All prices & conditions ↓ - Tree season
- Previous season: November 28–December 14
Previous tree hours: Mon/Wed–Fri noon–4pm; weekends 9am–4pm; Tuesdays closed
Full schedule ↓
278 Town Street, East Haddam, Connecticut
Find your tree
Choose your Christmas tree.
Staehly opens twenty acres of Christmas trees for choose-and-cut harvesting. The operator describes twelve varieties, with balsam, Fraser and concolor fir and blue spruce among the examples. Its previous season’s flat price was $87 plus tax for any size or variety, rather than a different field price for each species.
Handsaws and tree carts are supplied; chainsaws are prohibited. The farm suggests a piece of cardboard or a blanket to kneel on while cutting. Shaking and wrapping are complimentary. Call about availability and sizes before planning to buy a precut or potted tree.
Published varieties
- Balsam fir
- Fraser fir
- Concolor fir
- Blue spruce
- Douglas fir
- White pine
- White spruce
Which variety suits your decorations?
General tree guidance; the farm’s selection, sizes and services are described above.
- Fraser fir
- Upward branches and good needle retention; firmer branches can suit heavier ornaments.
- Balsam fir
- A notably fragrant choice with soft needles.
- Concolor fir
- Longer, silver-blue needles with a citrus scent when crushed.
- Douglas fir
- Soft needles and more flexible branches, suited to lighter ornaments.
- White pine
- Long, soft needles and flexible branches; choose lighter decorations.
- Blue spruce
- Blue to silver-blue foliage with sharp needle tips.
- White & Black Hills spruce
- Gray-green to blue-green needles, less sharp than blue spruce.
Learn more: University of Wisconsin Extension ↗ · National Christmas Tree Association ↗
Compare the options
Trees & prices.
| Selection & size | Price |
|---|---|
| Choose-and-cut tree, any size or variety | $87 + tax Previously published seasonal price; confirm before visiting |
Fresh greenery and custom wreaths
The Christmas shop sells handmade wreaths, kissing balls, centerpieces, sprays and fresh greens. Custom wreaths are offered until Christmas, using greens cut daily and a choice of more than 150 ribbons. Call about a custom order or browse the wreaths already available. The published shop range includes wreaths from eight to sixty inches, plus local honey, syrup, jams and jellies.
Hot chocolate and chocolate-covered marshmallows are also described among the Christmas-shop treats. Check their availability and price when planning the visit; they are separate from the tree’s posted price.
Tree hours and visit rules
The previous tree calendar ran November 28–December 14, Monday and Wednesday–Friday noon–4pm and weekends 9am–4pm, with Tuesdays closed and a prompt 4pm closing. Generic farm or winery footer hours do not replace that tree calendar. Leashed dogs and restrooms are listed.
Add a separate winery or cider stop
Staehly’s fruit-winery tasting room is advertised from May through December, with a rotating selection from fourteen wines made with fruit grown on the farm. The tasting room’s general weekend hours differ from the tree-selling calendar. Check the actual tasting day, selection and charges before combining the visits; a tasting is not included with a Christmas tree. Town Street serves tastings and bottle sales only; wine by the glass is offered at the separate Petticoat Lane taproom.
The winery’s range runs from dry apple wine to sweeter fruit styles, with apple, blueberry, rhubarb, peach and plum among the published choices. A tasting can help compare the styles before choosing a bottle; the available wines rotate. At the separate cider barn, flights and pours offer another way to compare a changing list of plain-apple, fruit and spiced hard ciders. Contact the tasting room for the day’s selection and charges.
The adjacent Yankee Cider Barn at 23 Petticoat Lane is a separate year-round taproom in a restored nineteenth-century barn. It advertises a rotating twelve-hard-cider draft selection as well as Staehly wines, plus outdoor seating and bonfires in good weather. Use the cider barn’s own hours and arrangements for that extra stop; it is not another tree-selling entrance.
| Stop | Service and regular hours |
|---|---|
| 278 Town Street winery | Tastings and bottles only; May–December; general weekends noon–4pm |
| 23 Petticoat Lane Cider Barn | Flights, pours, growler fills and bottles; Thursday–Friday 4–8pm, weekends noon–8pm; confirm holiday changes |
Pick your day
Dates & hours.
Tree season: Previous season: November 28–December 14
| Previously published tree calendar | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday; Wednesday–Friday | Noon–4pm |
| Saturday–Sunday | 9am–4pm |
| Tuesday | Closed |
Previously published arrangements; confirm the next opening, hours and remaining trees before travelling.
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