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Christmas tree farms in Chester County

10 farms from Pottstown to Oxford, and every one has a 2026 opening date: five open on Saturday 21 November and five on Black Friday. Three have posted 2026 prices, and one of them charges two different prices for the same species, and explains why.

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Cheapest per foot
$12
Last checked
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Christmas tree farms in Chester County: the 2026 position

All 10 we can list properly, soonest to open first. Tap a name for hours, species and how to get in touch.

  1. 21 Nov2026Westlake Tree FarmsPottstown · northern Chester CountyCanaan, Concolor$12–$18 per foot
  2. 21 Nov2026Old Stone FarmLandenberg · southern Chester CountyDouglas, Concolor, Fraser$100 any tree
  3. 21 Nov2026Clark’s Christmas Tree FarmCochranville · open seven daysFive firs, namedBy the foot
  4. 21 Nov2026Yeager’s Farm & MarketPhoenixville · seven speciesSeven species$16.50 a foot
  5. 21 Nov2026Spruce Grove Christmas Tree FarmOxford · southern Chester CountyChoose and cut, live treesno price published
  6. 27 Nov2026Wiggins Christmas TreesWest Chester and Cochranville · two farmsDouglas, Fraser$90, any tree
  7. 27 Nov2026Marsh Creek Tree FarmElverson · 200 acresFive species$14–$18 a foot
  8. 27 Nov2026Schmidt’s Christmas Tree FarmLandenberg · open seven daysFour firs, a spruceno price published
  9. 27 Nov2026Collmann Christmas Tree FarmElverson · Facebook onlyDouglas firno price published
  10. 27 Nov2026Tricolor Tree FarmWest Chester · central Chester CountyChoose and cutno price published

Every farm has a 2026 date

Westlake, Old Stone, Clark’s, Yeager’s and Spruce Grove open on Saturday 21 November. Marsh Creek, Collmann, Tricolor, Wiggins and Schmidt’s open on Black Friday, 27 November — Wiggins and Schmidt’s by their own rule, the others by the date they posted.

The cheapest foot of fir in Pennsylvania

Westlake charges $18 a foot for Canaan fir from a first-year field and $12 from a final-harvest one — same species, a third less, and the only farm we list anywhere that explains the difference. A flat $100 at Old Stone beats both on a tall tree: at 10 ft, $100 against $120 or $180.

Dogs: 3 farms on this page welcome them. Every dog-friendly farm in Pennsylvania, with each farm’s rule.

10 Chester County farms that publish enough to plan around

Westlake Tree Farms

Pottstown, PA · northern Chester County

One of three farms in the county with its 2026 season and its prices both up, and the only farm on the whole site that charges two different prices for the same species — Canaan fir is $18 a foot in the first-year fields and $12 in the final-harvest ones. Thursday to Sunday from 21 November, with Santa, a wagon ride and a Christmas barn at the end of it.

  • OpensSat 21 Novto 19 Dec 2026 — the farm’s own dates
  • OpenThu–Sun 9am–5pmclosed Mon to Wed, and Thanksgiving Day
  • Cut your own$12 to $18 per footthe price depends on the field
  • Fresh pre-cut$16 per foot6 to 12+ ft
  • SpeciesCanaan and Concolor firboth grown on the farm
  • Price list dated22 Jul 2026the farm’s own stamp on the table

2026 prices, published by the farm

  • Canaan fir, cut your own — first-year harvest fields$18 per foot · 6 to 8+ ft · availability excellent
  • Canaan fir, fresh pre-cut$16 per foot · 6 to 12+ ft · availability excellent
  • Canaan fir, cut your own — final harvest fields$12 per foot · 6 to 10+ ft · availability good
  • Concolor fir, cut your own — final harvest fields$12 per foot · 6 to 8+ ft · availability excellent
  • The farm’s own note“Best availability is early in the season.”

