Choose-and-Cut Christmas Tree Farms in Alabama

Choose-and-Cut Christmas Tree Farms in Alabama

December 7, 2020

Looking to get your Christmas tree this weekend? Most people put up their Christmas trees either Thanksgiving weekend or the first weekend of December. There are several Christmas tree farms in Alabama offering choose-and-cut experiences and fresh-cut evergreens. In addition to the fun of picking out your tree, many of the farms also offer festive activities like hay rides, hot chocolate and visits from Santa.

Most of the choose-and-cut farms in Alabama offer trees that grow in warm weather, including Leyland Cypress, Arizona Cypress, Murray Cypress, Carolina Sapphire, Eastern Red Cedar and Virginia Pine. The Arizona Cypress and Carolina Sapphire are popular for their silvery blue-green hue. In addition to Christmas tree varieties that grow well in Alabama, most farms also offer pre-cut Northern trees like Frasier Fir and Douglas Fir.

When selecting a live Christmas tree, be sure to choose one that has room between the branches to hang your ornaments. When you get the tree home, get it in water immediately and check the water level daily to be sure your tree doesn’t dry out before Christmas Day.

The Alabama Farmers Federation has compiled a list of the state’s Christmas tree farms. Most Christmas tree farms open the Friday following Thanksgiving and close Christmas Eve.

 

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Source: Choose-and-Cut Christmas Tree Farms in Alabama Yellowhammer News (December 2020) Julia Sayers Gokhale