Capital area of New York Christmas Tree Farms 2024

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• If the name of the farm is blue with an underline; that's a link to their website or Facebook page. Click on it for the most current hours and information.
• ALWAYS call the farm or store BEFORE YOU GO - many farms have closed in the past year, and of course, we won't know until the season starts and we find they aren't open! Call to confirm their supply, their hours and whether they have trees, are allowing choose-and-cut or just precut trees; and which attractions or winter activities are available. All three can change during the short Christmas season, due to weather, demand and the farmer's business conditions! Farms get sold, shut down or run out of trees, and they don't all update me every day, let alone every year. For more tips to make your trip fun and successful, click here !
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Albany County

• Indian Ladder Farms - Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths, Christmas boughs, garlands, Christmas decorations, trees tied, free tree trimmings, winter hay rides, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), gift shop, concessions / refreshment stand, porta-potties, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, group reservations
  342 Altamont Road, Altamont, NY 12009. Phone: (518) 765-2956. Email: [email protected]. Open: Daily from 9 am to 6 pm. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Updates: Click here for updates. Directions: From Albany: Route 20 west Route 155 south, Route 85a west, Route 156 west, Farm on left. Click here for a map and directions. Berry PYO Begins in June and Apple PYO Begins Labor Day Weekend. Payment: Cash, Check, ApplePay, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. Indian Ladder Farms strives to provide apples of superior taste and quality, while maintaining a healthy ecologically-balanced growing environment. In addition to pick-your-own apples and pumpkins in the fall, we have pick-your-own berries through the summer. Visit our farm menagerie and say "hi" to Simon, our donkey, and many others. Our nature trail will lead you by orchards, marshes, woods, and fields.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  PreCut varieties: Balsam Fir, Fraser Fir.
  (UPDATED: July 14, 2021).
• Weathered Willow Tree Farm - UPDATE for 2020, Their website/Facebook page says they are closed indefinitely
  Altamont, NY 12009. Click here for a link to our Facebook page. 
  

Rensselaer County

• Castleton Christmas Trees - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut Christmas trees,
  1577 US 9, Castleton-on-Hudson, NY 12033. Phone: (518) 928-9178. Email: [email protected]. Open: Fresh cut, locally grown Christmas trees from our farm! Member of the Christmas Tree Farmers Association of NY. . We are, however, happy to announce that our premium fresh cut trees will be available for purchase through our friends at Windy Hill Orchard- East. (ADDED: November 19, 2020, JBS)
• McDonough's Farm - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Christmas trees- you choose and we cut, Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths,
  28 Gilligan Road, East Greenbush, NY 12061. Phone: (518) 477-4841. Open: Opening Day: November 20, 2021 then Monday to Friday 9 am to 6 pm Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 5 pm. Directions: We are located across from the Goff Middle School. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  U-Choose and Cut varieties: Fraser Fir, and other varieties (call!).
  You Choose and We cut varieties: White Fir (Concolor Fir), Fraser Fir.
  PreCut varieties: Fraser Fir.
  (UPDATED: October 04, 2021)
• Morin's Tree Farm - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths, trees baled, saws provided, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, gift shop
  635 Groveside Rd, Buskirk, NY 12028. Phone: (518) 275-8501. Email: [email protected]. Open: Monday to Sunday from 9 am to 4 pm. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Raspberry Jams & Jellies Handwoven scarfs & hats.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  U-Choose and Cut varieties: Colorado Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, Eastern White Pine, White Pine, White Spruce.
  PreCut varieties: Balsam Fir.
  (ADDED: November 09, 2021)
• Windy Hill Orchard- East - Precut Christmas trees,
  1297 Brookview Station Road, Castleton-on-Hudson, NY 12033. Phone: (518) 732-7753. Email: [email protected]. Open: see their website. U-pick apple orchard-farm store in picturesque Schodack NY. Beautiful views, lots of varieties, cozy farm store, crafts, cider, baked goods, cheeses, fudge. Stop on over, grab a complimentary cup of coffee, enjoy a treat from the bakery case and go take a peek at the trees! The fire pits will be going so pick out your perfect tree and relax by our peaceful fire pit while we carry the tree up to the loading area for you! Windy Hill Orchard- East facebook page. Our Cidery is slated to open in the Spring of 2021. We will offer a unique experience with our 1890s hay/cow barn coverted to our cidery. The views are amazing overlooking 116 acres of our very own Apple Orchard. (ADDED: November 19, 2020, JBS)
• Zema's Nursery, Inc. - Cut your own Christmas trees,
  154 Presbyterian Hill Road, Stephentown, NY 12168. Phone: (518) 733-5868. Open: Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 4 pm. from the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) till December 22; Then reopens for Spring season in mid - April; PLEASE NOTE: Due to unforeseen events, on occasion our hours can and may vary from those posted here, so call first. Directions: we are approximately 35 minutes east of Albany, 10 minutes west of Berkshire County Massachusetts, 30 minutes south of Bennington County, Vermont.(And to round out the picture, about 2.5 hours north of New York City.) 20+ acres of well-groomed Christmas trees including Fraser Firs, Balsam Firs, White Firs (Concolors), and Colorado Spruces. Come pick out your favorite tree and enjoy Berkshire views sure to make your day! Weather-permitting on weekends we have hay rides to our Choose & Cut fields, and hot cocoa too. Whatever size tree you want - from table-top to medium-sized, or even something extra large, we have the selection, plus sturdy Stand Strait® tree stands. Also available are fresh-cut premium trees, and live balled/ burlapped trees. Tree netting is available. Find traditional, freshly made evergreen wreaths and kissing balls for the holiday season.
  (UPDATED: December 03, 2018)

