Your Guide to Pick-Your-Own Christmas Trees

A brochure from the Connecticut Christmas Tree Growers Association and CT Department of Agriculture lists 75 locations in the state.

If you prefer a fresh Christmas tree over an artificial one, you’re at odds with a majority of the American public.

According to polls by ABC News and The Washington Post, about 60 percent of Americans set up fake trees for the holidays. But if you’re among those who prefer the pleasant scent of a freshly-cut balsam fir, you’ll need to know where to get them in your area.

Buying real trees helps support small local farmers, and at the end of the holiday season, the trees can be mulched up and used to feed plants or for some other environmentally friendly purpose.

The Connecticut Christmas Tree Growers Association, Inc., in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, has produced a guide to find pick-your-own Christmas tree locations throughout the state. The brochure also offers care tips for setting up, maintaining and disposal of your holiday tree.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY

Bethel

Staib Tree Farm

49 Walnut Hill Rd.

203-300-4577

Easton

Everett’s Corner Tree Farm

136 Sherwood Rd.

203-268-2508

Maple Row Tree Farm

North Park Ave.

203-261-9577

Sabia Tree Farm

772 Morehouse Rd.

203-650-4429

Newtown

Paproski’s Family Tree Farm

5 Hattertown Rd.

203-426-5487

Shelton

Jones Family Farms

606 Walnut Tree Hill Rd.

203-929-8425

Westport

CT Audubon Society H. Smith Richardson Tree Farm

17 Sasco Creek Rd.

203-623-0646

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