Keeping your Christmas tree farm fresh

Once you’ve selected your farm fresh Christmas tree from a New Hampshire or Vermont Christmas tree farm, there are a few things you can do to keep it fresh and fragrant through the holidays. When a Christmas tree is cut, more than half its weight is water, so much of keeping your tree happy involves making sure it’s able to take in the water it needs. Here are some tips from for keeping your Christmas tree farm fresh!

    * Before you set your tree up, cut the bottom ½-inch from the trunk. Then place your Christmas tree in water.

    * Make sure your tree stand is the right size for your tree – and that the reservoir holds plenty of water. Christmas tree stands should provide a quart of water per inch of stem diameter.

    * Check the water level regularly to ensure the base of the tree is submerged.

    * Keep your tree away from heat sources like fireplaces and radiators to prevent excessive drying.

    * Use Christmas tree lights that produce only low heat to prevent drying. Lights should be inspected prior to use and replaced if they are worn. And they should always be turned off when you’re leaving the house or going to bed!

    * When you’re ready to bid adieu to your Christmas tree after the holidays, check with your local transfer station on recycling options. Christmas trees should never be burned in a wood stove or fireplace, as they create creosote and can lead to a chimney fire.

For more tips on keeping your tree farm fresh, check out the National Christmas Tree Association’s tree care page. 

From our farms to your home, we wish you a very Merry Christmas!

Exploring the Winter Wonderland of NH-VT Christmas tree farms

With snowy fields, frosted mountains and Christmas decorations twinkling from the windows, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in New Hampshire and Vermont. And there’s still time to find the perfect Christmas tree at a New Hampshire or Vermont Christmas tree farm! 

If you haven’t had the chance to visit your favorite Christmas tree farm yet, don’t fret – many of our farms are open right through Christmas Eve! Some even offer overnight deals in collaboration with area inns and hotels – so you can come for the day, or for the weekend!

With row upon row of beautifully shaped, carefully tended Christmas trees lining the fields, shops featuring handmade wreaths and unique holiday gifts and decorations, and plenty of festive activities, our Christmas tree farms offer up plenty of Christmas spirit.

To find the right Christmas tree farm in New Hampshire or Vermont for you and your family to visit this season, and to check hours of operation, we invite you to check out our farms map.

Merry Christmas to all!

Order your Christmas tree by December 10th!

The holidays can be hectic, but our New Hampshire and Vermont Christmas tree growers can help simplify the season. It takes only a few minutes, from the comfort and convenience of your home or office, to order a farm fresh Christmas tree, which will arrive fragrant, beautiful, and full of holiday spirit in your home.

To ensure delivery in time for trimming, however, please place your order by December 10^th if you live outside the New England region! Those within New England should order by December 15^th to ensure pre-Christmas delivery!

Mail order Christmas trees are cut fresh and pack in wax-lined cartons to keep them fresh and fragrant en route to your holiday home. To select a New Hampshire or Vermont Christmas tree farm offering mail order trees (and wreaths, ornaments, decorations and more!), please visit our mail order page. 

For all you last minute shoppers… If you do miss the ordering deadline – well, what a terrific excuse to visit one of our picturesque Christmas tree farms! Many farms remain open right through Christmas Eve. To find a New Hampshire or Vermont Christmas tree farm near your favorite place and learn more about what our Christmas tree growers offer, check out our farms map. 

Merry Christmas!

May all your Christmases be white – and GREEN!

We know it’s common to dream of a white Christmas, but our New Hampshire-Vermont Christmas tree growers offer the following eco tips to help you also make your holidays GREEN:

   * If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already taken the first step toward an environmentally friendly holiday by selecting a real, farm fresh Christmas tree. If you’d like to read about the benefits of a real tree (and the dangerous pitfalls of artificial trees), we encourage you to check out this link from the National Christmas Tree Association. 

   * Using homemade ornaments is another fun and festive green holiday tradition. Cut paper snowflakes from colorful recycled paper, use craft paint and festive ribbon to decorate pinecones, string popcorn and cranberries and dried apples into garlands, tie sweet-smelling sticks of cinnamon with holiday ribbon to make pretty ornaments, save old Christmas cards to cut into shapes for tree ornaments or gift tags…. The possibilities are endless!

   * If it’s time to replace your Christmas tree lights, look for LED strands. They use up to 90 percent less energy and last up to a decade!

   * After the holidays, check with your local transfer station or a New Hampshire or Vermont Christmas tree farm to find out if there are Christmas tree recycling programs in your area. Recycled Christmas trees are put to use in a variety of ways, from helping to rebuild coastline and restoring sand dunes to improving fishing areas in New England and providing wildlife habitat. Visit the National Christmas Tree Association website to learn more about how recycled Christmas trees help the environment.

   * Trees may also be composted or chipped for mulch. Evergreen trees should NOT be burned in the woodstove or fireplace, as they may contribute to creosote buildup and increase the risk of a chimney fire.

May your days be merry and bright, and may all your Christmases be white… and green!

Decking the Halls in Style!

It’s not ALL about Christmas trees for New Hampshire-Vermont Christmas tree growers. Beyond the farm fresh trees they tend to beautiful perfection, our tree farms also offer fresh, fragrant, handmade wreaths, along with kissing balls, garland, one-of-a-kind gifts from local artisans, and whimsical holiday ornaments.

That’s right… you can find everything you need to make the holidays merry and bright at a New Hampshire or Vermont Christmas tree farm!

Wreaths are typically made on site, using greens leftover from the process of growing and harvesting Christmas trees. Our tree farms sell wreaths ranging in decoration from a simple bow to adornments of pine cones, berries, and other natural and festive frills.

So, whether you’re shopping for your tree at a farm in New Hampshire or Vermont this season, or on one of our farms’ online shops, we invite you to think beyond the tree – and discover what else your favorite tree farm has to offer.

Happy Decorating!