Northwest Indiana, including the Gary area) Christmas Tree Farms 2024

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My Christmas Tree guide has photos and descriptions of more than 2 dozen varieties of Christmas trees, along with a simple comparison chart!

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Tips:

• 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 !
  DON'T DRIVE OUT THERE IF YOU CAN'T REACH THEM (by phone, email or find current information on their website or Facebook page!
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Updates for April 2024

April 2024:

After Christmas, click here to find how how and where to easily recycle or dispose of your Christmas tree! And to recycle used, broken or old Christmas lights and electronics See this page for local options to easily recycle your Christmas holiday lights

When should you take the Christmas tree, lights and decorations down? See this page for traditions and standards

In March, you'll want to take your children to a free Easter egg hunt - see our companion website to find a local Easter Egg hunt - (www.EasterEggHuntsAndEasterEvents.org) . It's the ONLY website that is updated every Easter for all Easter Egg hunts in the U.S.

Christmas tree farms, lots and activities, sorted by county

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Jasper County

• Hessling's Christmas Tree Farm - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Already cut trees available (precut), Wreaths
  16901 N. 100 West, Wheatfield, IN 46392. Phone: 219-956-3288. Open: from the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) to December 23, from 8 am to 4 pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Directions: Take I-65 South to 247 Exit. Go East on Road 231 to Hebron. Turn south at stop light. Keep going south through 4-way stop. Stay on 231 until Kankakee River Bridge (7 miles), turn East on 1700 N. Follow signs.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  U-Choose & Cut your own: White and Scotch Pine;
• Lee's Trees - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Wreaths, Santa visits,
  15284 N 300 W, Wheatfield, IN 46392. Phone: (219) 869-8573. Open: Call for hours. Lee's Trees has a beautiful variety of Christmas trees from Fir tree's and spruce trees to potted Christmas trees that you can enjoy for years to come! Elegant decorated wreaths and grave pillows are also available for purchase. We also do custom wreath and grave pillow decorating, call for details. Santa's Coming!!!! December 14, 2019 he will be here joined with A train and Christmas conductor, toy soldier, the Doughnut lady, who will have fresh homemade doughnuts, hot chocolate and coffee to warm you right to the core. And continue your sugar rush with cotton candy. Bring the family and friends, pick out the perfect tree and join us for a fun filled day!
  Christmas tree varieties:
  U-Choose & Cut your own: Fir, Spruce,
  Living, rooted tree varieties: Spruce
  (ADDED: November 20, 2019, JBS)
  
• Mathew Pumpkin and Tree Farm - 2022 permanently closed
  224 E 900th S , Rensselaer, IN 47978.  Open UPDATE for 2022, Their website is gone and there's nothing else about them that is current on the internet - I presume they have closed. Does anyone have current information, are they still offering pumpkins, corn maze or Fall activities or are even open? If so, please write me.
• Trees from DeHart - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths, Gift Shop,
  3950 S 200 E, Franklin, IN 46131. Phone: (317)508-2276. Email: [email protected]. Open: November 27 then Weekends only; 9:30-Dark. Directions: Take 31 south of Franklin to 252 W, go right on 252 W to 200 E (Airport Rd), go right 1mile to farm on the left. Tree Size: 4'-9' choose & cut, precut trees up to 14'.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: Scotch Pine, White Pine, Fraser Fir
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• Twin Spruce Christmas Tree Farm - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut trees Christmas trees, Christmas Shop; homemade pillows, blankets, wreaths
  3122 W. 1450 N, Wheatfield, IN 46392. Phone: 219-956-4449. Email: [email protected]. Directions: I-65 to IN 2 E, to 231S, to 1600 N; go East to 700 W, go South to 1450 N, go East, 3 3/4 mile on North side of road. Open: Saturday after Thanksgiving - December 22 Daily 8 am to dark; Closed Sunday. A choose and cut operation, although some trees already cut. Will cut trees for customers. Crosses and hearts from trees that cannot be sold. Stands for crosses and hearts are also available.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  U-Choose & Cut your own: Frazier firs, Scotch Pine, White & Spruce pine.
  

