Gilbert · South Carolina
Cedar Ridge Tree Farm
A family-owned, boutique-style tree farm in Gilbert where you cut your own farm-grown tree or choose a pre-cut Fraser fir delivered weekly from North Carolina, with saws provided, a lumberjack crew to cut and bale, a Christmas House gift shop, hot chocolate, a fire pit for marshmallows and a pond with a water wheel.
At a glance
Your tree visit.
- Tree choices
- Cut your own · Pre-cut trees
- You-cut trees and pre-cut Fraser fir
- Not published
Tree prices are not published; confirm at the farm.
Prices & conditions ↓ - Visit times
This season’s dates and hours are not published. The schedule the farm still shows is for its previous season, which opened on the Saturday before Thanksgiving week and ran to the second Sunday of December; confirm before you drive.
Full schedule ↓
Find your tree
Choose your Christmas tree.
Cedar Ridge offers two ways to get a tree. You can cut your own from trees grown fresh on the farm, or have one of the farm’s lumberjacks cut it for you, and you can choose a pre-cut Fraser fir that the farm says is delivered fresh each week from North Carolina. The farm’s trees page describes seven varieties: Deodar cedar, Virginia pine, white pine, Carolina Sapphire, Eastern red cedar, Leyland cypress and the pre-cut Fraser fir.
The farm says the field offers tall, slender and full trees, and perhaps even a Charlie Brown tree, but it does not publish heights or a price for any of them, and it does not say which varieties are in the fields this season. Saws and measuring sticks are provided, and a pamphlet at the Christmas House helps with choosing a tree.
Published varieties
- Deodar Cedar
- Virginia Pine
- White Pine
- Carolina Sapphire
- Eastern Red Cedar
- Leyland Cypress
- Fraser fir (pre-cut)
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.
- White pine
- Long, soft needles and flexible branches; choose lighter decorations.
Learn more: University of Wisconsin Extension ↗ · National Christmas Tree Association ↗
Compare the options
Trees & prices.
The farm’s site does not state payment methods.
| Selection & size | Price |
|---|---|
| You-cut trees | Not published Not published; confirm at the farm. |
| Pre-cut Fraser fir | Not published Not published; confirm at the farm. |
| Cutting, shaking, netting and drilling | Not published The farm does not say whether these services carry a charge. |
| Wreaths, bows and garland | Not published Not published; confirm at the farm. |
| Photography sessions | Hourly property fee, amount not published By appointment only; bring your own photographer. |
Cutting your own tree
The farm describes a quaint, boutique-style tree farm where you walk the field, pick your tree and cut it with a saw the farm provides, and measuring sticks are on hand to check a tree’s height. If you would rather not saw, one of the farm’s lumberjacks will cut the tree for you.
A pamphlet at the Christmas House, the farm’s gift shop, guides you through shopping for your tree. The farm does not publish a price for a cut tree, so confirm what you will pay at the farm before you cut.
Seven varieties and what they are like
The farm’s trees page describes each variety. It does not say which are in the fields this season, and it spells two of them differently from the usual names, so the names below are the standard ones.
| Variety | What the farm says |
|---|---|
| Deodar Cedar | Grows like a fir, with layered branches and short needles. Demand is higher for it as a ball-and-burlap ornamental. |
| Virginia Pine | A staple of the Southern Christmas tree industry for more than 30 years, with strong branches, good needle retention and a pine scent. |
| White Pine | Softer, longer needles than Virginia pine; a full tree with soft limbs that is not best for heavy ornaments. Green with a touch of blue, with good retention. |
| Carolina Sapphire | Looks like a cedar but bluer and gentle to the touch. Keep it watered. The farm says it is best cut later in the season, though some customers buy it Thanksgiving weekend with success. |
| Eastern Red Cedar | The traditional Southern tree: scented, prickly, with moderate needle retention, best cut later in the season. |
| Leyland Cypress | The farm says it lasts the longest: a couple of months in water with virtually no shedding. An 8 ft Leyland can drink up to two gallons of water a day for the first several days. Soft limbs, with needle retention the farm calls unsurpassed. |
| Fraser Fir (pre-cut) | Strong branches and layered branching with great retention; the farm calls it the most popular tree in the East. Some shedding is expected. Delivered cut, not cut in the field. |
Pre-cut Fraser fir
The farm sells Fraser fir pre-cut rather than from its fields. It says the firs are freshly delivered weekly to the farm from North Carolina. Delivery days and sizes are not published, so ask what is on the lot when you go.
As with field trees, the farm publishes no price for pre-cut Fraser fir; confirm it at the farm.
Shaking, netting, drilling and loading
Once your tree is cut, the farm says one of its lumberjacks takes it to the baling shed to shake away loose needles and leaves and net it for easy transport. If your tree stand needs a hole drilled in the trunk, the farm offers that service too, and the farm’s trees page says staff will shake, bale, load and securely fasten the tree to your vehicle.
The farm does not publish a charge for cutting, shaking, netting, drilling or loading, so ask whether anything is added to the tree’s price.
