Where to Cut Your Own Christmas Trees in the Chicago Suburbs and Beyond

Will County

Tree Farm: Anderson Tree Farm
Location: 508 Illinois 126, Plainfield, IL 60544
Details: Come out and join the fun, cut your own tree or buy one already fresh cut. Shake and wrap provided along with free hot chocolate and popcorn.
Website: http://visitandersontreefarm.com/
Phone: (815) 436-2140

Tree Farm: Bengtson Christmas Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Opens for the season Nov. 25, through Dec. 22. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 7 days a week
Location: 10919 W Wilmington Rd, Peotone, IL
Cost: $8/foot for trees up to 10 feet. $10 per foot for trees 11 feet and up
Details: Bengtson Christmas Tree Farm is a 137-acre farm located in Peotone, Illinois. The farm is committed to growing the best Christmas Trees in the area with a large selection and 8 varieties to choose from. Free use of saw, tree shaking and wrapping available, free tree retrieval service, hot fresh mini doughnuts and hot chocolate.
Website: http://www.treefarmusa.com
Phone: (877) 640 - 2911

Tree Farm: Tammen Treeberry Farm
Hours of Operation: The farm opens for the season on Nov. 25 and will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.
Location: 37131 Essex Rd, Wilmington, IL
Cost: The price is $50 for any tree you choose and cut yourself. There is a $7 charge for shaking and baling.
Details: Tammen Treeberry Farm is one of the largest choose and cut Christmas tree farms in Illinois. We grow about 160 acres of Christmas trees.The farm has Scotch pine and white pine up to 15 feet or so in height; Douglas-fir up to 10 feet or so in height; Fraser fir are around 9 feet tall and Canaan fir up to about 8 feet.
Website: http://www.tammentreeberryfarm.net/btammen/
Phone: (815) 458-6264

DuPage County

Tree Farm: Puckerville Farms
Hours of Operation: Open for the season on Nov. 25 and open daily through Dec. 24. Monday through Thursday, 3 to 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Location: 13332 Bell Rd. Lemont, IL 60439
Details: Choose from the great selection of Fraser Firs ranging from 4 feet to 12 feet tall.
Website: http://puckervillefarms.webs.com
Phone: 708-508-0906

Kane County

Tree Farm: Marmion Abbey Farms
Hours of Operation: Open now through Dec. 23 daily from 10 a.m. to 7p.m.
Location: 850 Butterfield Rd, Aurora, IL 60502
Cost: You-Cut trees, $45. Pre-Cut trees, $8 per foot.
Details: Over 120 acres of trees, including Scotch Pine, White Pine (limited in field), Austrian Pine (very limited in field), Norway Spruce (very limited in field), Canaan Fir (very limited in field, pre-cut trees available), Balsaam Fir (pre-cut only), Frasier Fir (pre-cut only) and Doublas Fir (pre-cut only). Every tree comes with a complimentary shaking, netting and a donut for each group member. Saw rental is a refundable $10. Leashed pets are welcome. Free twine is available at each station. Also offers monk-made wreaths, a gift store stocked full of great goodies and brand new Pine Tree Café offering made-from-scratch family recipes. Tractor wagon rides on select weekends, photos with Santa & gingerbread cookie decorating (more info at www.abbeyfarms.org).
Website: http://abbeyfarms.org/christmas-trees/
Phone: 1-630-966-7775

DeKalb County

Tree Farm: Camelot Christmas Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Open everyday starting on 9 a.m. Nov. 25. Monday - Friday, 12 to 4 p.m., with the exception of Nov. 25—open at 9 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: 16380 South Somonauk Road, DeKalb, IL
Cost: All Choose & Cut and Pre-Cut Christmas Trees are $60
Details: Concolor, Fraser, Canaan, Douglas, Balsam Fir, Blue and White Spruce, White Pine and Scotch Pine available. Saws, twine, tree shaker and baler are available for your convenience.
Website: http://www.camelottrees.com
Phone: 815-756-6599

