Find your Christmas tree at a local farm
Make it an outing for the whole family
File photo / The Outlook
Dave Hazlewood, left, owner of Olcott's Christmas Trees, helps Wolfgang Verhelst carry a fresh-cut Christmas tree to his car in November 2008.
Thanksgiving is finally over, which can only mean for many people that it’s time to start preparing for Christmas.
The weekend after Thanksgiving is usually the busiest time to start on holiday shopping, and it’s also the time when most tree farms open up and start selling u-cut Christmas trees.
The Outlook has compiled a list of area farms where you can either select and cut your own Christmas tree, or have a farm employee do the cutting for you.
Tree growers offer a wider selection of high-quality, healthier trees to choose from. The listings include addresses, phone numbers, operating hours, the types of trees for sale and additional services and attractions, such as complementary saws and baling, wreaths, gift shops, refreshments and candy.
To save yourself time, you should consider calling the farm beforehand to check on stock and to make sure it has the types and sizes of trees that you’re looking for.
You should also check on pricing and payment options, as some tree farms only accept cash or checks.
Whatever you do, just remember to bring the family with you and have fun.
Tree Farm Guide
Here is your guide to local tree farms. The numbers on the map correspond to this list. However, some of the locations do not appear on this map.
1) Oxbow Rim Tree Farm
34623 S.E. Homan Road
Gresham
503-663-6815
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Dec. 24.
From Gresham, follow Division Street to Division Drive. Slight right at Oxbow Drive and follow it 2.2 miles to Homan Road.
Tree varieties include noble fir, Douglas fir, grand fir, Fraser fir and Scotch pine. Saws, wreaths, food and beverages, cutting assistance, an ornament shop, flocking, tree cleaning and tree stands. Prizes and candy canes will be offered.
2) Shriver Farms
33109 S.E. Oxbow Drive
Gresham
503-663-7624
Follow the signs from Gresham to Oxbow Park and look for Shriver Farms.
Open 10 a.m. to dark every day until Christmas Eve.
Tree varieties include Nordmann, Douglas, Fraser and grand firs, spruces and incense cedars. U-Cut or We-Cut options. Cash only.
3) Olcott’s Christmas Trees
43120 S.E. Deverell Road
Corbett
503-695-5219
Open 9 a.m. to dusk on weekends through Dec. 20; call for weekday hours.
Travel east on the Columbia River Highway to Larch Mountain Road. Travel 3.3 miles on Larch Mountain Road to Louden Road, and follow the signs to the tree farm.
Noble firs available. Services include saws, beverages including free hot cider, free cordage and tie materials and cutting assistance.
4) Old McDonald’s Farm
1001 S.E. Evans Road
Corbett
www.oldmcdonaldsfarm.org or call 503-695-3316.
Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday until Dec. 20.
Christmas trees of all sizes and wreaths available, and proceeds go to children’s programs that are supported by the farm. Shop for frozen berries in the farm store. Hot cider, hot chocolate, a warm fire and seasonal music will also be available.
5) Dutcher’s Tree Farm
33755 S.E. Compton Road
Boring
503-663-4127
Open daily from 8 a.m. to dark through Dec. 23.
Douglas firs, grand, noble and unsheared Douglas fir.
Features include flocked trees, wreaths, candle arrangements, decorations, hand-crafted gifts, saws, restrooms, trees baled.
6) Newman’s Nobles
14655 S.E. Bartel Road
Boring
www.newmanschristmastreefarm.com
Open 9 a.m. to dusk Friday through Sunday until Christmas.
All noble firs. U-Cut, We-Cut or fresh cut trees available. Fresh greens and holly with purchase.
7) Sandy Farms
36210 S.E. Highway 211
Boring
503-668-4525
www.sandyfarms.com
Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday until Dec. 13.
Douglas, noble and grand firs. Services include handsaws for customers, cutting assistance and tree baling. Also enjoy complementary candy canes, cocoa and coffee.
8) Gresham Roofing tree lot
201st Street and Burnside Road
Gresham Roofing will sell Christmas trees at the lot next to its building on 201st Street and Burnside Road. Owners of the business hope the community will support the tree sale, which is intended to help keep employees working through the holidays, a time notorious for little to no work in the roofing trade.
9) AAA Alder Creek Farms
53895 E. Highway 26
Sandy
503-781-7707 or jamessyring1@msn.com
Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to dark on weekends until Dec. 24.
Noble and grand firs. Services include saws, cutting assistance, restrooms, baling and fresh-cut trees. Enjoy free hot chocolate, coffee and snacks, and a free raffle prize entry.
10) Beissmann Tree Farm
38075 S.E. Boitano Road
Sandy
503-668-7632
Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Christmas.
U-Cut Christmas trees include noble, grand and Douglas firs. Wreaths and handmade crafts and toys are available. Tree baling offered.
11) Harrison’s U-Cut Christmas Tree Farm
48080 S.E. Coalman Road
Sandy
503-668-9769
Look for signs on Highway 26
Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Christmas Eve
Noble firs and reeds. U-Cut or We-Cut services and baling. Will accept Visa cards this year.
12) AAA Mt. Hood Tree Farm
Harding Road
Clackamas
503-932-7967
Open weekdays from 11 a.m. to dark and 9 a.m. to dark weekends through Dec. 20.
From Damascus, follow Highway 212 west and turn right on Deep Creek Road/232nd Drive. Left on Highway 224, then right on Bakers Ferry Road/Harding Mill Road. Turn left on Harding Road and follow the signs to the tree farm.
Noble, Douglas, grand and Nordmann firs. Services include saws, cutting assistance, baling and fresh-cut trees. Also enjoy cookies, hot cider and candy canes.
13) Bob’z Tree Farm
21579 S. Springwater Road
Estacada
503-663-4505 (office) or 503-631-4585 (farm)
bobzgardencenter.com
Open 10 a.m. to dusk weekdays and from 9 a.m. to dusk weekends through Dec. 20.
Noble, Douglas and grand firs. Enjoy free coffee and cocoa while browsing the 14-acre farm. Services include cutting assistance, baling, flocking and loading. Handmade wreaths and greenery are available as well.
14) Century Road Tree Farm
24828 S. Century Road
Estacada
503-209-5356
Open 9 a.m. to dusk Saturdays and Sundays until Dec. 24. Call for an appointment on weekdays.
Noble and grand firs. U-Cut, with shaker and baler services and carts for carrying trees. Coffee, cider and candy canes.
15) Rickel’s Tree Farm
29501 S.E. Shorgorick Road
Estacada
503-630-4349
Open daylight to dark until Christmas.
Douglas, grand and noble firs, and white pines. Expanded amount of trees. U-cut, cutting assistance and baling services.
LOCAL RANGER STATIONS
Want to cut a tree on the Mount Hood National Forest? Get your permit at the following locations.
Mount Hood National Forest Headquarters
16400 Champion Way, Sandy
(Southeast 362nd and Highway 26)
503-668-1700
Open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
Clackamas River Ranger District
595 N.W. Industrial Way, Estacada
(off Highway 224)
503-630-6861
Open Monday through Saturday from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.). Closed on national holidays.
Hood River Ranger District
6780 Highway 35, Parkdale
541-352-6002
Open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed on national holidays.
Zigzag Ranger District
70220 E. Highway 26, Zigzag
503-622-3191
Open Monday through Saturday from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed noon to 1 p.m.). Closed on national holidays.