What’s there

  • Cut your own
  • Fresh pre-cut
  • Canaan fir
  • Concolor fir
  • Per-foot pricing
  • Wagon rides
  • Santa
  • Christmas barn
  • Trains
  • Ornaments
  • Hot cocoa
  • Thursday to Sunday

Practical

  • Dogsno pets on the farm — for safety
  • Paymentcash or card — no cheques
  • Admissionnot stated

Worth knowingTwo prices for one tree is not a misprint. Canaan fir out of a first-year harvest field is $18 a foot and out of a final harvest field $12 — a third less. A first-year field is one being cut for the first time, so the trees in it have had every year of their growth shaped for this; a final harvest field is being cleared, so what is left is what nobody picked in earlier seasons. On a 7 ft tree that is $126 against $84. If the shape matters more than the money, pay the $18; if it does not, the cheaper field is the best value per foot anywhere in the three Pennsylvania counties we list.

Before you set offThe farm rates its own availability on the price table, and three of the four lines read “excellent” while the cheap final-harvest Canaan reads “good” — so the bargain field is the one most likely to be picked over. “Best availability is early in the season” is their wording, not ours. Nothing on the site says whether cards are taken, whether there is anything to pay to walk in, or whether dogs are welcome.

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Checked 29 Oct 2026

Old Stone Farm

Landenberg, PA · southern Chester County

Opens on the Saturday before Thanksgiving with the year printed next to the date, shuts for Thanksgiving week and then opens every single day until the trees run out. One price, $100, for a pre-cut tree or one you cut yourself — and a free drilling service that is new this season.

  • OpensSat 21 Novand Sun 22 Nov, 8am–4pm — the farm’s own 2026 dates
  • Then closedMon 23 to Thu 26 NovThanksgiving week
  • ReopensFri 27 Novdaily 8am–4pm from then on
  • Season endsWhen the trees run out“Until trees are sold out”
  • Price$100pre-cut and choose-and-cut alike
  • SpeciesThreeDouglas, Concolor and Fraser fir

Every 2026 date the farm has published

  • Sat 21 and Sun 22 November8:00am to 4:00pm
  • Mon 23 November to Thanksgiving, Thu 26 Novemberclosed
  • From Fri 27 Novemberdaily, 8:00am to 4:00pm, “until trees are sold out”

2026 prices, published by the farm

  • Pre-cut trees$100.00
  • Choose and cut$100.00
  • Per tree or per foot?the farm prints the figure and not the unit — ring 484-798-8413 to check
  • Tree drillingFree — “new this year”, for a pin stand
  • Wreaths12 to 50 inches across
  • Douglas fir7 to 10 ft
  • Concolor and Fraser fir7 to 8 ft

What’s there

  • Choose and cut
  • Pre-cut
  • Douglas fir
  • Concolor fir
  • Fraser fir
  • Free drilling
  • Wreaths
  • Two car parks
  • Open daily after Black Friday
  • A 200-year-old barn

Practical

  • Dogsnot stated
  • Paymentnot stated
  • Admissionnot stated

Worth knowingA flat price changes the arithmetic completely. At $100 a tree whatever its size, a 10 ft Douglas fir here costs the same as a 7 ft one — and at Westlake up the county a 10 ft tree at $12 a foot is $120 and at $18 a foot is $180. If you want a tall tree, this is the farm. The one thing the page does not say is whether $100 is per tree or per foot, and we are not going to guess on a price, so ring before you set off if the answer matters.

Before you set offThere are two car parks and they are not in the same place. The north car park is 688 Strickersville Road, Landenberg, and it is the one to use on a weekday; the west car park is on Chesterville Road and opens at weekends. The farm says both are the same walk to the trees. Its own site gives two different postcodes for the west car park, so we print the north one and the telephone number rather than pick between them.

Contact

Checked 29 Oct 2026

Clark’s Christmas Tree Farm

Cochranville, PA · southern Chester County

Open seven days a week through the whole season — and the farm told us its own opening date when we asked. Five species of fir from three feet to twelve, drilled and wrapped for nothing, and free parking. Dogs come too, on a lead, though not into the gift shop. Prices are by the foot and the farm would rather not list them.