Tree Farm: Larson’s Family Farm
Hours of Operation: Opens Nov. 25. First day's hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Regular hours then are Tuesdays–Fridays, 2 to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 9 to 4:30 p.m. Closed on Mondays. Last day is Dec. 18.
Location: 4404 Somonauk Road, Sandwich, IL
Cost: All Christmas trees are $38
Details: Larson’s Family Farm offers more than eighteen acres of cut-your-own Christmas trees in the following varieties: Caanan Fir (Like Fraizer Fir), Concolor Fir, Douglas Fir, Norway Spruce, Scotch Pine, and White Pine. We provide visitors with saws for cutting trees. After trees have been cut, we shake out excess needles and, if desired, we bail your tree with a net that makes transporting the tree much easier.
Website: http://www.larsonfamilyfarm.com
Phone: 815-786-2249

McHenry County

Tree Farm: Richardson Farm
Hours of Operation: Open daily Nov. 25 to Dec. 23, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: 9407 Richardson Rd, Spring Grove, IL 60081
Cost: All cut your own trees are $68. Select trees in the field available for as low as $29. Precut trees, individually priced, available up to 12’ high.

Details: On weekends, enjoy a free wagon ride, freshly made donuts and hot chocolate and concessions. Kettle corn is made fresh on site. The farm will even haul your tree out for you. There are also hundreds of fresh wreaths and decorations available for sale.

Website: http://www.richardsonadventurefarm.com/richardson-farm-experience-christmas-trees.htm
Phone: 1-815-675-9729

Tree Farm: Spring Bluff Nursery
Hours of Operation: Open weekends only starting Nov. 27–29 through Dec. 12-13, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: 41W130 Norris Rd, Sugar Grove, IL 60554
Cost: Choose from White Pine and Scotch Pine, all sizes are $50.
Details: Hayride to select your tree, hot chocolate, campfire and complimentary vehicle loading.
Website: http://www.springbluffnursery.com/
Phone: (630) 466-4278

Tree Farm: Pioneer Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 25; Saturdays and Sundays until Christmas.
Location: 4614 Pioneer Road, McHenry, IL 60050
Cost: All trees are $50. Cash or checks only; no debit.
Details: Our trees are organically grown and pruned by hand. Wagon rides to and from the pines, tree shaking, and baling are included at no extra charge. Hot coffee and cocoa (both Fair Trade) are available in the Warming House. Hand saws are also provided, or bring your own (no chain saws or axes, please). Handcrafted holiday items are available for sale in the Warming House. If you bring your dog, please keep it on a leash while you are here, and do not bring it into the Warming House. Ten percent of tree sales is donated to the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County, and most of the workers are volunteers from the Defenders.
Website: http://www.pioneertreefarm.com
Phone: (815) 385-8512

Tree Farm: Ben’s Christmas Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays Nov. 25 through Dec. 18: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: 7720 Ryan Rd, Harvard, IL 60033
Cost: This year, prices range from $6 per foot to $9 per foot. Pining for pines? Most pines are $6 per foot. Prefir firs? Most firs are $9 per foot. Farm accepts cash or check.
Details: Farm offers thousands of trees in 9 varieties of firs and pines, from 6 to 12 feet tall. Farm uses organic farming practices, and all trees are pesticide-free. The farm offers complimentary horse-drawn wagon rides, free shaking and bailing, complimentary coffee and hot cocoa, farm animals and Santa Claus is also on hand at the farm. Ben’s has fresh, hand-made wreaths and greens items. Ben’s tree farm offers fully decorated as well as decorate-your-own wreaths made from fresh cultivated Fraser fir. The farm is pet-friendly but dogs must be leashed.
Website: http://www.benstreefarm.com
Phone: 630-279-0216