Saratoga County

• Bob's Trees - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut Christmas trees, Living Christmas trees (to plant later), Christmas wreaths, Christmas boughs, garlands, Santa visits, live reindeer, Christmas decorations, trees tied, trees baled, saws provided, winter wagon rides, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms
  1227 West Galway Road, West Galway, NY 12074. Phone: 518-882-9455. Fax: 518-882-9556. Email: [email protected]. Open: November 15th to December 24th. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Please call for directions. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Bob' s Trees has over 200 acres planted with cut-your-own Christmas trees. We offer Fraser Fir, Balsam Fir, Canaan Fir, Black Hills, Korean Fir and Blue Spruce. Stop by the main office or one of the field station locations for a map and a saw, then you are on your way to enjoy the great outdoors and a day of family fun. Trees up to 8′ tall are (Prices may have changed!) $50.00 each. All trees 9′ and up are $60.00 (2020 price). You will be responsible for cutting down your own tree (unless you are buying a pre-cut tree). .
  Christmas tree varieties:
  You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: Balsam Fir, Canaan Fir, Colorado Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, Fraser Fir, White Spruce.
  PreCut varieties: Balsam Fir, Canaan Fir, Colorado Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, Fraser Fir, White Spruce.
  Living, rooted tree varieties: Colorado Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, White Spruce.
• Ellms' Christmas Trees - Tree Wrapping, Tree Stands, Carry-out Bags, Precut trees Christmas trees, Wreaths, tall trees are available, Wagon Rides, Map, Shaking & Mechanical Cleaning, saws are provided,
  468 Charlton Road, Ballston Spa, NY 12020. Phone: 518-884-8168. Fax: 518-884-8348. Email: [email protected]. Open: the day after Thanksgiving until December 22; Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Wednesday to Friday from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm, closed Monday and Tuesday. Directions: Take exit 12 off Route 87. Route 67 west Route 50 south to Charlton Road; click here for a map.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  U-Choose & Cut your own: Blue Spruce, White Spruce, White Pine, Douglas Fir, Concolor Fir, Fraser Fir, Balsam Fir.
• Loon Meadow Farm - NO Christmas trees for sale, but we do offer, - sleigh rides, hayrides, Home of Horse & Carriage Livery Service
  695 Locust Grove Rd, Greenfield Center, NY 12833. Phone: 518-893-6116. Email: [email protected]. Open: Year around. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Click here for our Facebook page. Book now for Christmas, New Years and Valentines. Horse-drawn sleigh/wagon rides with or without snow (wheels on sleigh) The rides are not conducted on my physical property--They are conducted at The Saratoga Springs New York State Park. I conduct the rides on the roadways within the park and we depart from: The Gideon Putnam Gideon Putnam Road Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. Loon Meadow Farm also provides horse drawn hay wagons , sleighs and funeral vehicles throughout the eastern Upstate New York from Albany and Rensselaer counties, North to Hamilton and Warren Counties, West to Fulton and Montgomery counties and East to Western Vermont as well as carriage rides, hayrides & sleigh rides in Saratoga Springs & Greenfield Center New York! We also have elegant horse drawn, white Cinderella Princess and Vis-a-vis carriages, Victoria Phaetons in white or burgundy as well as Wagonetts and other horse drawn vehicles for your wedding , party, parade ,Quinceanera , company picnic or any event in Saratoga Springs New York and the surrounding area. We have decorated white horses forIndian Wedding Baraats .
  