  • OpensSat 21 Novthe farm’s own date, given to us on 29 Oct
  • OpenMonday to Sundayevery day of the season
  • Weekday hours1pm–5:30pmSat 8am–5:30pm, Sun 9am–5pm
  • Thanksgiving DayClosedBlack Friday 8am–5pm
  • PriceBy the footvaries by species; the farm declines to list it
  • DogsOn a leadnot in the gift shop; no aggressive dogs

Opening and the weekly pattern, in the farm’s own words

  • OpensSaturday 21 November 2026
  • Weekdays1:00pm to 5:30pm
  • Saturday8:00am to 5:30pm
  • Sunday9:00am to 5:00pm
  • Thanksgiving Dayclosed
  • Black Friday8:00am to 5:00pm
  • The farm’s own note“It is much less crowded during the week!”

What the farm says about price

  • How it chargesBy the foot, and the rate varies by species
  • The figuresthe farm would rather not list them — ring 610-358-4933
  • Included in the priceDrilling and wrapping, free on every tree
  • Trees3 to 12 ft; pre-cut Fraser fir up to 12 ft

What’s there

  • Cut your own
  • Pre-cut Fraser to 12 ft
  • Fraser fir
  • Douglas fir
  • Canaan fir
  • Korean fir
  • Concolor fir
  • Dogs on leads, not in the shop
  • Free parking
  • Drilled and wrapped free
  • Open seven days
  • 3,000 sq ft Christmas shop
  • Caramel corn and hot chocolate
  • Tree stands sold

Practical

  • DogsOn a lead, and not in the gift shop
  • PaymentCredit, debit, cash and cheque — cheques need ID
  • AdmissionFree, and parking is free, first come first served

Worth knowingFive species of fir is the widest choice in the county, and the farm is open every day rather than at weekends, which almost nothing else here manages. Its own advice is to come midweek: “It is much less crowded during the week!” The catch is the 1pm start on weekdays, so a weekday visit is an afternoon one. Dress in layers — the farm says it is windy — and wear boots, because it says it gets muddy.

Before you set offSaturday 21 November is the farm’s own date: Bill Clark gave it to us on 29 October, where before we had only the farm’s rule about the weekend before Thanksgiving. He also told us the website was about to be rebuilt, so what you find there may not match the pattern above yet. On prices he was explicit that there are too many to list and the farm would rather not, so the by-the-foot rate is a phone call rather than an oversight. On dogs, his terms are that they must be on a lead, that aggressive dogs are not welcome and that no dog goes into the gift shop.

Contact

Checked 30 Oct 2026

Yeager’s Farm & Market

Phoenixville, PA · northern Chester County

A farm market with “thousands of Christmas trees to choose from”: seven species to cut yourself, walking out or by hayride, plus fresh-cut Fraser and Douglas fir from 5 to 12 ft. Christmas tree sales open on Saturday 21 November.

  • OpensSat 21 Nov“Christmas Tree Sales Grand Opening”, 9am–4:30pm
  • Farm hours9am–5pm dailythe market’s general hours
  • Cut your own$16.50 a footminimum $85; no year given
  • SpruceFrom 10 Decembercut only late, for needle retention
  • SawProvidedno power saws

Prices, published by the farm (no year given)

  • Cut your own, up to 8 ft$16.50 a foot, minimum $85
  • Fresh-cut Fraser and Douglas, 5 to 12 ftpriced tree by tree
  • Electronic payment3% added

What’s there

  • Cut your own
  • Fresh-cut
  • Douglas fir
  • Fraser fir
  • Canaan fir
  • Concolor fir
  • Nordmann fir
  • Blue and Norway spruce after 10 Dec
  • Hayride to the field
  • Saw provided
  • Farm market

Practical

  • Dogson a lead, owners clean up — not inside the buildings
  • Paymentcash, cheque with photo ID, cards (3% extra); no ATM

Worth knowingSpruce is held back: blue and Norway spruce can only be cut after 10 December, because spruce drops its needles sooner than fir. Before then, cut one of the five firs. All tree sales are final.

