Where To Cut A Christmas Tree In Doylestown

DOYLESTOWN, PA — It’s still early, but if you’re planning to put up a live Christmas tree this year, it’s a good idea to scope out what will be available from Doylestown area tree growers.

Here are a few places to start:

• Kenlin Tree Farm
• Shadow Hill Farm
• Sitko Christmas Tree Farm
• Kenny's Trees, Spring House
• Bustard's Christmas Trees, Skippack
• Hague's Christmas Trees, Hatfield
• Prancing Deer Farm, Bristol

Here are some other options:

• A Christmas tree sale takes place in the parking lot at the Central Bucks West Stadium throughout the holiday season. Fresh cut PA grown trees, hand decorated wreaths and beautiful Hanukkah candles. Six to eight foot trees are $80 each. There will also be a limited selection of 12 foot trees. Proceeds benefit the CB West Band. Sale starts Saturday, Nov. 25. Hours: Friday, 4 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 10 to 4 p.m.
• Stout Christmas Trees, 1570 Swamp Road, Fountainville 18923
• Watson Tree Farm, 2477 County Line Road, Warrington. For a full holiday experience, take the kids to this tree farm in Warrington to cut your own Christmas tree, enjoy crafts and hot chocolate.
• Tuckamony Farm, New Hope. This farm in New Hope is one of the oldest family-run Christmas tree farms in the country. They've been in the cut-your-own Christmas tree business since 1929.
• Froehlich's Farm and Garden Center, Furlong. Visit with Santa or The Grinch while choosing from table top fresh cut to more than 12-feet-tall living Christmas trees at his Furlong garden center and farm.
• Bountiful Acres Garden Center, 5974 York Road, Holicong. The center has more than 100 acres of trees grown just down the road from its retail shop. Grab the family and a cup of hot chocolate and come down to select a live fresh-cut Christmas tree.
• Hortulus Farm, 60 Thompson Mill Road, Wrightstown 18940. Pre-cut trees are available. The farm's hand-picked trees come in all sizes. In addition, the farm features a tree shop and tree decor.

Last year, the median price for trees purchased directly from a grower was about $93, according to PickYourOwnChristmasTree.org About 26 million live trees were sold last year, compared to 27.4 million in 2018.

A survey by the American Christmas Tree Association, an industry trade group, shows that of the 94 percent of Americans who plan to put up a Christmas tree this year, 23 percent will display a live tree.

Last year, live tree prices increased about 10 percent, largely due to inflation and drought, according to industry experts.

Years of extreme weather — drought conditions in some parts of the country and excess moisture in others — are expected to translate to slightly higher 2023 Christmas tree prices, according to a report from Country Folks Grower, a business-to-business publication serving fresh market and ornamental crops.

“A lot can happen in a half dozen years that can change the outlook for a Christmas tree crop from one season to the next,” the report said. “Farmers will be facing challenges in the 2023 Christmas tree season brought about by developments over the past several years.”

At any given moment, about 350 million Christmas trees are growing on tree farms across the country.

It typically takes a tree between six and eight years to grow to the desirable height for decorating. Large trees — those 7 feet and taller — may be in short supply because sales of smaller trees have been strong in recent years, the report said. Also, people may need to settle for a different species than they’re accustomed to buying.