by Kym Byrnes
There are no shortage of Christmas trees in Carroll County – it’s just a matter of finding that perfect one.
Here’s a list of local farms that sell pre-cut and cut-your-own trees.
Clemsonville Christmas Tree Farm
10120 Clemsonville Rd, Union Bridge • 410-848-6083 • www.clemsonville.com
Hours: Nov 24-Dec 24 Daily 10am-5pm
Features: Offering various pine, spruce and fir trees. All trees are $20. Decorated barn with Santa sleeping. Complimentary punch and cookies. Come see America’s largest wreath at 50 feet in diameter.
Davidson Christmas Tree Farm
1101 Emory Church Rd, Upperco • 410-239-6556 • www.davidsonchristmastreefarm.com
Hours: Mon-Thurs 11am-5pm, Fri-Sun 8am-5pm
Features: Fraser fir, Douglas fir, Concolor fir, Canaan fir, balsam fir, white pine, Norway spruce, Serbian spruce, Colorado blue spruce, and white spruce. Snack bar and gift shop on weekends. Cutting assistance, tree shaking, baling, and drilling for free. Wreaths, roping, and greens available. Handicapped-accessible.
Feldhof Farm
2311 Neudecker Road, Westminster • 410-876-7680 • www.feldhoffarm.com
Hours: Nov 25-Dec 19; Sat-Sun, 9:30am-4:30pm or by appointment
Features: 3 to 20 foot Colorado blue spruce, Norway spruce, Serbian spruce, white pine, Bosnian pine, Douglas fir, Fraser fir, and other specialties. Balled and burlap trees, greens, handmade wreaths, baling available.
Fra-Mar Tree Farm
3601 Shiloh Road, Hampstead • 443-745-4413
Hours: Nov 25-Dec 24; Weekends only 9am-5pm
Features: White pine, Canaan fir, blue spruce, and Fraser fir. Baling, assisted loading and saws. Restroom facilities.
Gaver Farm
5501 Detrick Road, Mt. Airy • 301-865-3515 • www.gaverfarm.com
Hours: Nov 24-Dec 23; Daily 9am-5pm
Features: Colorado blue spruce, Canaan fir, Douglas fir, white pine, Concolor fir, and Fraser fir. Free shaking and baling, tree hauling, use of saws and drilling. Wreath shop, swags, pine roping, window boughs, greens, bows, tree bags, and tree stands. Food concessions on weekends plus apples and cider.
Hirt Tree Farm
917 Arnold Road, Westminster • 410-876-8839 • www.hirttreefarm.com
Hours: Nov 23-Dec 23; Daily 9am-4pm
Features: White pine, Norway spruce, blue spruce, Canaan fir, Douglas fir, Serbian spruce, and pre-cut trees. Wreaths, swags, holly bundles, greens, balled and burlap trees, baling and tree digging. Hot chocolate and snacks.
Martin’s Tree Farm
18130 Falls Road, Hampstead • 410-374-2226 • www.martintreefarm.com
Hours: Opens the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Full service Sat and Sun 9am-5pm
Features: Douglas fir and white pine.
Otterdale View Christmas Tree Farm
4364 Middleburg Road, Union Bridge • 410-775-0176 • www.otterdaleview.com
Hours: Nov 24-Dec 17; Thurs-Sun 9am-5pm
Features: White pine, Norway spruce and Canaan fir. Baling & saws available. Handmade wreaths and bows, and hand-painted Christmas ornaments available. Complimentary warm apple cider.
Pine Valley Farms
1150 Fannie Dorsey Road, Sykesville • 410-795-8314 • www.pinevalleyfarms.com
Hours: Opening Nov 18 daily 9am-5pm; Thanksgiving Day 9am-3pm
Features: Blue spruce, Concolor fir, Douglas fir, Korean fir, and Fraser fir. Retail lot of Fraser fir and Douglas fir. Fresh wreaths, roping, tree stands, tree bags, baling, drilling and shaking, crafts, saws and indoor restrooms. Hot dogs, barbeque sandwiches, hot chocolate, hot cider and hot coffee on weekends. Hand carts to pick up trees.
Putman Tree Farm
316 E. Nicodemus Road, Westminster • 443-244-7972
Hours: Nov 24-Dec 23; Weekends 8am-5pm; Weekdays by appointment
Features: Douglas fir. Baling and saws available.
Quality Evergreens
2020 Garrett Road, Manchester • 410-374-1499 • www.qualityevergreens.net
Hours: Nov 24-Dec 24; Weekdays 12pm-5pm; Weekends 9am-5pm
Features: Fraser fir, Douglas fir, blue spruce, Concolor fir, white pine and Scotch pine. Cut-your-own and fresh-cut. Complimentary hot drinks, petting zoo and lots of parking, hot food, weekend Santa Claus visits, gift shop, wreaths, roping and live trees to plant. Baling, shaking, drilling, and loading assistance at no charge.
Sewell’s Farm
3400 Harney Road, Taneytown • 410-756-4397 • www.sewellsfarm.com
Hours: Nov 18-Dec 22; Daily 9am-5pm; Thanksgiving Day 9am-1pm
Features: Cut-your-own and already-cut Fraser fir, Concolor fir, Douglas fir, and Canaan fir. Live, dug trees — blue spruce, Serbian spruce, Concolor fir, and white pine. Wreaths hand-made on premise, roping, greens, holly. Country Gift Shop, cutting and hauling assistance, free baling and saws provided. Handicapped accessible.
Silver Meadow Farm
6109 Davis Road, Woodbine • 301-829-9198
Hours: Nov 24-Dec 23; Sat-Sun 9am-5pm
Features: White pine, blue spruce, and Canaan fir. Saws, baling, shaking, and digging. Balled and burlap trees available.
Thomas Tree Farm
3501 Hanover Pike, Manchester • 410-374-9538 • www.thomastreefarm.com
Hours: Nov 20-Dec 24, while supplies last; Daily 9am-5pm
Features: Blue spruce, white pine, Douglas fir, Canaan fir and Fraser fir. Wreaths, greens, tree bags, free shaking and baling, tree stands, saws, drilling, swags, holly, restrooms, food on weekends.
Zepp’s Tree Farm
2814 Old Washington Road, Westminster • 410-857-1016
Hours: Weekends after Thanksgiving 8am-4pm
Features: White pine, Douglas fir and Norway spruce. Live balled and burlap trees, netting and wreaths.