Before you set offThe farm’s Christmas page says $16.50 a foot; its FAQ page still says $15. Expect the higher figure.

Contact

Checked 5 Nov 2026

Spruce Grove Christmas Tree Farm

Oxford, PA · southern Chester County

A farm in the far south of the county with a hayride out to the fields, a campfire with free hot chocolate and marshmallows, and a speciality of live balled-and-burlapped trees dug fresh to plant afterwards. Open six days a week from Saturday 21 November, and leashed dogs are welcome.

  • OpensSat 21 Novthe farm’s own 2026 date
  • HoursTue–Fri 9am–4pmSat & Sun 8:30am–4pm; arrive by 3pm
  • ClosedMondaysand 20 Dec, except by appointment
  • Tree pricesnot publishednot published

What’s there

  • Choose and cut
  • Hayride
  • Live balled trees
  • Baled, drilled and loaded
  • Campfire
  • Free hot chocolate
  • Food truck Fri–Sun
  • Horse-drawn buggy rides
  • Gift shop
  • Wreaths and garland
  • Jeep-friendly

Practical

  • Dogsyes — pets welcome on a leash
  • Paymentnot stated

Worth knowingSanta visits on Saturday 5 December, 10am to 1pm, and the Roadtrip Kitchen food truck is there every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 21 November to 20 December.

Before you set offArrive by 3pm to leave time to choose. Some fields close as the season goes on, and the farm may shut in bad weather. No professional photography.

Contact

Checked 14 Nov 2026

Wiggins Christmas Trees

West Chester and Cochranville, PA · two farms and a pre-cut lot

Two choose-and-cut fields half an hour apart and a pre-cut lot on West Chester Pike, all three opening on Black Friday. Saws are provided at both farms. The Cochranville field runs from two feet to ten, which is the widest range of sizes in the county — a two-foot Douglas fir is a tabletop tree, and almost nobody else here grows one.

  • OpensBlack FridayFri 27 Nov 2026 — the site also says weekend hours start “Saturday, Nov. 28th”
  • The two farmsSat and Sun 9am–4pmand Black Friday itself, 9am–4pm
  • The pre-cut lotMon–Fri 10:30am–9pmSat and Sun 9am–9pm — open until 9pm
  • Any tree$90Douglas fir, cut your own, at either farm
  • SawsProvidedat both choose-and-cut farms
  • SpeciesDouglas and Fraser firDouglas in the fields, both on the lot
  • Sizes2 to 11+ ftthe widest range on this page

The three locations, and what each one is

  • West Chester farm — choose and cut1257 Westtown Thornton Rd · Black Friday 9am–4pm, then Saturdays and Sundays 9am–4pm · Douglas fir, average 7 to 8 ft · saws provided
  • Cochranville farm — choose and cut2176 Gap Newport Pike · Black Friday 9am–4pm, then Saturdays and Sundays 9am–4pm · Douglas fir, 2 to 10 ft · saws provided
  • West Chester Pike — pre-cut lot, not a farm you walk1301 West Chester Pike · Black Friday 9am–9pm, Mon to Fri 10:30am–9pm, Sat and Sun 9am–9pm · Douglas and Fraser fir, 5 to 11+ ft

What’s there

  • Two choose-and-cut farms
  • A pre-cut lot
  • Saws provided
  • Douglas fir
  • Fraser fir
  • Tabletop trees from 2 ft
  • Holly
  • Wreaths
  • Pine roping
  • Tree stands
  • Christmas tree train
  • Weekends only at the farms

Practical

  • Dogsnot stated
  • PaymentCochranville farm: cash only — no cards or cheques
  • Admissionnot stated

Worth knowingThree addresses, and which one you want depends on what you are after. Cochranville for a small tree — 2 ft upward, where every other farm on this page starts at 6 or 7. West Chester for the usual 7 to 8 ft Douglas fir. The West Chester Pike lot if it has to be a weekday or an evening, because the two fields are weekends-only and the lot is open until 9pm six days a week. A pre-cut lot is not a farm you walk, so it does not count toward the six on this page.