Schenectady County

• Buhrmaster Family Farm - pre-cut Christmas trees
  189 Saratoga Road, Route 50, Scotia, NY. Phone: 518-399-5931. Open: Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 6 pm; Monday to Friday 9 am to 6:30pm.Fresh cut Christmas trees are here! Check out our bountiful selection of lush, fresh-cut Christmas trees. We've got the best Christmas trees available to suit your needs in the Capital District, including Balsam Fir, Douglas Fir and Fraser Fir, in sizes ranging from 2' to 9'. We choose balsam, Fraser and Douglas fir trees, because of their robust characteristics. So, whether you're looking for small Christmas trees, medium-sized Christmas trees, or large Christmas trees, your search is over!In addition to providing Christmas tree wrapping, for your convenience, we offer Christmas tree trunk drilling. Drilling a hole in the bottom assures that the tree stands straight, when placed in a special stand! In the summer, come to our Strawberry Patch Our "Pick Your Own". The Strawberry Patch is open from mid-June through August. Blueberries and raspberries in July. Family owned and operated since 1946, Buhrmaster Family Farms never fails to produce the most delicious fruits and vegetables, and pick your own strawberries, along with the area's most beautiful selection of fresh flowers. An farm, we also provide garden supplies and premium landscaping mulch including, red mulch, black mulch, cedar mulch, bark mulch, screened organic compost, garden soil and topsoil for delivery or pick-up. And a Farm Market. Click here for a link to our Facebook page. Family owned farm featuring CSA Program, Farm Stand, Fruit, Vegetables, PYO Strawberries, Flowers. Your local source for organic goodness!
• Scotch Ridge Berry and Tree Farm - blueberries, Christmas trees
  5092 Scotch Ridge Rd, Duanesburg, NY 12056. Phone: (518) 210-1381. Email: [email protected]. Open: for u-pick and pre picked blueberries in July and August, then again after Thanksiving for Christmas trees. See their Facebook page for updates. They follow all recommenced COVID-19 precautions. 2020 blueberry price was $3.00 a pint. Scotch Ridge Berry Farm is family owned farm specializing in naturally grown fruit, tomotes, herbs and cut flowers marketed in farmers markets and limited u-pick fruit. Winter products include u-cut Christmas trees and fresh made decorations. We will be back this Spring with a larger cut flower and fruit crop. In 2020, Christmas trees were priced from (Prices may have changed!) $25 to around $48
  Christmas tree varieties:
  You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: Balsam fir, Spruce and Blue Spruce
   (ADDED: May 5, 2021, JBS)

Warren County

• Brown's Tree Farm - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Tree Stands, Precut trees Christmas trees, Wreaths, Tall trees, Pre-tagging is allowed
  431 Schroon River Road, Warrensburg, NY 12885. Phone: 518-623-9566. Directions: Route 9 to first traffic light, turn right onto Schroon River Road proceed 1 and a half miles, trees on left. Open: 10 until dark, November 29 until December 23.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  U-Choose and Cut your own: Blue Spruce, White Spruce, Balsam Fir, Canaan Fir.