Tree Farm: Pine-Apple Farm
Hours of Operation: Opens Nov. 25, hours Nov. 25–27, 9 a.m. to dusk; Dec. 5-6, 9 a.m. to dusk; Dec. 12–13, 9 a.m. to dusk; Dec. 19–20, 11 a.m. to dusk.
Location: 309 Three Oaks Road, Cary, Illinois 60013
Details: The farm provides saws, shaking, baling, string, and loading
Website: http://www.pine-applefarm.com/Pine-Apple_Farm/Home.html
Phone: 847-639-3248

Tree Farm: Oney’s Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 25-Dec. 11. The fields close at 3:30 p.m.
Location: 16608 Rt.14 Woodstock, IL 60098
Details: Bundle up the family, including your leashed pet, for a romp through 60 acres of Christmas Trees. It doesn’t matter if you want a harvest-your-own, a pre-cut, or a tree with roots for later planting. We have every option to fit your lifestyle. The hard part is deciding which one to choose out of 60,000 and nine different varieties. Everyone gets to ride the FREE weekend horse-drawn wagon ride with sleigh bells jingling into a winter wonderland. Return to the festival area to see Mrs. Claus in her North Pole house or let the little ones ride the ponies. Visit the bakery in the historic barn for lunch, or order our famous hot cinnamon rolls with a cup of hot cocoa.
Website: http://www.oneystreefarm.com
Phone: (815) 338-4108

Tree Farm: Richardson Adventure Farm
Hours of Operation: Daily Nov. 27–Dec. 23, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: 9407 Richardson Road, Spring Grove, Il.
Details: Pick out your own tree and get it shaken so it's ready to be taken home for $65. You can also get free hot chocolate and coffee or buy some homemade fudge. On the weekends, you can hop on a complimentary wagon to be taken to the trees and snack on doughnuts and kettle corn. Cut your own trees, $65. Pre-cut trees and small trees individually priced.

Lake County

Tree Farm: Sullivan Family Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Opens Nov. 25 and will be open every weekend until Christmas.
Location: 24774 Petite Lake Road, Lake Villa, IL 60046
Details: Opens the day after Thanksgiving. You can walk the 20-acre farm to pick out that special tree and cut it down yourself or choose a fresh pre-cut. Leashed dogs welcome.
Website: Facebook page

Boone County

Tree Farm: Nature’s Best Christmas Trees
Hours of Operation: Open Nov. 25 through Dec. 11. Open from 8 a.m. to dark on Fridays through Sundays; open 2:30 p.m. to dusk, Mondays through Thursdays.
Location: 13001 Illinois Highway 76, Poplar Grove, IL
Details: This 2016 season, Nature's Best Christmas Trees has a limited selection of choose-and-cut trees in the fields as they await nursery re-growth. The farm has been so successful that their tree inventory requires a year to catch up for Christmas 2017! They do have fresh cut Wisconsin Frasers from 6 to 10+ feet which have been kept in water to maintain freshness.
Website: http://www.naturesbesttrees.com/christmas-trees/
Phone: 815-765-2960

Wisconsin

Tree Farm: Sugar Creek Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Open everyday starting the day after Thanksgiving, from 8 a.m. to dusk.
Location: N6447 Church Rd, Burlington, WI
Cost: The farm has many Pine tagged at $35. Blue spruce, fraser and balsam fir tagged at $60. Many large pine and spruce for $35. The farm accepts cash or check.
Details: The farm provides saws and twine and will provide help for those cutting down their trees.
Website: http://www.sugarcreektreefarm.com/
Phone: (262) 767-1177

Tree Farm: Valley View Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Open now through Dec. 23, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed on Thanksgiving.
Location: W798 Valley View Road, Burlington, Wisconsin 53105
Cost: White Pine $30 available up to 7ft, Blue Spruce $55 avail. up to 10 ft, Norway $55 avail. up to 9ft, Balsam Fir $65 avail up to 10 ft., Fraser $70 avail. up to 9 Ft have 10-13 ft tagged higher. Hours 9 to 4:30 p.m. in the fields, Precut lot ad sales shop 9 to 8p.m. Complementary twine, shaking, baling and hot chocolate. Accepts credit cards.