Before you set offThe two fields are open at weekends only. Turning up at the Cochranville or West Chester farm on a Tuesday will not work, however late the lot on West Chester Pike stays open. The farm publishes no prices at all, for either the fields or the lot, and no payment methods; its opening is “Season Opening Hours: Black Friday”, which is a rule and not a dated 2026 announcement, so 27 November is our arithmetic. The site was last edited two days before we read it, which is as fresh as anything in the county.

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Checked 5 Nov 2026

Marsh Creek Tree Farm

Elverson, PA · northern Chester County

Five species over two hundred acres, three seedlings planted for every tree cut, and the only farm in Pennsylvania we list that takes Venmo. It has now posted its 2026 season and its prices: open on Black Friday, then every weekend to Christmas, and the crew haul, shake, bale, tie and load the tree for you while you ride the wagon back.

  • OpensFri 27 Novlast day Sun 20 Dec
  • ThenSat and Sun 9am–4:30pmevery weekend from Thanksgiving to Christmas
  • Cut your own$14 a foot$16 a foot over 10 ft
  • Pre-cut$18 a foot6 to 10 ft
  • SpeciesFiveCanaan, Fraser and Concolor fir, blue and Norway spruce
  • PaymentCash, cheque, card or Venmothe only Venmo on this page

The 2026 season, in the farm’s words

  • Opening day“November 27, 2026 (BLACK FRIDAY) 9:00AM to 4:30PM”
  • Then“Every Saturday-Sunday from Thanksgiving to Christmas 9:00AM to 4:30PM” — the last weekend is 19 and 20 December

2026 prices, published by the farm

  • Cut your own, under 10 ft$14 a foot
  • Cut your own, over 10 ft$16 a foot
  • Pre-cut, 6 to 10 ft$18 a foot

What’s there

  • Cut your own
  • Pre-cut
  • Canaan fir
  • Fraser fir
  • Concolor fir
  • Blue spruce
  • Norway spruce
  • Saw provided
  • Wagon ride
  • Shaken, baled and tied
  • Loaded at the car
  • Venmo
  • 200 acres

Practical

  • Dogsnot stated
  • PaymentCash, cheque, credit card or Venmo
  • ChainsawsYour own is allowed — “use at your own risk”

Worth knowingCanaan fir is the farm’s own recommendation, for strong branches and for lasting, and every tree here was grown from a Pennsylvania seedling. After you cut, staff measure the tree and give you a tag, then haul it, shake it, bale it, tie it and load it at the car line while you ride the wagon back.

Before you set offMarsh Road is open: come in from the north side, off Route 401, whatever a map app says. The farm’s hours page still shows 2025; the 2026 dates and prices above are from its 2026 season page.

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Checked 5 Nov 2026

Schmidt’s Christmas Tree Farm

Landenberg, PA · southern Chester County

Twenty-five acres that began as two acres of Scotch pine seedlings in 1970, open seven days a week from the Friday after Thanksgiving — noon to five on weekdays and eight to five at weekends. Four firs and a blue spruce, saws provided, a tractor and wagon out to the cut fields, and two live reindeer in the yard.

  • OpensThe Friday after ThanksgivingFri 27 Nov 2026, by the farm’s own rule
  • Monday to FridayNoon–5pmevery weekday of the season
  • Saturday and Sunday8am–5pmthe long days
  • SpeciesFour firs and a spruceFraser, Concolor, Canaan and Douglas fir, and Colorado blue spruce
  • Choose and cutYesand pre-cut, both — saws provided
  • Out to the fieldsTractor and wagontrees shaken and baled for you

Opening and hours, in the farm’s own words

  • Opening“Opening Friday after Thanksgiving” — which is Fri 27 November in 2026, by our arithmetic and not the farm’s
  • Monday to Friday12:00 noon to 5:00pm
  • Saturday and Sunday8:00am to 5:00pm
  • Evening hayridesFriday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, with your own campfire — “Reservations are required.”
  • School toursweekday mornings from September — hayride, the reindeer, hot chocolate and popcorn
  • Pricesnot published — ring 610-274-8560