Dates and hours: the previous season’s schedule
The farm has not published dates for this season. The schedule on its contact page is for its previous season, which opened on a Saturday, the Saturday before Thanksgiving week, at 9am, and ran through the second Sunday of December. In that season it was open Monday through Thursday 1pm to 5pm, Friday and Saturday 9am to 5pm and Sunday 1pm to 5pm, with Thanksgiving Day 1pm to 5pm and Black Friday 9am to 5pm.
Treat that as a guide, not a promise. The farm has no published weather rule or last-cut time, so call, text or message the farm for this season’s dates before you drive.
| When | Hours |
|---|---|
| Opening day (a Saturday, the Saturday before Thanksgiving week) | 9am–5pm |
| Monday–Thursday | 1pm–5pm |
| Friday and Saturday | 9am–5pm |
| Sunday | 1pm–5pm |
| Thanksgiving Day | 1pm–5pm |
| Black Friday | 9am–5pm |
| Closing day (the second Sunday of December) | Last day of that season |
| This season | Not published |
The Christmas House gift shop, wreaths and garland
The Christmas House is the farm’s gift shop. The farm describes handmade local crafts, freshly made wreaths, handmade bows and everything for your tree, and says wreaths, bows and garland fill the walls with the fragrance of fresh pine. Its About page adds a wide variety of fresh greenery.
Prices for wreaths, bows, garland and gifts are not published; confirm them at the farm.
Hot chocolate, the fire pit and the pond
The farm lists complimentary hot chocolate among what its visit includes, and a fire pit where you can roast marshmallows and gather around. A pond with a water wheel is a scenic stop and a photo spot.
The farm gives no dates or times for these, and does not say whether the marshmallows are supplied, so ask when you arrive.
Pictures with Santa
The farm’s home page announced pictures with Santa for one Saturday morning in early December, from 10am to 12pm, in its previous season. Whether Santa returns this season, and on what day, is not published, and the farm gives no price or booking step for the pictures.
Confirm the date with the farm before you plan a trip around it.
Photography sessions and the farm’s other fields
The farm also offers photography sessions on the property year-round, by appointment only and by the hour, for an hourly property fee whose amount is not published. You bring your own photographer; the farm says it has none on staff. The farm says the best way to arrange a session is Facebook Messenger, and it also takes phone, text or email.
The farm’s pages show other fields that serve as backdrops in other seasons: sunflowers and zinnias in June and July, wildflowers in spring, and in fall a pumpkin patch, pumpkin decorations, hay bales, corn, cotton and tall grasses. These are not part of a Christmas tree visit.
Address, payment and contacts
Cedar Ridge Tree Farm is at 2312 Priceville Road, Gilbert, South Carolina 29054, in Lexington County. A state agriculture directory lists the street number as 2300; use 2312, the number on the farm’s own pages, and confirm if your map shows a different spot.
For questions, call or text 803-730-2569, or write to info@cedarridgetreefarm.com. A state agriculture directory entry lists cash, checks and credit cards; the farm’s own site does not state payment methods or publish parking, terrain, accessibility, pet or restroom details, so ask before you go if any of those matter.
Pick your day
Dates & hours.
Tree season: This season’s dates are not published; the schedule still posted is for the previous season, which opened the Saturday before Thanksgiving week and closed the second Sunday of December
The farm’s contact page still shows the schedule for its previous season, not the coming one, and the pattern below is shown only as a guide. The farm has not published this season’s opening day, closing day, weather rule or last-cut time, so call, text or message the farm before you drive.
| Previous season’s posted schedule (a guide; confirm this season’s dates) | Hours |
|---|---|
| Opening day, a Saturday, the Saturday before Thanksgiving week | 9am–5pm |
| Monday–Thursday | 1pm–5pm |
| Friday and Saturday | 9am–5pm |
| Sunday | 1pm–5pm |
| Thanksgiving Day | 1pm–5pm |
| Black Friday | 9am–5pm |
| Closing day, the second Sunday of December | Last day of that season |
| Pictures with Santa | One Saturday morning in early December, 10am–12pm, in the previous season; this season’s date is not published |
| Photography sessions | By appointment, year-round |
| This season’s dates, weather rule, last-cut time | Not published |
These rows describe the schedule the farm posted for its previous season and are not confirmed for this one.
Before you go.
- This season’s dates and hours are not published. The previous season opened the Saturday before Thanksgiving week and closed the second Sunday of December; confirm before you drive.
- Tree prices are not published; confirm at the farm before you cut.
- You-cut trees in six varieties plus pre-cut Fraser fir delivered weekly from North Carolina; saws and measuring sticks are provided.
- Staff cut on request, then shake, net, drill and load; charges are not published.
- Complimentary hot chocolate, a fire pit for marshmallows, a pond with a water wheel and the Christmas House gift shop.
- Pictures with Santa were posted for one early-December Saturday morning in the previous season; this season’s date is not published.
2312 Priceville Road, Gilbert, SC 29054
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