Dayton · Maine
Boiling Spring Tree Farm
A family-run farm of more than 40 acres in Dayton with choose-and-cut and pre-cut fir trees, blue spruce on request, netting at no additional cost, hot cocoa and wagon rides, Santa visits, and handmade wreaths, sprays and holiday decor.
At a glance
Your tree visit.
- Tree choices
- Cut your own · Pre-cut trees
- Choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees
- Not published
Netting, handsaws and twine carry no additional cost; hot cocoa, candy canes and wagon rides are free. Tree and wreath prices are not published.
Prices & conditions ↓ - Visit times
Opens Friday, November 27, the day after Thanksgiving, 9am–4pm. The last day is not published.
Full schedule ↓
Find your tree
Choose your Christmas tree.
Boiling Spring Tree Farm grows a variety of fir trees across its fields, and offers a selection of blue spruce on request: ask at the red building. It sells both choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees. The Maine Christmas Tree Association’s undated listing describes balsam–Fraser fir crosses and Colorado blue spruce up to 11 feet, while the farm does not publish sizes or say how many pre-cut trees it has.
For choose-and-cut, you park following the signs and go to the red building first, where you are given a tag to mark your tree, a saw to cut it down, and instructions on which trees the farm is selling. Plenty of handsaws are available. You may bring your own saw, but no chainsaws, gas or electric; battery reciprocating saws are permitted.
After cutting, drag your tree to the end of the road for pickup, or straight down to the netting area. The farm nets almost all trees at no additional cost, though occasionally a tree is too large for the netter. Return to the red building to warm up and pay, then show the paid tag at the netter. Twine for tying the tree to your car is free, but the farm cannot tie it on for you.
Published varieties
- Fir
- Blue spruce
Which variety suits your decorations?
General tree guidance; the farm’s selection, sizes and services are described above.
- Blue spruce
- Blue to silver-blue foliage with sharp needle tips.
Learn more: University of Wisconsin Extension ↗ · National Christmas Tree Association ↗
Compare the options
Trees & prices.
The farm says cash is king and also accepts check, credit cards and mobile pay.
| Selection & size | Price |
|---|---|
| Choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees, and wreaths | Not published The farm’s website lists no tree or wreath price; confirm at the farm. |
| Netting your tree | No additional cost Almost all trees can be netted; occasionally a very large tree will not fit through the netter. |
| Handsaws and twine | No additional cost Plenty of saws are available; the farm provides twine to tie the tree to your car. |
| Hot cocoa and candy canes | Free Served at the red building. |
| Wagon rides | Free They run regularly throughout the day, weather permitting. |
Choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees
The farm describes “a wide variety of both choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees.” Fir trees grow across the fields, and blue spruce is available on request. The farm does not publish a split between pre-cut and choose-and-cut species, where its pre-cut trees are, or the sizes of either. If you need help along the way, ask the staff.
| Item | What the farm says |
|---|---|
| Choose-and-cut | Tag your tree and cut it yourself with a handsaw from the red building |
| Pre-cut | Offered; location and sizes not published |
| Species | A variety of fir; blue spruce on request at the red building |
| Saws | Plenty of handsaws; bring your own if you like, but no gas or electric chainsaws; battery reciprocating saws are permitted |
| Netting | No additional cost; very large trees may not fit the netter |
| Twine | Free; the farm cannot tie the tree to your car |
| Payment | Cash, check, credit cards and mobile pay |
The red building: tags, saws, hot cocoa and payment
The red building is the center of the visit. You check in there first, collect your tag, saw and the season’s instructions, and return after cutting to warm up and pay. The farm serves hot cocoa and candy canes there, and says that both are free. Wagon rides also start and end at the red building.
Opening day, hours and open days
The farm starts its season every year the day after Thanksgiving at 9am and closes at 4pm. This season that is Friday, November 27, according to the farm’s Facebook page. The farm has not published a closing date or the days it will be open after that.
It keeps a limited supply of trees because new ones take a long time to grow and it needs inventory for future years. Check the farm’s website and social media for open days before you drive out, especially later in the season.
Wagon rides, hot cocoa and Santa
The farm’s wagon rides are free and run regularly throughout the day, weather permitting. They start and end at the red building and take you around the fields for views of the farm. Hot cocoa and candy canes are free.
You can almost always expect Santa Claus to make an appearance; the farm posts specific days and times on social media.
Handmade wreaths, sprays and holiday decor
The farm sells a large variety of handmade wreaths, sprays and other holiday decor. The Maine Christmas Tree Association’s listing describes wreaths in many sizes and sprays and swags. The farm’s website lists no wreath sizes. The farm says it has won first place in the National Christmas Tree Association’s decorated-wreath competition.
Photographers
The farm offers packages for professional photographers to book their own sessions on the fields. Bookings are first come, first served, and a liability waiver, emailed to the farm, is required. The booking page is a form and shows no package price. If you are a family looking for a photographer, the farm asks you to contact the photographer directly.
Dogs and practical conditions
The farm loves dogs. All dogs must be leashed at all times, and you are asked to clean up after them in the fields, where other dogs and many families are likely to be. The farm has not published parking surface, terrain, restroom or accessibility details, or a weather-closure rule beyond “weather permitting” for wagon rides.
Finding the farm and the family behind it
The farm is at 101 Gordon Road in Dayton, right off Route 5. When you arrive, plenty of signs direct you where to park. Its visit page has a Get Directions button.
The Meserve family bought the Gordon Road property and a field on Gould Road in the 1970s and planted its first Christmas trees in the 1980s. The farm describes over 40 acres of trees, and says Clem and Merri’s granddaughter Arianna and her husband Charles now run it with them. It has won state-wide recognition at Fryeburg Fair and has presented a tree to the governor at the Blaine House. The farm is named for a spring that bubbles through a sandy bottom and never freezes.
Contacts
For questions about the farm and its trees, the farm says to call or text Arianna at 207-890-2578, or email boilingspringtrees@gmail.com. The farm’s website also has a contact form, and it posts updates and Santa days on its Facebook page.
Pick your day
Dates & hours.
Tree season: Opens Friday, November 27, the day after Thanksgiving; the last day is not published
The farm starts its season every year the day after Thanksgiving at 9am and closes at 4pm, and its Facebook page gives Friday, November 27 as the start. It has a limited supply of trees each year so that it can keep inventory for future years, and it asks visitors to check its website and social media for the days it is open. The farm has not published a last day.
| Christmas season | Hours |
|---|---|
| Friday, November 27, the day after Thanksgiving | Season opens, 9am–4pm |
| Days after opening | Not published |
| Wagon rides | Regularly throughout the day, weather permitting; they start and end at the red building |
| Santa Claus | Usually appears; days and times are posted on the farm’s social media |
| Last day of the season | Not published |
Tree supply is limited, so trees may run out before the end of the season.
Before you go.
- Opens Friday, November 27, the day after Thanksgiving, 9am–4pm; the last day is not published and tree supply is limited.
- Choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees; netting, handsaws and twine carry no additional cost; no chainsaws.
- Hot cocoa, candy canes and wagon rides are free; Santa days are posted on social media.
- Dogs are welcome on a leash. The farm accepts cash, check, credit cards and mobile pay.
- The farm’s email is boilingspringtrees@gmail.com.
101 Gordon Road, Dayton, ME 04005
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