Central-Northeastern Minnesota Christmas Tree Farms 2024

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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 !
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Updates for September 2024

September 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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Aitkin County

• Ball Bluff Farms LLC - NO Christmas trees for sale, instead: horse-drawn hayrides, Horse-drawn sleigh rides (weather permitting), porta-potties
  19650 650th Ln, Jacobson, MN 55752. Phone: 218-752-6687. Email: [email protected]. Open: From September 1st through March 15th weather permitting; We book all hay/sleigh rides at least 24hrs in advance and the hours are from 11 am to 4 pm in the winter and 11 am to 5 pm in the fall. Directions: Please call for directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Click here for our Facebook page. Our up to 1hr ride also includes a Bon Fire and Hot Chocolate. Feel free to bring marshmallows or hot dogs etc.. to roast over a fire. Up to 10 people 10.00 per person with a minimum of 75.00 Anything after 10 people is 8.00 per person For large groups call for prices 218-752-6687.

Carlton County

• Chub Lake Tree Farm - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut Christmas trees, Mail order wreaths & trees
  1867 E. Chub Lake Road, Carlton, MN. Phone: 218-384-4549. Email: [email protected]. Open: Day after Thanksgiving to Christmas. Directions: South on County #1, 1 mile; south on County #3, 1 mile; right on East Chub Lake Road to farm. The trees on our "Choose & Cut Farm" are given careful attention. Each year we TAG THE CHOICE TREES we want harvested, in a variety of sizes from less than six feet to over ten feet, in order to both offer quality selections and insure available trees in future years. We continue to offer fresh, precut trees in our sale barn as well as beautiful handmade balsam Christmas wreaths. Baling services for trees and assistance in handling will be available on weekends only. After finding your special tree, enjoy free cookies and a cup of hot cider. You can have a handmade wreath shipped direct to you, your friends and family without leaving home. Just call us ;we ship throughout the USA.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: Balsam Fir, Canaan Fir, Fraser Fir, Norway Pine, Scotch Pine, Colorado Spruce, White Spruce.
  PreCut varieties: Balsam Fir, Canaan Fir, Fraser Fir, Norway Pine, Scotch Pine, Colorado Spruce, White Spruce.
• Leaning Barn Farm U-Pick -Blueberries & Raspberries
  176 Thomson Rd, Esko, MN. Phone: 218-349-7696. Email: [email protected]. Open: call or email for hours Season usually starts in July. Directions: 12 miles south of Duluth, 2 miles off I-35 on the Carlton side of the Freeway. They also have picked Shiitake Mushrooms & Veggies; Asparagus, lettuce, spinach, carrots, tomatoes, potatoes, honey, Christmas trees. They are family, locally owned and run. We do not use chemicals and hand harvest all products. At Christmas they have U-pick, We-Cut Christmas trees In conjunction with the Carlton Holiday Market In 2019, they were (Prices may have changed!) $25 premium tree, $15 white pine (Dr. Seuss style) Family friendly! Dog friendly, hot coco fire and snowshoe or xc ski.

Cass County

Crow Wing County

Kanabec County

Mille Lacs County

• B & J Evergreen Princeton - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Christmas wreaths, Christmas boughs, garlands, trees tied, tree shaking provided, saws provided, winter hay rides, bonfires, free hot chocolate, concessions / refreshment stand, restrooms
  9419 Highway 95, Princeton, MN 55371. Phone: 612-390-4117. Email: [email protected]. Open: starting on Black Friday: weekends and Black Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, Santa 11:30-3:30; Weekdays until mid-December from 12 pm to 5 pm,
  Last Weekend hours are 10 am to 4 pm. Directions: 169 north to Hwy 95 in Princeton, east (right) 4.25 miles on Hwy 95. Bring the whole family! Plenty of Christmas trees to choose from; Any size tree - same price! (Prices may have changed!) $35 includes tax! On Weekends - bonfires, free hot chocolate, cookies, candy canes, and popcorn; On Saturdays from 11 am to 3 pm enjoy free hay rides! We also have wreaths, garland, stands and more. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: Balsam Fir, Fraser Fir, White Pine, Blue Spruce.
   (UPDATED: November 4, 2022, JBS)
  

Morrison County

• JB Tree Farm (JB Christmas Trees) - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut Christmas trees
  22591 153rd Street, Pierz, MN 56364. Phone: (320) 468-2624

Pine County

• Bork Tree Farm - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut Christmas trees, sleigh rides, Santa visits, restrooms, snacks and refreshment stand, wholesale trees,too
  44966 state hwy 48, Hinckley, MN 55037. Phone: 320-384-7406. Email: [email protected]. Open: Monday to Friday from 8 am to 4:30 pm for regular season, starting the day after thanksgiving for Christmas trees. Directions: See their website for directions.  Payment: Cash, Check .They grow trees and sell them to replant and also as Christmas trees. They have tree lots in the cities as well; see this page for the locations . They also have these events: Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides and visits from Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus on certain weekends only. Warm up with Soup, Hot Dogs, Hot Chocolate and Coffee and don't forget to stop at the Bake Shop for dessert.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  PreCut varieties: Balsam Fir, Fraser Fir, Scotch Pine, Spruce trees
  Comments from a visitor on October 19, 2010: "Very good farm"
   (UPDATED: December 16, 2023, JBS)
• Happy Land Tree Farms, Inc. - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Christmas trees- you choose and we cut, Precut Christmas trees, Living Christmas trees (to plant later), Christmas-themed park, Christmas wreaths, Christmas boughs, garlands, Santa visits, Christmas decorations, trees bagged, trees tied, tree shaking provided, trees baled, saws provided, sleigh rides, winter hay rides, winter wagon rides, free hot coffee, free hot cider, gift shop, concessions / refreshment stand, porta-potties, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, school tours
  16706 Groningen Road, Sandstone, MN 55072. Phone: 320-245-5135. Fax: 320-245-5189. Email: [email protected]. Open: Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday from 11 am to 5 pm, Friday from 11 am to 6 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm, beginning the Friday after Thanksgiving to mid December . Click here for current open hours, days and dates.  Directions: From Interstate 35, Sandstone exit, go west on 23/61 approximately 1/4 mile, take Groningen Road (first road on right) heading north approximately 6 miles to Happy Land Tree Farms' sign on left. Click here for a map and directions. Horse drawn sleigh rides on weeneds in December (usually) from 9 am to 4:30 pm. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Click here for our Facebook page. Saanta visits are usually just on Saturdays on the first two wekendsof the season only. We offer horse drawn sleigh rides on weekends and tractor rides. We have a live Elk herd for your viewing. Friendly dogs are welcome as well as skiing.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: Balsam Fir, Canaan Fir, Fraser Fir, Scotch Pine, White Pine, White Spruce.
  You Choose and We cut varieties: Balsam Fir, Canaan Fir, Fraser Fir, Scotch Pine, White Pine, White Spruce.
  PreCut varieties: Balsam Fir, Canaan Fir, Fraser Fir, Scotch Pine, White Pine.
  Living, rooted tree varieties: Black Hills Spruce.
  

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