• River Bend Christmas Tree Farm - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Christmas trees- you choose and we cut, Christmas wreaths, Christmas boughs, trees baled, saws provided,
  164 East River Drive, Lake Luzerne, NY 12846. Phone: (518) 350-4592. Open: for Christmas Trees on Weekends and Black Friday from Thanksgiving Until Christmas from 9 am until 4 pm. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Open for Christmas Trees on Weekends from Thanksgiving Until Christmas. Payment: Cash, only. Click here for our Facebook page.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: Balsam Fir, Canaan Fir, Fraser Fir, Scotch Pine, White Spruce.
  You Choose and We cut varieties: Balsam Fir, Fraser Fir, Scotch Pine, White Spruce.
  (UPDATED: September 28, 2022)
  

Washington County

• Bailey Family Christmas Trees - Tree Wrapping, Tree Stands, Carry-out Bags, Precut trees Christmas trees, Wreaths, Wagon Rides, Pre-tagging, Shaking & Mechanical Cleaning, saws are provided
  530 Center Cambridge Road, Cambridge, NY 12816. Phone: (518) 894-0087. Alternate Phone: 518-573-2927. Email: [email protected] . Open: from the weekend before Thanksgiving to December 23; daily, Tuesday to Friday from 10 am to Dusk, Weekends from 9 am to Dusk; Dusk is usually around 4:30. Directions: 5 miles S.W of Cambridge on Center Cambridge Road -phone for directions or see website. We are a choose and cut Christmas tree farm with the finest trees around our area. We open for tagging on Columbus Day weekend. Payment: cash, checks and Visa, Mastercard or Discover cards. All Trees in 2021 are (Prices may have changed!) $65.00, $60.75 + $4.25 sales tax. Bailey Family Christmas Trees Facebook page.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  U-Choose & Cut your own: Blue Spruce, White Spruce, Douglas Fir, Norway Spruce, Concolor Fir, Fraser Fir, Balsam Fir, Canaan Fir
• The Garden Barn - Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths, Christmas boughs, trees bagged,
  351 East Rd, Fort Edward, NY 12828. Phone: 518-747-8843. Fax: 5187478843. Email: [email protected]. Open: from the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) through Christmas; 7 days per week 19 am to 6 pm. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Pumpkin picking last weekend in September throughout October; Fresh cut Christmas trees from Thanksgiving until Christmas eve. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  PreCut varieties: Balsam Fir, Fraser Fir.
  
• Mckie Hollow Farm - 2020 permanently closed
  359 Mckie Hollow Road, Cambridge, NY 12816. Email: [email protected]. Open: UPDATE for 2020, Their website is gone; and their Facebook page hasn't been updated since 2019, so I assume they have closed. If you have any information to the contrary, please write me. Y
• A Time To Remember Carriage and Sleigh Rides - NO Christmas trees; but instead: horse-drawn carriage rides, Horse-drawn sleigh rides (weather permitting), events at your location (call for info)
  The Gideon Putnam, Gideon Putnam Road, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Phone: (518) 321-5539. Alternate Phone: (518) 584-3000. Email: [email protected]. Open: Fridays, Saturdays (4 pm to 9 pm) Sundays (10 am to 4 pm). Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Book now for Christmas, New Years and Valentines. Horse-drawn sleigh/wagon rides with or without snow (wheels on sleigh) The rides are not conducted on my physical property--They are conducted at The Saratoga Springs New York State Park. I conduct the rides on the roadways within the park and we depart from: The Gideon Putnam, Gideon Putnam Road, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866.
• Thompson's Trees and More - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths, trees baled, saws provided, bonfires, free hot coffee, free hot chocolate, U-pick and already picked, gift shop, restrooms
  5582 Route 22, Salem, NY 12865. Phone: (518) 854-7358. Open: Daily 10 am to 5 pm, The season starts the day after Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve, Call in advance for trees taller than 8' needed, or if you need to pick up a tree anytime before or after hours; Closed on Christmas but call if you have a tree emergency, we'll be around to help. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Coming from the Capital District - head north, once you hit the town of Salem drive through the main street, head north on Route 22 for about 3.5 miles, we'll be on the right - look for the Open Flag and the Painted Christmas Tree Sign. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Venmo.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  U-Choose and Cut varieties: Balsam Fir, Eastern White Pine, Fraser Fir.
  PreCut varieties: Balsam Fir, Fraser Fir.
  (ADDED: November 28, 2022)

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