Christmas Tree Farms In The Cleveland Heights Area: Your 2020 Guide

Cleveland Heights, OH — As the ongoing coronavirus pandemic threatens some of America's most quintessential holiday traditions in 2020, it may still be possible to find the perfect Christmas tree for your family this year — and more importantly, do it safely.

At least 25 million real Christmas trees are sold each year across the U.S., and currently, 350 million are growing in all 50 states.. And during this unprecedented year, Christmas tree lots and choose-and-cut farms nationwide are taking precautions as COVID-19 cases rise to ensure buyers can select their ideal tree with minimal risk to their health and safety.

In fact, the National Christmas Tree Association has developed a new guide full of recommendations and best practices for Christmas tree providers to follow, including frequently sanitizing items and areas such as hand saws, tree cart handles, countertops, door handles and restrooms.

Tree lot operators and choose-and-cut farms "must protect the health and safety of their employees, provide customers with the confidence they need so they can enjoy selecting a tree without risk and demonstrate to state and local officials they are conducting business responsibly," the association wrote in its guide.

If a real Christmas tree is on your wish list in 2020, here is a selection of some of our favorite Christmas tree farms within driving distance of Cleveland Heights.

• Swan Farm
• CLE Trees
• J & L Country Market
• Flower Family Tree farm
• Shawnee Trail Tree Farm
• Wintergreen Tree Farm
• Heritage Farms
• Sugar Pines Farm
• Medina Christmas Tree Farm
• Raley's Tree Farms

Want to get the most out of your real Christmas tree? It can take some patience, practice and good advice. Here are a few tips to remember, from the National Christmas Tree Association:

• What to know about fake Christmas trees
• Knowing the different types of real Christmas trees
• Tips on selecting a real tree
• Caring for your tree
• Christmas tree safety
• How to recycle your tree