Lake County

• Fresh Trees LLC formerly Kapitan Nursery - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut,
  4303 Harms Road, Merrillville, IN 46410. Phone: (219) 942-8156. Email: [email protected]. Open: Friday after Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve; Saturday's and Sunday's from 9 am to 4:30 pm. Directions: I65 to US 30 east to Colorado Street. South on Colorado to Harms Road. East on Harms Road to farm. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  U-Choose and Cut varieties: Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, Scotch Pine, White Pine.
  (UPDATED: November 24, 2018)
• Hidden Creek Pumpkin Farm - Trees coming in 2029, , farm market, birthday parties, school tours
  7211 West 87th Avenue, Crown Point, IN 46307. Phone: (219) 545-4570. Email: [email protected]. Open: None until 2029. . Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: From Route 30 in Schererville, Indiana head south on Cline Avenue 1 mile to 87th Ave, At 87th Avenue go east which is left and continue down 1/2 mile, we are on the right side of the road. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. Since 2020, our farm has been quietly working in the background. As of 2023, our family has planted over 4000 Christmas trees to date. From Exotic firs , Spruces and Pine, we are preparing for the future. . (ADDED: September 18, 2023, JBS)
• Jansen's Michigan Fruit Market, Inc. - precut Christmas trees.
  3622 Rush Place, Hobart, IN 46342. Phone: 219-962-1224. Open: March through December: 8:30 am to 8 pm. Directions: Click here for directions . I-80/94 exit Ripley St. south. 2 miles.
  
• Remus Farms - Precut Christmas trees, Living Christmas trees (to plant later), Christmas boughs, garlands, mistletoe, Christmas decorations,
  9380 East 37th Avenue, Hobart, IN 46342. Phone: (219) 962-6738. Email: [email protected]. Open: Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, WIC Vouchers. 10 acre garden center. Full service landscaping. Remus Facebook page.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  PreCut varieties: Blue Spruce, White Fir (Concolor Fir), Douglas Fir, Fraser Fir, Scotch Pine, White Pine.
  Living, rooted tree varieties: Austrian Fir, Austrian Pine, Balsam Fir, Black Hills Spruce, Blue Spruce, Canaan Fir, Colorado Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, Eastern Red Cedar, Eastern White Pine, Fraser Fir, Leyland Cypress, Norway Spruce, Ponderosa Pine, Red Pine, Scotch Pine, Sequoia Redwood, White Pine, White Spruce, and other varieties (call!).
  

Newton County

Porter County

• Santa's Holiday Forest - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut Christmas trees, garlands, Santa visits, tree shaking provided, free tree trimmings, saws provided,
  95 East 700 North, Valparaiso, IN 46383. Phone: 219-462-1068. Email: [email protected]. Open: We are open Monday thru Friday 7 am until 7 pm. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: Fraser Fir, White Pine.
  PreCut varieties: Fraser Fir, White Pine.
  
• Valparaiso Holly Days & Live Nativity - caroling, carriage rides, Santa
  Downtown at the Valparaiso Courthouse Square, Valparaiso, IN. Phone: 219-464-8332. Email: [email protected]. Open: See their website for current dates and hours. Admission is FREE. Holly Days & Live Nativity is downtown Valparaiso's kick-off to the Christmas Holiday Season! A family-fun event, Holly Days & Live Nativity is filled with the spirit of the season. Come and hear the girl scouts caroling, witness a Live Nativity scene, enjoy a cup of hot cocoa, take a carriage ride around the downtown square, and shop at your favorite downtown stores. And, don't miss Santa Claus riding into town on a fire truck! Schedule of Events: 5 pm-Goodie Shack: Shop & have a cup of hot cocoa, 5:15 pm-Carriage Rides Begin. 5:30 pm-Santa Arrives. 5:30-8 pm-Toys for Tots. 6 pm-Live Nativity Begins.
  

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