Michigan Christmas Tree Farms 2026: 24 U-Cut Picks by Region

Last updated October 2026

Michigan Christmas tree farms open the weekend before Thanksgiving, and the best of them are a full Saturday: a wagon out to the rows, a saw, a bonfire, and a tree on the roof by three. Michigan grows about 33,000 acres of Christmas trees across more than 500 farms, third in the country behind North Carolina and Oregon, so you’re never far from a field. This is my list of the farms worth the drive in 2026, sorted by region, with what each one posts about dates, prices, and whether your dog can come.

Two things changed this year that older lists won’t tell you. A couple of longtime Southeast Michigan farms have gone quiet and I’ve left them off until they post a season, and one Northern Michigan favorite has a new name on the sign. Everything below was checked against the farm’s own site or the Michigan Christmas Tree Association this month.

The rhythm of a tree farm runs backwards from what you’d expect. Opening weekend has the fullest fields and the shortest lines at the baler, and by mid-December the tall Frasers are gone and several farms have roped off the rows to protect next year’s crop. Mutch’s closed its fields on December 13 last year for exactly that reason.

Here’s what I’d do. Go the first or second weekend, measure your ceiling and your roof rack before you leave, and bring cash and your own ratchet straps. The twine the farms hand out at the exit stretches on the freeway, and a tree sliding off at 70 is not the memory you want.

Before You Go: Saws, Shaking, and the Roof Rack

Every choose-and-cut farm on this list hands you a bow saw and most give you a cart or sled; none of them allow chainsaws or power saws. Cut low and flat, then have the crew run the tree through the shaker, which knocks the dead inner needles out in the field instead of on your living room floor, and the baler, which nets the branches so they survive the drive.

Ask for the drill if you own a spike-style stand; most farms do it free, but it has to happen before baling. Baling is free almost everywhere and $2 at the farms that charge. Shaking is free at every farm here.

Pro tip: A tree looks a foot shorter in a field than it will in your front room. Measure the ceiling, subtract the stand and the topper, and carry a tape measure to the rows.

Southeast Michigan Christmas Tree Farms

Three Cedars Farm (Northville)

Three Cedars at 7897 Six Mile Road, on the Wayne-Washtenaw line, runs Country Christmas from November 27 through December 20, 2026: fresh trees, wreaths and roping, the Donut Hut, a petting farm, train rides at $4 a person, and Santa on Fridays and Saturdays from 11 to 2 and 4 to 7 and Sundays noon to 4. The store and tree sales are open Friday and Saturday 10 to 8 and Sunday 10 to 5, closed Monday through Thursday.

This is the pick when the kids care more about Santa than the saw. The farm says no pets, and it adds a 3.99% card fee, so bring cash for the donuts. The 2026 schedule is on the Three Cedars Country Christmas page.

Arend Tree Farms (Grass Lake and Brooklyn)

Arend has been growing trees for more than 80 years, with cut-your-own Fraser fir at 3512 Notten Road in Grass Lake, Jackson County, and a pre-cut lot at 12101 Monroe Pike in Brooklyn. The 2026 pricing is the simplest on this list: $75 for any Fraser or Canaan you cut, $65 for any Douglas, plus tax, with pre-cuts from $10.

Early sales run Saturday and Sunday, November 21 and 22, 9 to 5 at both locations, with full operation from Friday, November 27. There are no wagon rides on the early weekend, which is the trade for first pick of the big Frasers. Prices and the schedule are on the Arend Tree Farms Christmas trees page.

Hillside Christmas Tree Farm (Manchester)

Hillside, at the corner of US-12 and Sharon Hollow Road in Washtenaw County, is choose-and-cut only, with free wagon rides, a Christmas Barn with a fireplace, and a sing-along. For 2026 it’s open 10 to 5 on November 21 and 22, 27 to 29, December 5 and 6, 12 and 13, and 19 and 20. Untagged firs are $12 a foot and spruce $10, with sale rows cheaper and premium 7-foot-plus trees priced individually.

Cash or check only, with an ATM on site; baling is $2. The species list is the most interesting in the region: Balsam, Canaan, Concolor, Grand, and Korean fir, plus Colorado blue, Black Hills, and Serbian spruce. The Hillside price list has every variety by the foot.