What’s there

  • Cut your own
  • Pre-cut
  • Fraser fir
  • Concolor fir
  • Canaan fir
  • Douglas fir
  • Colorado blue spruce
  • Saws provided
  • Shaken and baled
  • Tractor and wagon rides
  • Two live reindeer
  • Free coffee and hot chocolate
  • Gift shop
  • Wreaths made to order
  • Winterberry holly
  • Living trees all year
  • Open seven days

Practical

  • Dogsnot stated
  • Paymentnot stated
  • Admissionnot stated

Worth knowingTwo things here are unusual enough to be the reason to come. There are two live reindeer on the farm, which no other farm we list anywhere has, and the farm cuts winterberry holly — the bare red-berried branches that go in a vase or a wreath — and sells the living plants in the gift shop. Living trees are sold all year round, not only in December, so this is also where to come in March for something to plant. Coffee and hot chocolate are free.

Before you set offThere is an older Schmidt’s website still circulating, and it is badly out of date. It carries the same address and the same family history, so it reads as genuine — but its newest dates are from 2023, it names species the farm no longer lists, and it gives no telephone number. Everything on this card comes from the farm’s current site, schmidtschristmastreefarm.com, which is the one to use. The farm publishes no prices on it, so ring 610-274-8560 before you plan around a budget, and the opening date here is our arithmetic from “the Friday after Thanksgiving” rather than a date the farm has printed.

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Checked 5 Nov 2026

Collmann Christmas Tree Farm

Elverson, PA · northern Chester County

A cut-your-own Douglas fir farm on North Manor Road, a few minutes from Marsh Creek. It keeps no website, but its Facebook page carries the 2026 opening, and twenty reviews there all recommend it.

  • OpensFri 27 Nov“Open November 27, 2026”
  • SpeciesDouglas fircut your own
  • Hoursnot posted
  • Tree pricesnot published

What’s there

  • Cut your own
  • Douglas fir

Practical

  • Dogsnot stated
  • Paymentnot stated

Before you set offEverything this farm publishes is on Facebook, and it gives a date but no hours. Ring 484-369-1253 before you set off.

Contact

Checked 5 Nov 2026

Tricolor Tree Farm

West Chester, PA · central Chester County

A large-tree transplanting business that also opens its fields for cut-your-own Christmas trees, Friday to Sunday from Black Friday to 20 December, with large pre-cut trees, live balled trees, wreaths and white pine roping besides.

  • OpensFri 27 Novthe farm’s own Facebook page
  • OpenFri–Sun 9am–4:30pmto Sun 20 Dec
  • Tree pricesnot publishednot published

What’s there

  • Choose and cut
  • Large pre-cut trees
  • Live balled trees
  • Wreaths
  • White pine roping

Practical

  • Dogsnot stated
  • Paymentnot stated

Before you set offIts website is about transplanting large landscape trees, not Christmas trees; the season is on its Facebook page.

Contact

Checked 14 Nov 2026

Pre-cut only, so not on the list

Three Chester County places sell pre-cut trees only, so they are not on the list above either: Farmer’s Daughter Farm Market at Spring City, Buck Run Evergreen Farms at West Chester, and Wiggins’ own lot on West Chester Pike. A lot is a fine way to buy a tree; it just is not a field you walk.

Chester County Christmas tree questions

Where can you cut your own Christmas tree in Chester County, PA?

10 farms publish enough to plan around. Westlake at Pottstown charges by the foot and prints every band; Old Stone at Landenberg charges a flat $100; Clark’s at Cochranville is open seven days with five firs; Yeager’s at Phoenixville has seven species to cut and a hayride out; Marsh Creek at Elverson has five species over two hundred acres; Collmann, also at Elverson, grows Douglas fir; Wiggins runs two fields and a pre-cut lot; Schmidt’s at Landenberg has four firs, a blue spruce and two live reindeer; Spruce Grove at Oxford has a hayride, a campfire and live trees to plant; and Tricolor at West Chester opens its fields Friday to Sunday.

