Where to Cut Your Own Christmas Tree Near DC

Looking to cut down your Christmas tree? These area farms offer firs, spruces, and more. Don’t forget blankets or towels for the top of the car, bungee cords, and a sharp saw.

Butler’s Orchard

During this orchard’s Holiday Harvest Days, you can either cut-your-own or select a pre-cut Douglas or Canaan fir, as well as enjoy visits with farm animals. Santa Claus makes an appearance on Sunday, December 10 and Sunday, December 17. Admission to the farm is $5 per car, with cut-your-own trees costing $84.95 plus tax (pre-cut tree prices vary). Reservations are required for cutting your own trees—you can bring a saw or use one of Butler’s.

Country Loving​​

This family-run Loudoun County farm offers five varieties of coniferous trees to cleave yourself on a first-come, first-serve basis. Bring or borrow a saw. Tree prices range from $13 to $20 per foot depending on type—the farm warns that supplies are now limited, though. Leashed pets are welcome.

Evergreen Acres

Sip complimentary mulled cider as you browse the white pines and Norway spruces at this Prince William County farm. Trees cost $110 to $160, unless you go the Charlie Brown route of picking an “imperfect” tree, which are marked with red dots and offered at the discounted price of $50.

Gaver Farm

Explore 60 acres of firs, pines, and spruces with one of the farm’s free-to-use saws. Snag trees that reach up to eight feet in height, whether you choose to chop your own or browse the farm’s fresh-cut selection. Cut-your-own options range from $65 to $85.

Hank’s Christmas Trees at Hartland Farm

All cut-your-own Christmas trees are $70 at this Fauquier County orchard and farm. Compliment your tree selection with a holiday wreath, or check out the local honey, apple donuts, kettle corn, and caramel apples in the Christmas shop.

Naughty Pine Nursery

Cut your own conifer and pick up a bundle of firewood while you’re at it. The farm’s pre-cut selection of Fraser firs range from six to ten feet in height, while the cut-your-own varieties of Norway spruce and Douglas fir can soar upwards of 22 feet. Costs are $60 to $90 for trees below ten feet and up to $600 for the giants.

Snickers Gap Tree Farm

Find a selection of towering Douglas firs and Colorado blue spruces at this family-owned field outside Bluemont, Virginia, where some trees stretch over nine feet tall and cost between $159 and $299.  Drop by their snack shack for goodies like hot pretzels and cider to enjoy while you search.

Hope Cartwright

Editorial Fellow