York · South Carolina
Penland Christmas Tree Farm
A family choose-and-cut farm in York, run by the Penlands since 1966, with six grown tree varieties priced by the foot, shipped-in Fraser fir, saws provided, free hayrides and hot chocolate, with Mulch Mountain, a Treasure Barn and a Snack Shack.
At a glance
Your tree visit.
- Tree choices
- Cut your own · Pre-cut trees
- Choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees
- From $10 per foot
Choose-and-cut trees are $10 per foot at 5 ft to 6 ft (5 ft to 7 ft for the pines, sapphire, cedar and blue ice), $90 at 8 ft and $100 at 9 ft; Leyland and Christmas Mint Cypress also list $110 at 10 ft and $120 at 11 ft. Pre-cut Fraser fir is $85 and up.
Prices & conditions ↓ - Visit times
Opens Friday, November 27, the Friday after Thanksgiving. Monday–Saturday 9am–5:30pm; Sunday 1pm–5:30pm. No closing date is published.
Full schedule ↓
Find your tree
Choose your Christmas tree.
Penland grows six varieties for choose-and-cut: Leyland Cypress, Christmas Mint Cypress, Virginia Pine (which the farm calls Southern Scotch), Carolina Sapphire, Red Cedar (its native Southern Christmas tree) and Blue Ice. You walk the field, pick your tree and cut it with a saw the farm provides. The farm lists tree stands as available and children’s trees as an option, with no size or price published for either.
Fraser fir does not grow in South Carolina, so the farm brings its Fraser in pre-cut from the North Carolina mountains, cut fresh and set in water as soon as it arrives. The farm does not publish terrain, parking, restroom or accessibility details, or whether it shakes, bales or helps load trees, so ask when you arrive.
Published varieties
- Leyland Cypress
- Christmas Mint Cypress
- Virginia Pine
- Carolina Sapphire
- Red Cedar
- Blue Ice
- 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.
Learn more: University of Wisconsin Extension ↗ · National Christmas Tree Association ↗
Compare the options
Trees & prices.
The farm’s home page lists payment as “Cash & Card (3% fee)” and says an ATM is available on site.
| Selection & size | Price |
|---|---|
| Leyland Cypress and Christmas Mint Cypress, 5 ft to 6 ft | $10 per foot Choose-and-cut. No price is published for 7 ft; the farm’s list jumps from 5 ft–6 ft to 8 ft. |
| Leyland Cypress and Christmas Mint Cypress, 8 ft | $90 Choose-and-cut. |
| Leyland Cypress and Christmas Mint Cypress, 9 ft | $100 Choose-and-cut. |
| Leyland Cypress and Christmas Mint Cypress, 10 ft | $110 Choose-and-cut. |
| Leyland Cypress and Christmas Mint Cypress, 11 ft | $120 Choose-and-cut. |
| Leyland Cypress and Christmas Mint Cypress, 12 ft and taller | Individually priced The farm sets these prices tree by tree. |
| Virginia Pine, Carolina Sapphire, Red Cedar and Blue Ice, 5 ft to 7 ft | $10 per foot Choose-and-cut. |
| Virginia Pine, Carolina Sapphire, Red Cedar and Blue Ice, 8 ft | $90 Choose-and-cut. |
| Virginia Pine, Carolina Sapphire, Red Cedar and Blue Ice, 9 ft | $100 Choose-and-cut. Nothing is listed above 9 ft for these four varieties. |
| Fraser fir, pre-cut | $85 and up Shipped in from the North Carolina mountains; sizes are not published. |
| Tree stands, children’s trees, wreaths and bows, Snack Shack | Not published The farm lists these without prices; confirm at the farm. |
Choose-and-cut trees and tools
Choose-and-cut is the heart of a visit to Penland. The farm lists six varieties it grows, and its pages mark Red Cedar as the native Southern Christmas tree and Virginia Pine as Southern Scotch. It provides saws, lists tree stands as available, and offers children’s trees; it gives no price or size for stands or children’s trees.
The farm describes itself as pet friendly. It does not publish where to park, what the ground is like, or whether anyone helps carry or load a tree.
| Variety | Note |
|---|---|
| Leyland Cypress | Priced on the Leyland and Mint list; listed up to 11 ft, with 12 ft and taller individually priced |
| Christmas Mint Cypress | Priced on the same list as Leyland Cypress |
| Virginia Pine | The farm calls it Southern Scotch; priced up to 9 ft |
| Carolina Sapphire | Priced up to 9 ft |
| Red Cedar | The farm’s native Southern Christmas tree; priced up to 9 ft |
| Blue Ice | Priced up to 9 ft |
| Saws | Provided by the farm |
| Tree stands | Available; price not published |
| Children’s trees | Offered; size and price not published |
| Pets | The farm says it is pet friendly |
Tree prices by height
The farm publishes two price lists. Leyland Cypress and Christmas Mint Cypress share one list; Virginia Pine, Carolina Sapphire, Red Cedar and Blue Ice share another. The figures below are the farm’s own. The Leyland and Mint list jumps from the 5 ft–6 ft price to 8 ft and gives no price for 7 ft, so ask what a 7 ft tree costs.
