9 Baltimore County Farms Selling Christmas Trees

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Wondering where to get a locally grown tree to spruce up the house? Each year, more than 40 percent of Christmas tree buyers say they purchased theirs at a tree farm or garden center, according to the National Christmas Tree Association. In Baltimore County, several farms grow trees locally.

"As we celebrate the holiday season, I encourage all Marylanders to buy a real, fresh Christmas tree from a locally owned farm," Maryland Agriculture Secretary Joe Bartenfelder said recently.

Here's where to get a Baltimore County-grown tree, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture:

• Breidenbaugh Farms, 5455 Glenview Road, Glen Arm, MD, 21057
• Doyle's Christmas Tree Farm, 1155 Bernoudy Road, White Hall, MD, 21661
• Frostee Tree Farm, 8926 Cowenton Avenue, Perry Hall, MD, 21128
• Mary's Meadows, 2430 Geist Road, Glyndon, MD, 21071
• Murray Family Limited Partnership, 2434 Geist Road, Glyndon, MD, 21071
• Ruhl's Tree Farm, 14430 Jarrettsville Pike, Phoenix, MD, 21131-1739
• TALMAR Gardens and Horticulture Therapy Center, 1994 Cromwell Bridge Road, Parkville, MD, 21234
• Waller's Tree Farm, 923 Freeland Road, Freeland, MD, 21053
• Weber's Cider Mill Farm, 2526 Proctor Lane, Parkville, MD, 21234

At Doyle's Christmas Tree Farm in White Hall, Frostee Tree Farm in Perry Hall, Ruhl's Tree Farm in Phoenix and Waller's Tree Farm in Freeland, you can even cut your own tree.

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Agriculture is Maryland's biggest commercial industry, according to state officials. Within that umbrella, farmers who grow Christmas trees help the environment because by planting and replanting them, officials say they are expanding the amount of available oxygen.

“Christmas trees are an agricultural crop. They are grown to be cut, enjoyed and then new ones are planted again,” Bartenfelder said, noting these additional eco-friendly perks: "Farms that grow Christmas trees stabilize soil, protect water supplies and provide wildlife habitat."

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