More Southeast Michigan Tree Farms

• Westman’s Christmas Tree Farm (Dexter): 8000 Chamberlin Road, Washtenaw County. Choose-and-cut only, every tree one price ($110 in 2025), and only 5-to-8-foot trees, which is why it’s the easiest field for anyone who can’t haul a monster. There’s an ADA ramp and the farm calls itself senior-friendly; cash or check. Hours and the 2026 price post on the Westman’s Christmas Tree Farm site.
• Huron Christmas Tree Farm (New Boston): 32120 King Road, Wayne County, about five miles south of Detroit Metro Airport. Family-run since 1979, around 10,000 trees, choose-and-cut with some pre-cuts and oversized trees to 30 feet; there’s no electricity on the farm, so it’s cash or check only. The farm posts its season on the Huron Christmas Tree Farm site.
• Ryan’s Nursery (Ida): 7258 Jackman Road, Monroe County, eight miles from Toledo. Drive into the fields, cut your own or have the crew do it, or pick a pre-cut or a living rooted tree. The farm says well-behaved leashed dogs are always welcome. Weekday hours are 3:30 to dark, weekends 9 to dark, through Christmas Eve, and the Ryan’s Nursery price list covers trees, wreaths, and the $2 baling fee.
• Blake’s Orchard & Cider Mill (Armada): 17985 Armada Center Road, Macomb County. The 100-acre u-cut farm with free saws and wagon rides runs daily through December 23, and the heated dining igloos take reservations on Blake Farms’ site.

West and Southwest Michigan Christmas Tree Farms

Horrocks Nursery Farms (Ionia)

Horrocks at 1776 N. State Road (M-66) in Ionia County has been family-owned since 1937 and runs choose-and-cut, pre-cut, and potted trees, with weekend wagon rides to the fields and a warming barn. Santa and Mrs. Claus appear at the farm’s Fun House on select dates for a small fee.

It opened November 22 last year and ran daily 10 to 6 through December 20, closed Thanksgiving; expect 2026 to follow the pattern. Dates post on the Horrocks Nursery site.

Pinecrest Christmas Tree Farm (Galien)

Pinecrest at 4403 Spring Creek Road in Berrien County has sold trees since 1974, which makes it the Harbor Country farm for Chicago families who want to drive 90 minutes and come home with something that smells like Michigan. Horse-drawn wagon rides run on weekends and tractor-drawn ones daily; the u-cut fields hold Douglas, Fraser, and Balsam fir plus blue spruce, Norway spruce, and Scotch pine, and the gift shop personalizes ornaments free.

It traditionally opens the Saturday before Thanksgiving and keeps evening hours for pre-cuts on weeknights. The Pinecrest Christmas Tree Farm site has the current schedule.

Lenderink Tree Farm (Belmont)

Lenderink, at 1401 House Street NE in Kent County just north of Grand Rapids, has been at it since 1945 and does the full weekend: free trailer rides and Santa on weekends and Black Friday, a bonfire with free hot chocolate, sledding, and free greens with every tree. The u-cut fields run Concolor, Douglas, and Fraser fir, blue spruce, and white pine on 150 acres.

The wagon and the trails are listed as wheelchair accessible, which is rare for a u-cut farm. Last season ran November 24 through December 20, weekdays 3 to 6 and weekends 10 to 6. The Lenderink Tree Farm site posts the 2026 dates.

More West Michigan Tree Farms

• Vormittag Tree Farm (Grand Rapids): 9921 Linden Drive NW in Tallmadge Township, Ottawa County. A third-generation farm selling trees since 1953, with u-cut and pre-cut Fraser fir, blue spruce, and white pine, free shaking, drilling, and baling, and wreaths and porch pots. Weekday hours are short (3 to 5:30), weekends 9 to 5:30, per the Vormittag Tree Farm site.
• Bosch’s Countryview Nursery (Allendale): 10785 84th Avenue, Ottawa County. U-cut and pre-cut, free baling, shaking, and drilling, and a ticketed Santa Cabin experience with a wagon ride, cocoa, and s’mores. Closed Sundays. Details on the Bosch’s Nursery site.
• Hart Tree Farm (Rockford): Young Avenue NE, Kent County. 120 acres with eight u-cut varieties, free weekend wagon rides, a food tent and farm animals on weekends, cash or check only. The Hart Tree Farm site has the address and hours.
• Church’s Tree Farm (Grant): 182 W. 136th Street, Newaygo County. A 100-acre u-cut farm with a weekend hayride to the pre-cuts and a heated Moose House with cocoa and roasted chestnuts; trees to 14 feet, cash or check. Season dates are on the Church’s Tree Farm site.
• Postema Tree Farm (Alto): 8700 Morse Lake Avenue SE, Kent County. A small weekend-only farm with u-cut Black Hills spruce, Fraser, and Balsam, pre-cuts, handmade wreaths, and a new ornament design each year. The weekend schedule is on the Postema Tree Farm site.
• Leber Christmas Tree Farm (Allegan): 2439 36th Street, Allegan County. A fifth-generation farm that only opens Thanksgiving weekend through the first weekend of December, with a wagon to the field, Canaan fir and blue spruce, and handmade wreaths; cash or check. Dates post on the Leber Trees site.
• Timberly Tree Farm (Sturgis): 66181 N. Lakeview Avenue, St. Joseph County. Choose-and-cut, choose-and-we-cut, pre-cut, and living rooted trees, a two-story gift shop, a vintage carousel, and free hot cider. It added early-bird days the weekend before Thanksgiving last year; the Timberly Tree Farm site has 2026.