Trees that are 12 ft and taller on the Leyland and Mint list are priced individually. The shorter list stops at 9 ft.
| Height | Leyland Cypress and Christmas Mint Cypress | Virginia Pine, Carolina Sapphire, Red Cedar and Blue Ice |
|---|---|---|
| 5 ft–6 ft | $10 per foot | $10 per foot (listed as 5 ft–7 ft) |
| 7 ft | Not published | Priced within the farm’s 5 ft–7 ft, $10 per foot line |
| 8 ft | $90 | $90 |
| 9 ft | $100 | $100 |
| 10 ft | $110 | Not listed |
| 11 ft | $120 | Not listed |
| 12 ft and taller | Individually priced | Not listed |
Opening day, hours and the end of the season
Penland opens on Friday, November 27, the Friday after Thanksgiving. It is open Monday through Saturday from 9am to 5:30pm and Sunday from 1pm to 5:30pm. The farm shows these hours on its tree page, its contact page, its home-page banner and in a Facebook post.
No closing date and no weather rule are published. Call before a late-season drive to confirm that trees are still available.
| When | What the farm says |
|---|---|
| Friday, November 27 | Opening day, the Friday after Thanksgiving; 9am–5:30pm |
| Monday–Saturday | 9am–5:30pm |
| Sunday | 1pm–5:30pm |
| Closing date | Not published |
| Weather closures | Not published |
Pre-cut Fraser fir
Penland sells pre-cut Fraser fir at $85 and up. The farm explains that it cannot grow Fraser fir in South Carolina, so these trees are shipped in from the North Carolina mountains, cut fresh, and placed in water immediately on arrival.
The farm does not publish Fraser sizes or delivery dates, so ask what is on the lot. These are shipped-in trees, separate from the choose-and-cut varieties grown on the farm.
Free hayrides, hot chocolate and marshmallows
The farm’s home page lists free hayrides and free hot chocolate, and lists roasting marshmallows alongside them with no separate price. The farm does not give days or times for the hayrides, so confirm when you plan to go.
The farm does not say whether the marshmallows are supplied or how long the hayrides run.
Mulch Mountain, Treasure Barn, Snack Shack and wreaths
The home page also lists Mulch Mountain, the Treasure Barn and a Snack Shack. It does not describe Mulch Mountain or the Treasure Barn, says nothing about whether either is free, and publishes no Snack Shack menu or prices. Wreaths and bows are also listed, without sizes, designs or prices.
Payment, pets and what to bring
The farm accepts cash and cards, listing payment as “Cash & Card (3% fee),” and an ATM is available on site. It lists itself as pet friendly and provides saws, so you do not need to bring your own.
Not published: parking, terrain, restrooms, accessibility, help loading or baling trees, a weather rule, and prices for stands, wreaths, children’s trees and Snack Shack items. For anything that matters to your visit, ask before you drive.
The Penland family and the separate landscape nursery
The farm calls itself a family tradition since 1966. Steve Penland planted the first trees that year and began selling in 1972; his daughter Allison and her husband Martin, with their children, now run the Christmas tree farm.
Steve and Judy Penland keep a small landscape-tree nursery of ball-and-burlap trees. That is a separate operation from the Christmas tree farm.
Directions and contacts
Penland Christmas Tree Farm is at 6457 Campbell Road, York, South Carolina 29745, in York County. For questions about the tree farm, call 704-718-5985 (the number on the farm’s contact page and Facebook page) or write to penlandtreefarm18@gmail.com, the address the farm lists for visitors.
The family’s landscape-tree nursery has its own number, 803-366-7605, which is not the number for tree farm visits.
Pick your day
Dates & hours.
Tree season: Opens Friday, November 27, the Friday after Thanksgiving; closing date not published
The farm’s home page and its Facebook opening-day graphic give Friday, November 27 as opening day, with Monday through Saturday 9am to 5:30pm and Sunday 1pm to 5:30pm; its tree and contact pages say the Friday after Thanksgiving. No closing date or weather rule is published. Call before a late-season drive to confirm trees are still available.
| Christmas season | Hours |
|---|---|
| Opening day, Friday, November 27 (the Friday after Thanksgiving) | 9am–5:30pm |
| Monday–Saturday | 9am–5:30pm |
| Sunday | 1pm–5:30pm |
| Closing date | Not published; confirm availability before a late-season drive |
| Weather closures | Not published |
| Free hayrides | Days and times not published; confirm at the farm |
The same hours appear on the farm’s tree page, its contact page, its home-page banner and its Facebook post.
Before you go.
- Opens Friday, November 27: Monday–Saturday 9am–5:30pm, Sunday 1pm–5:30pm. No closing date is published.
- Choose-and-cut is $10 per foot at 5 ft–6 ft (5 ft–7 ft on the pines, sapphire, cedar and blue ice), $90 at 8 ft and $100 at 9 ft; 7 ft Leyland and Mint is not priced.
- Pre-cut Fraser fir is $85 and up, shipped in from North Carolina.
- Saws provided; cash and cards (3% fee noted), ATM on site; pets welcome.
- Free hayrides and hot chocolate are listed without days or times; Snack Shack, Treasure Barn and wreath prices are not published.
- The landscape-tree nursery is a separate family business.
6457 Campbell Road, York, SC 29745
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