4 choose-and-cut farms around Austin, all four with 2026 dates. Elgin CHRISTmas Tree Farm opens first, on 21 November, and entry there is free all season. Two publish their prices: Elgin, $59 to $289 for a tree you cut yourself, before tax, and Sweet Eats at Georgetown, $75 to $185.
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First to open
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Christmas tree farms near Austin: 2026 dates
All 3, soonest first. Tap a name for the hours, the prices where there are any, and how to get in touch.
Elgin CHRISTmas Tree Farm opens on
Saturday 21 November, six days before the other three, and its own page says
“entry is always free during Christmas Season”. Once the Thanksgiving
week is past it is open every day — 9am to 5pm Friday to Sunday, 12 to 5pm
Monday to Thursday. Sweet Eats at Georgetown is open every day too, 9am to 6pm, from 27 November.
Evergreen Farms, a few minutes further along the same road,
opens on Friday 27 November and charges nothing to get in or to park either.
What a tree costs here
Two of the four publish a price, and both are full lists.
At Elgin a cut-your-own pine or cypress runs from
$59 for one under 4 ft to $289 at 11 ft — $95
for a 6 ft tree — and a pre-cut Fraser fir from $129 to $249, all
before tax. At Sweet Eats a Murray cypress you cut yourself is $75 under 6 ft and $80 at 6 ft, up to $185. Evergreen and
Lee County publish none.
Still open in late December
Lee County Christmas Trees is the one to know
if you leave it late: open every Saturday and Sunday to Christmas Eve, four days
later than anyone else. Elgin stops on
Sunday 20 December, and Evergreen Farms names no last
day at all and runs until it is sold out. Lee County publishes no hours, though, so phone
first.
The big one, and the farm most people near Austin mean when they say they are going to cut a tree. It has been going for more than thirty-five years, it opens six days before the other farms near Austin, and it publishes its full price list. Entry is free all season. You cut your own pine or cypress from the field and ride a wagon back with it; the pre-cut Fraser firs on the lot are trucked from North Carolina and kept standing in water.
2026 season21 Nov – 20 Dec
NovDec
OpensSat 21 Novlast day Sun 20 Dec
Fri, Sat & Sun9am–5pm
Mon–Thu12–5pmfrom Mon 30 Nov
Closed23–26 Novincluding Thanksgiving Day
Busiest27–29 Novthe farm’s own “popular dates”; best choice is the weekend before
CuttingArrive by 5pmto cut your own tree
EntryFree“always free during Christmas Season”
Cut your ownPine and cypressgrown on the farm
Tree prices$59–$289cut your own, before tax
Cut your own pine & cypress — 2026 prices, before tax
Under 4 ft$59
4 ft$59
4.5 ft$69
5 ft$85
5.5 ft$89
6 ft$95
6.5 ft$105
7 ft$119
7.5 ft$129
8 ft$149
8.5 ft$169
9 ft$199
9.5 ft$219
10 ft$239
10.5 ft$269
11 ft$289
11.5 ft and upsee the cashier
Pre-cut Fraser fir — 2026 prices, before tax
6–7 ft$129
7–8 ft$159
8–9 ft$199
9–10 ft$249
Wreaths and extras — before tax
26-inch wreath$32.99
Table-top tree$39.00
Tree stands$21.99, $29.99 or $39.99
Forest Fresh tablets$3.49
Tree removal bag$2.99
Folding saw$25.99
What’s there
Free entry
Choose and cut pine and cypress
Wagon rides to the field
Pre-cut Fraser fir
Wreaths
Crazy maze (free)
Hay mountain (free)
Ball toss (free)
Playground (free)
Inflatables (ticketed)
Train ride (ticketed)
Petting zoo (Thanksgiving weekend only)
Snack shack
Practical
Dogsnot stated
Paymentnot stated
Attraction ticketssold separately from free entry
Worth knowingThe farm is open far more days than its attractions are. Food vendors and the attractions run on Saturdays, Sundays and Thanksgiving Friday only, so a Tuesday visit is for cutting a tree and little else — and to cut your own you need to be there by 5pm. Of the attractions themselves, walking in, the crazy maze, hay mountain, the ball toss and the playground are free, and so is the wagon ride out to the field if you are cutting a tree; the inflatables, the train and the petting zoo need tickets, and the petting zoo is Thanksgiving weekend only.
Before you set offEvery price above is before tax, and the farm adds two cautions of its own: prices and availability “are subject to change at any time”, and the minimum height may change later in the season depending on what is left. If you are after a small tree, go early. The attraction ticket prices are not printed here because the sheet on the farm’s site is still last season’s. One more caution in their words: “calendar dates are subject to change based on availability of trees”, and they suggest the weekend before Thanksgiving for the best choice.
Three species grown on the place, Virginia pine, Leyland cypress and Arizona cypress, and the farm hands you the saw and the twine to tie the tree to the car. They shake the tree out and net it for you. It charges nothing to get in and nothing to park, and dogs are welcome on a leash. The firs on the lot are pre-cut and come from elsewhere: Fraser fir from North Carolina and Noble fir from Washington State.
