Your Guide to Pick-Your-Own Christmas Trees

If you prefer a fresh Christmas tree over an artificial one, you’re at odds with a majority of the American public.

According to polls by ABC News and The Washington Post, about 60 percent of Americans set up fake trees for the holidays. But if you’re among those who prefer the pleasant scent of a freshly-cut balsam fir, you’ll need to know where to get them in your area.

Buying real trees helps support small local farmers, and at the end of the holiday season, the trees can be mulched up and used to feed plants or for some other environmentally friendly purpose.

The Connecticut Christmas Tree Growers Association, Inc., in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, has produced a guide to find pick-your-own Christmas tree locations throughout the state. The brochure also offers care tips for setting up, maintaining and disposal of your holiday tree.

HARTFORD COUNTY

Canton

Barbourtown Tree Farm

225 Barbourtown Rd.

860-977-8024

East Windsor

Old Orchard Farm

73 Barber Hill Rd.

860-559-8148

Red Hill Christmas Tree Farm

37 South Main St.

860-627-9728

Kensington

Demaria Family Farm

1165 Edgewood Rd.

860-828-6724

Hrubiec Farms

421 Southington Rd.

860-828-4281

Manchester

Steele’s Tree Farm

683 Vernon St.

860-649-7842

South Glastonbury

Rose’s Berry Farm

295 Matson Hill Rd.

860-633-7467

South Windsor

Dzen’s Christmas Trees

174 Barber Hill Rd.

860-644-4575

Dzen’s Christmas Trees

575 Barber Hill Rd.

860-644-4575

Dzen Tree Farm

215 Barber Hill Rd.

860-648-2233

Southington

Karabin Farms

894 Andrews St.

860-620-0194

Windsor

Birchwood Farms

3 Birchwood Rd.

860-916-5857

For a PDF of the full brochure with safety tips, click here.

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