Saratoga County has many wonderful Christmas tree farms where you can choose and cut your own tree ensuring the freshest tree available. A fresh cut tree retains it’s needles longer, has firmer branches and a fresh wonderful fragrance. Visiting a local farm also ensures a great family outing sure to instill lasting memories and encourage a family tradition.

Christmas trees fall into two groups, the short needled junipers, spruces, and firs, and the long needled pines. The ideal Christmas tree must have good needle holding ability, color, a bushy appearance, a good symmetrical shape, a pleasing fragrance and branches sturdy enough to hold ornaments. You can tell a fresh cut tree by feeling the needles and bouncing the tree on the ground. If not fresh, needles will fall when the tree is bounced and the tree trunk will feel dry. A fresh cut tree is very thirsty. They may drink between 2 pints to a gallon of water a day. So be sure to provide an adequate container for both support and water holding capacity.

Recycle your tree:

After the holidays, you can put your old tree to work in the garden. Small branches, roping and greens can be used as mulch for your flower beds to help reduce temperature fluctuations and prevent frost heaving. Strip needles from the branches and scatter them beneath acid loving shrubs as azalea and rhododendron. You can also erect your tree in the backyard after the holidays and convert it to a bird feeder. A fir tree is ideal for this purpose because it retains its needles longer. Adorn your tree with strings, of popcorn, suet, peanut butter to ensure a happy holiday to the birds.

Charlton

116 - Ellms' Christmas Trees of Charlton

Chip & Sally Ellms

468 Charlton Rd.

Ballston Spa, NY 12020

(518) 885-7377

Choose and cut trees, wreaths,and some fresh pre-cut trees. Open daily beginning the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Live Reindeer on the 1st and 2nd weekends in December.

Clifton Park

115 - Lawrence's Tree Farm

Howard & Patricia Lawrence

247 Sugar Hill Rd.

Rexford, NY 12148

(518) 371-6728

Established 45 years ago, currently offering approx. 3000 trees on 5 acres. Open the month of December from 8am until dark.

Galway

111 - Bob’s Trees horticulture

David & Robert Eaton

1227 West Galway Road

Hagaman, NY 12086

(518) 882-9455

Est. 1949 and began nursery stock in the 1960’s. Cut your own and pre-cut Christmas trees. Also offering all types of landscaping materials for sale.

Milton

112 - Holland Hill Christmas Trees & Wreaths

Tom & Laurel Holland

562 Middle Line Rd.

Ballston Spa

(518) 885-9812

Family run business est. 1991. A husband and wife team assisted by our three children. 10 acres of cut your own Fir trees offered.

Moreau

110 - Candy Cane Farm

Todd Kusnierz

327 Gansevoort Rd

Ft. Edward, NY 12828

(518) 792-4778

Est. 1961. Currently a cut-your-own operation, offering pre-cut trees as well. During the Christmas season, weekend hayrides offered.

Wilton

114 - Saratoga Farm Forest

Ernst Spencer

Edie Rd.

Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

(518) 584-9342

20 acres of Christmas trees. Established since 1967. Trees are cut for customers. Please call ahead for hours.