When do Chester County Christmas tree farms open in 2026?

Five open on Saturday 21 November 2026: Westlake (“November 21 – December 19, 2026”, Thursday to Sunday), Old Stone (21 and 22 November, then daily from 27 November), Clark’s, which gave us the date by email, Yeager’s, whose grand opening runs 9am to 4:30pm, and Spruce Grove, which is then open six days a week. The other five open on Black Friday, 27 November: Marsh Creek, Collmann and Tricolor have posted that date, and Wiggins (“Black Friday”) and Schmidt’s (“the Friday after Thanksgiving”) give it as a rule.

How much is a Christmas tree in Chester County?

Westlake charges by the foot and the rate depends on the field: Canaan fir is $18 a foot from a first-year harvest field, $12 from a final harvest field and $16 fresh pre-cut; Concolor fir is $12. Marsh Creek’s 2026 list is $14 a foot to cut under 10 ft, $16 over, and $18 pre-cut. Yeager’s asks $16.50 a foot with an $85 minimum, no year given. Old Stone charges a flat $100, and Wiggins $90 for a Douglas fir. Clark’s charges by the foot but prefers not to publish the figures. Collmann and Schmidt’s publish nothing. For comparison, Brown’s in York is $84 for any field tree, and our what a tree costs page collects every real list we hold.

Why does Westlake charge $12 and $18 a foot for the same tree?

Because of which field it comes out of, and it is the clearest example on the site of something most farms never explain. A first-year harvest field is being cut for the first time, so every tree in it has had its full growth shaped for this season — that is the $18 Canaan fir. A final harvest field is being cleared, so what stands in it is what nobody chose in earlier years — that is the $12 Canaan fir, a third less for the same species. On a 7 ft tree the difference is $126 against $84. The farm also rates its own availability, and the cheap field is the one marked “good” where the others read “excellent”, so if you are going for the $12 field, go early.

Is Chester County or Lancaster County better for cutting your own tree?

Lancaster has a few more farms and the tagging tradition, with trees claimed from October, which Chester does not do at all. Lancaster is the better trip if you want to claim a tree weeks early or to choose between eleven species. Chester is better on price and on honesty about price: three farms here print 2026 figures, and one explains why the same species costs two different amounts. Chester also has two farms open seven days a week, Clark’s and Schmidt’s, and trees as small as two feet at Wiggins. The two counties are next door to each other, so you can have both.

Can I bring my dog?

At three farms, on a lead. Clark’s set out its terms to us on 29 October: on a lead, no aggressive dogs, and no dog in the gift shop. Yeager’s allows leashed dogs if you clean up after them, but not inside its buildings, and Spruce Grove in Oxford welcomes pets on a leash. Westlake says no pets, for safety. The other six say nothing either way, so ring first if it matters.

Which Chester County farm is open on a weekday?

Most of them. Clark’s is open Monday to Sunday all season, though weekdays start at 1pm, and it recommends them: “It is much less crowded during the week!” Schmidt’s is also open seven days, from noon on weekdays. Old Stone is open daily, 8am to 4pm, once Thanksgiving week is past, Yeager’s market keeps 9am to 5pm every day, and Spruce Grove is open Tuesday to Friday, 9am to 4pm. Westlake counts Thursday as a weekday and is shut Monday to Wednesday. Marsh Creek, Collmann, Tricolor and Wiggins’ two fields are weekends only, but the Wiggins pre-cut lot on West Chester Pike is open until 9pm six days a week.

How these were checked

Every listing above was read on the farm’s own website or, for Collmann, its Facebook page, and each card carries the date it was last read. All eight have a 2026 opening date. Six posted it; Wiggins and Schmidt’s give a standing rule, and the card says so. Where a price carries no year, the card says that too. Seven more Chester County names in the directories turned out to be closed, gone silent or not a tree farm, and are left off.

One farm the directories list as choose-and-cut is a landscaping business, and it is named above with what it actually is. Dates and prices change: ring the farm before you set off, and if something here has gone stale, say so and it gets fixed.

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