Mid-Michigan and Thumb Christmas Tree Farms

Peacock Road Family Farm (Laingsburg)

Peacock Road, at 11854 Peacock Road in Shiawassee County northeast of Lansing, is the farm people drive to for the Peacock Express, a train through the plantation to Santa’s cabin, where Mrs. Claus has the cocoa, with the Sugar Shack and the Christmas Shoppe back at the barn. Rides are by timed reservation and they sell out every year.

Know before you go: the trees here are a pre-cut lot, not a cut-your-own field. Deer ate the u-cut crop in 2023 and the fields have been resting since, so you’ll pick a Fraser, Douglas, or Concolor off the lot, priced by the foot at about $11. Train tickets and tree info are on the Peacock Road Family Farm Christmas page.

Mutch’s Hidden Pines (Lapeer)

Mutch’s at 303 W. Newark Road in Lapeer County is the Flint-and-north-suburbs favorite: u-cut Fraser, Canaan, and blue spruce to 14 feet plus pre-cuts at the barn, free wagon rides, shaking, baling, and drilling, a free custom ornament for every family, and Santa and Mrs. Claus in a log cabin. Trees run $7 to $13 a foot, with a discount lot where most trees are $49 any height, and cards are accepted.

Dogs are welcome leashed at all times and cleaned up after, just not inside the Christmas Barn. Last year the farm opened the day after Thanksgiving and closed its fields early on December 13 to let young trees mature, so go in the first two weeks. The Mutch’s Hidden Pines FAQ has prices and rules.

Hunt 4 Your Fir (North Branch)

Hunt 4 Your Fir, next to 5102 Old State Road in Lapeer County, is the one-price farm of the Thumb: $60 for any tree, any size, tax included, with the saw, the cart, cleaning, drilling, baling, and twine thrown in. It’s cut-your-own only (staff will cut for you), with four firs: Fraser, Canaan, Douglas to 9 feet, and Concolor to 10.

Cash or check only, and the farm notes its phone line is unreliable, so use the site. It opens the Sunday before Thanksgiving and runs daily to December 21, weekdays 1 to 5 and weekends 10 to 5. Details are on the Hunt 4 Your Fir site.

More Mid-Michigan and Thumb Tree Farms

• Western’s Tree Farm (Applegate): 3375 Frenchline Road, Sanilac County. Fourth-generation since 1949, with all choose-and-cut fields open plus pre-cuts, wreaths and garland made on site, and a log-cabin gift shop. It’s the first farm on this list to post 2026: opening day is Saturday, November 21, and the farm warns of a tree shortage this season on the Western’s Tree Farm site.
• Vander Sys Tree Farm (Weidman): 1350 N. Coldwater Road, Isabella County, west of Mount Pleasant. A 180-acre, 60-year-old farm with u-cut and pre-cut, trees to 15 feet and beyond, weekend wagon rides, a petting zoo, and a pre-cut lot in Mount Pleasant. It’s listed with the Michigan Christmas Tree Association; call (989) 644-3556 for this year’s hours.

Northern Michigan Christmas Tree Farms

Dutchman Choose-and-Cut (Manton)

Dutchman Tree Farms in Wexford County is the wholesale giant that ships about a million trees a year and supplies the Campus Martius tree in Detroit, and it runs a public choose-and-cut right next door at 9687 W. Walker Road in Manton. You get u-cut and pre-cut, wreaths, free hot chocolate and cookies, a free kids’ zip line, a petting zoo, Santa visits, and wagon rides on select weekends, with staff to bale, drill, trim, and load.

Go for the size: this is where you find the 15-foot foyer tree. The choose-and-cut has historically opened the second week of November and run Thursday through Saturday; call (231) 839-7074 or check the Dutchman choose-and-cut page for this year’s days.

Vultaggio Royal Tree Farms, formerly Schmuckal (Kingsley)

If you’ve cut at Schmuckal Christmas Tree Farms south of Traverse City, it’s the same Schneider Road fields in Grand Traverse County under a new name: Vultaggio Royal Tree Farms. The experience hasn’t changed: hayrides, bonfires, free hot chocolate and popcorn balls, and u-cut Douglas, Fraser, Canaan, and Concolor fir, plus wreaths, boughs, and roping.