Details: The farm offers an indoor restroom for those who need it. Pets are welcome on a leash. Also offers centerpieces and small arrangements, and complimentary hot chocolate. A small gift shop with ornaments, some items for kids, stands and tree bags. Kids can feed the chickens. Fresh farm eggs available. Sledding hill also available. Shake and bale service complimentary.

Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Valley-View-Tree-Farm/106065032761958
Phone: 262-534-7234 or 262-210-7235

Tree Farm: Stumpf’s Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Open the day after Thanksgiving through Dec. 23 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: 340 Horns Corners Rd, Cedarburg, WI 53012
Cost: All trees are $55. Only cash and checks accepted.
Details: The farm will provide a saw and tarp to drag your tree back to the barn and will shake your tree on our mechanical shaker to remove any debris and fallen needles. For an additional $2 staff will bale your tree. Twine is available to secure tree to your vehicle. The farm has an indoor, heated sales barn where hot apple cider is served. Other products available include fresh wreaths, door swags, boughs, large tree stands, and disposal bag. No dogs are allowed.
Website: http://www.ucuttrees.com/
Phone: (262) 375-6351

Tree Farm: Noffke Tree Farms
Hours of Operation: Open Thanksgiving weekend, and weekends through Dec. 18, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Choose and cut tree farm is open until dusk.
Location: 10341 N Granville Rd, Mequon, WI 53097
Details: The 47-acre tree farm has choose and cut and pre-cut trees available, Fraser Fir, Balsaam Fir, Scotch Pine, White Pine and Colorado Spruce. The farm also has quality handmade wreaths. The indoor shop has hot chocolate, apple cider and special ornaments and gifts. Staff will shake and wrap trees for customers.
Website: http://www.noffketrees.com
Phone: (262) 242-5157

Tree Farm: Trees for Less Nursery
Hours of Operation: Now open daily 8 a.m. to dark.
Location: 11550 N Wasaukee Rd, Mequon, WI 53097
Cost: Choose and cut: Balsam $70, other kinds and prices available Pre-cut: prices vary.
Details: Choose and cut trees are available in Balsaam Fir, Fraser Fir, Concolor Fir and Blue Spruce. The nursery offers a scenic hay ride to the choose and cut field. Hot chocolate and snacks are available. There is also a fire pit. The nursery offers free netting and loading.
Website: http://www.treesforless.com
Phone: 262-242-7522

Indiana

Tree Farm: Williams Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Open now. Open daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Thanksgiving from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Christmas Eve 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: 4661 Yale Bridge Road, Rockton, IN
Details: Roam 350 acres accompanied by one of the farm’s friendly golden retrievers. The farm offers hay rides, a gift shop, Santa visits or dine in at the Cabin Cafe. $35 for pines 5 feet to 8 feet; $51 for pines 9 feet and taller; $16 for pines under 4 feet. Spruces and Firs are $8.50 per foot.

Website: http://www.williamstreefarm.com
Phone: (815) 624-7579

Tree Farm: Luers Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Closed on Thanksgiving. Open Nov. 25-27, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weekday Hours: (Monday thru Friday): noon to 5 p.m. Weekend Hours: (Saturday and Sunday): 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: 6303 W. 91st Ave., Crown Point, IN
Cost: Scotch and white pines, blue spruce, Norway spruce, Douglas and Canaan fir, $7 per foot.
Details: Luers operates 38-acre tree farm, featuring an assortment Scotch and White Pine, Blue and Norway spruce, Douglas and Canaan fir trees. Also carries wreaths. Visit Santa in Sweetie’s Christmas Shop while you’re there. Concessions available. About an hour’s drive from south suburbs.
Website: http://luerstreefarm.com/
Phone: (219) 688-2832