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
Whether you want to cut your own tree, pick a live tree and have it cut for you, buy a tree already cut or buy a living tree you can plant, this page provides detailed listings of Northeast New Jersey's choose-and-cut Christmas tree farms, places to buy pre-cut (also called pre-harvested and fresh-cut) trees, stands, sleigh rides, hay rides and related winter events and fun. Some listings are for tree farms, others are tree lots, and some only offer hay rides, sleigh rides or other winter events. READ EACH LISTING to know what each facility offers. The farms are listed further down this page, so scroll down the page! Since this service is free and open to ALL Christmas tree farms, not just those who belong to an association or pay for an ad, like almost all other websites do, this is the most complete and current listing available! Help me keep this page complete and up to date, by reporting any corrections needed or suggesting farms to add!
And beware the copycat websites - from Mommy-bloggers to out-and-out plagiarists, they simply copy my work and rarely update; they are just out to make a quick buck. Since 2004, I've made updates and corrections every day!
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Pandemic Tips:
- Keep in mind that state government COVID dictates may force many farms to cancel Santa visits, hayrides, etc. this year. If the name of the farm is blue with an underline; that's a link to their website. Click on it for the most current hours and information.
- ALWAYS call the farm or store BEFORE YOU GO
- many farms and lots are selling out of trees early this year or have COVID-19 requirements - 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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DON'T DRIVE OUT THERE IF YOU CAN'T REACH THEM (by phone, email or find current information on their website or Facebook page! - And please tell the farmer you visit in Northeast New Jersey that you found their farm here! I need the farmers to realize that you found them here so that they will keep their information up to date!
And if you know of one I missed and want to add it or correct the information, please let me know! There are affiliate links on this page. Read our disclosure policy to learn more.
Updates for August 2022
August 2022: In a normal year, most Christmas tree farms are open up to Christmas Eve; but this year many farms are selling out of trees and closing early for the season, and some decided not to open at all, due to all the COVID19 restrictions. Some are only open on weekends, or only have hayrides, Santa visits (if they can get a Santa) and events on weekends. Demand will be high since people have been locked down and not allowed to do much - but you CAN go to farms. And a farm may be the only place you can take your kids to see Santa. Of course, check with the farm BEFORE YOU GO; hours, tree supplies, prices, everything is changing daily!
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Christmas tree farms, lots and activities, sorted by county
Click on Resources above, if you need a county map. Click on the county below:
Passaic County
- Bear Swamp Farm
- Uses
natural growing practices, Christmas trees-you choose and
you cut, Precut Christmas trees, Christmas boughs, garlands, trees
tied, trees baled, saws provided, gift shop, porta-potties
81 Otterhole Road, West Milford, NJ 07480. Phone: 973-697-2541. Email: [email protected]. Open: Saturday and Sundays only, 9 am to 3 pm, the first three weekends after Thanksgiving. Directions: Route 287 north or south to exit 53. Left at bottom of ramp onto the hamburg turnpike. Through the town of butler. Bear right onto glenwild avenue. Through norven green forest. Road changes name to otterhole at top of the mountain. Pass the welcome_to_west_Milford sign. Driveway is the fifth one on your right. Turn in and follow our signs. Click here for a map and directions. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. Payment: Cash, Check. Family owned and operated since 1972. No chainsaws allowed. Dogs on leashes are welcome. You can either cut your own Christmas Tree or you can purchase a huge pre-cut tree. In addition to trees, we make and sell hand made fresh garland, hand made wreaths, and bundles of fresh cut boughs. The current managers of the farm are dedicated to organic farming and the preservation of open spaces. They are also the owners of Two Pond Farm, an organic farm one mile from Bear Swamp Farm. Because it is such a small operation, we do not accept credit cards, so either bring your check book, or cash..
Christmas tree varieties:
You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: Balsam Fir, Blue Spruce, Eastern White Pine, Norway Spruce, Scotch Pine, White Pine, White Spruce, and other varieties (call!).
PreCut varieties: Douglas Fir.
Union County
-
Williams Nursery
- Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths and boughs, Christmas decorations, trees tied, gift shop, restrooms
524 Springfield Ave, Westfield, NJ 07090. Phone: 908-232-4076. Fax: 908-232-0079. Email: [email protected]. Open: See their website. Directions: And for a map to our farm, Click here. Our products are usually available in November and December. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, AmEx.
Christmas tree varieties:
PreCut varieties: Balsam Fir, Canaan Fir, Concolor Fir (White Fir), Douglas Fir, Fraser Fir, Grand Fir, Noble Fir, White Fir (Concolor Fir).