It’s weekends only, 9 a.m. to dusk, from the Sunday before Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve. The farm still uses its old web address, so the Vultaggio Royal Tree Farms site is where the 2026 dates will post.

Upper Peninsula Christmas Tree Farms

Meister’s Farm (Marquette)

Meister’s at 394 County Road 480, a few minutes south of Marquette, has been a family farm since 1955 and does Christmas the full U.P. way: tractor-drawn wagon rides through the lit woods to Santa and Mrs. Claus at a cabin, a petting zoo, u-cut with saws provided, a pre-cut lot, and a gift shop with handmade 24- and 36-inch wreaths.

Book the Santa wagon ride ahead on the farm’s site; it’s the thing that fills. It opens the day after Thanksgiving and ran through mid-December last year. Dates and reservations are on the Meister’s Farm site.

More Upper Peninsula Tree Farms

• Anderson’s Twin Lakes Tree Farm (Newberry): 4318 County Road 460, Luce County. Merle and Caroline Anderson, both former teachers, have farmed here since 1975: 48 acres of Scotch and white pine, blue and white spruce, and Douglas, Balsam, and Canaan fir, choose-and-cut or pre-cut, with the crew cutting, hauling, shaking, baling, and loading, and a lit Santa and Santa Express train display out front. There’s no website; the Michigan Christmas Tree Association listing has the phone, (906) 293-5421.
• Juneau’s Christmas Trees (Foster City): N6769 Harry Peterson Road off M-69, Dickinson County. Twenty-five acres of sheared Balsam fir and white spruce, cut your own or pre-cut, fresh wreaths, and a Santa’s-sleigh photo prop. It’s staffed weekends 9 to 4 from Black Friday through the second weekend of December and on the honor system other days until Christmas Eve, per the Pure Michigan listing for Juneau’s. Call (906) 246-3750 before driving out.

Which Tree to Cut, and How to Keep It Alive

Pick the species by what you’ll hang on it and how warm your house runs. Here’s how the Michigan standards compare.

• Fraser fir: The best needle retention and the stiffest branches, which is why it costs the most and sells out first. Hang the heavy ornaments here.
• Balsam fir: The strongest fragrance of any of them, softer branches. The U.P. farms grow it best.
• Canaan and Concolor fir: Canaan is the Fraser look-alike that handles Michigan soil better; Concolor has long, soft, blue-green needles that smell like citrus when you crush them.
• Colorado blue spruce: Stiff, sharp, silver-blue, and the one cats leave alone. It drops needles faster in a warm room.
• Scotch and white pine: Cheaper, dense, and forgiving if you forget to water for a day.

Make a fresh half-inch cut off the base before the tree goes in the stand if it’s been more than a few hours since the field. Sap seals the trunk fast, and a sealed trunk won’t drink. A fresh tree can take a gallon the first day, so keep the stand full above the cut and keep the tree away from the furnace vent. Done right, a Fraser cut Thanksgiving weekend is still holding needles on New Year’s Day.

Michigan Christmas Tree Farm FAQ

When do Michigan Christmas tree farms open?

Most open the weekend before Thanksgiving (November 21 and 22, 2026) or Black Friday, November 27. Choose-and-cut fields usually run through the third weekend of December, and several farms close their fields early when the big trees are gone; pre-cut lots last until Christmas Eve.

How much does a cut-your-own Christmas tree cost in Michigan in 2026?

Farms on this list that publish prices run from $60 for any tree at Hunt 4 Your Fir to $7 to $13 a foot at Mutch’s, $10 to $12 a foot at Hillside, $75 for a Fraser or Canaan at Arend, and $110 flat at Westman’s. Frasers cost the most, pines the least, and anything over 10 feet is priced on its own.

Can I bring my dog to a Michigan tree farm?

Only if the farm says so. Of the farms here, Mutch’s Hidden Pines (leashed, not in the barn) and Ryan’s Nursery (leashed, well-behaved) say yes in writing, and Three Cedars says no pets. The rest don’t publish a policy, so call rather than assuming, especially at farms with petting zoos.

Do I need my own saw?

No. Every choose-and-cut farm on this list provides a hand saw, and none allow chainsaws or power saws. Bring gloves, boots, a tape measure, and ratchet straps for the drive home.

Pick a farm within an hour, go the first weekend it’s open, and let the kids argue over the shape. If you want to make a day of it, the fields around Manchester, Grass Lake, and Galien sit near towns that do December well, and my favorite Michigan beach towns for Christmas covers the lakeshore end of that trip.