2026 seasonfrom 27 Nov
NovDec
OpensFri 27 Novthe day after Thanksgiving
Fri after Thanksgiving10am–5pm
Saturdays10am–5pm
Sundays1–5pm
Thu & Fri2–5pm
ClosesWhen sold out“Open until sold out”
EntryFreeno admission, no parking fee
Cut your ownVirginia pineLeyland and Arizona cypress
Sawsprovided, with twine to tie the tree to the car
Also runsan October Pumpkin Hunt; photo sessions $40 an hour, by appointment
Worth knowingThursday and Friday afternoons, 2 to 5pm, are the weekday window, and the easiest way to get a tree here without giving up a weekend morning — it is only 35 minutes out. Sundays start late, at 1pm, so that is the one day not to turn up early. Photographers are welcome by appointment, but not during tree-sales hours.
Before you set offNo prices are published. The farm’s pricing page has headings for its pre-cut firs and for its pine and cypress but no figures under either, so nothing there can be read as this year’s. Phone or email before you set out if the budget matters. The season has no end date: it runs until the field is sold out.
The one that runs latest: open the Friday after Thanksgiving and then every Saturday and Sunday right up to Christmas Eve, four days beyond either Elgin farm. Two you-cut varieties this year, Murray cypress and Virginia pine. It is the furthest out of the three, in Lee County proper rather than on the Elgin road.
2026 season27 Nov – 24 Dec
NovDec
OpensFri 27 Novthe day after Thanksgiving
ThenSat & Sunto Christmas Eve
Runs latestTo Christmas Evefour days beyond Elgin
You-cutMurray cypressand Virginia pine
Hoursnot publishednot published
Tree pricesnot publishednot published anywhere
What’s there
Choose and cut
Murray cypress
Virginia pine
Open every weekend to Christmas Eve
Practical
Dogsnot stated
Paymentnot stated
Restroomsnot stated
Worth knowingIf you leave the tree late, this is the one still open. Elgin closes on 20 December and Evergreen gives no last day at all and simply runs until the field is empty, so by the last weekend before Christmas this is the only one that has committed to being open.
Before you set offPhone before you drive out. This farm publishes no hours and no prices anywhere, and no email address — the number above is the only way to ask. Its website loads but still shows the 2024 season, so ignore what it says.
Where these dates come fromThe dates here come from the farm’s own Facebook post of 23 September 2026: “65 days until Opening Day … Mark your calendars for Opening Day, Friday, November 27”. Counting 65 days from 23 September lands exactly on Friday 27 November 2026, so the farm’s arithmetic, its stated date and the calendar all agree. We have used it in preference to the farm’s own website, which still shows 2024.
The pumpkin-patch and adventure farm on Highway 29 east of Georgetown, now growing its own Christmas trees: Murray cypress you cut yourself, sold by the half foot. The farm hands you a saw, you drag the tree to the checkout tent, and its tree valet helps lift it onto the car.
2026 seasonfrom 27 Nov
NovDec
OpensFri 27 Novmembers get early access 23–25 Nov
Every day9am–6pmclosed Thanksgiving Day
Last daynot publisheduntil the trees run out
Cut your ownMurray cypresssaw provided
Pre-cutFir, 5–9 ft
Tree prices$75–$185cut your own, by height
EntryNo ticket to cut a treetree cutting does not include general admission
Cut your own Murray cypress — from the farm’s price list
Under 6 ft$75
6 ft$80
6.5 ft$95
7 ft$110
7.5 ft$125
8 ft$140
8.5 ft$155
9 ft$170
Over 9.5 ft$185
Pre-cut fir
5–6 ft$79.95
6–7 ft$109.95
7–8 ft$139.95
8–9 ft$189.95
What’s there
Open every day
No ticket to cut a tree
Saw provided
Tree valet to load the car
Twine for the drive home
Pumpkin patch and fall festival in autumn
Practical
Dogsnot stated
Paymentnot stated
Restroomsnot stated
Worth knowingTrees are measured at the checkout tent and the farm rounds down to the nearest half foot, so a tree a shade over 7 ft is charged as 7 ft.
Before you set offThe staff help hoist the tree onto your car and hand you twine, but the farm says it cannot tie it down for you, so bring someone to help, or straps.
When do Christmas tree farms open near Austin in 2026?
Elgin CHRISTmas Tree Farm opens first, on Saturday 21 November 2026 — its own page says “Christmas season begins Saturday, Nov. 21st”. It then closes from Monday 23 to Thursday 26 November, Thanksgiving Day included, and from the Friday it is open every day until Sunday 20 December. Evergreen Farms, also at Elgin, and Lee County Christmas Trees at Lincoln open on Friday 27 November, the day after Thanksgiving, and so does Sweet Eats at Georgetown, whose members get in early, from Monday 23 November.
How much is a Christmas tree near Austin?
Elgin CHRISTmas Tree Farm and Sweet Eats are the two farms of the four to publish their prices, and both publish the whole list. At Elgin a cut-your-own pine or cypress costs $59 under 4 ft, $95 at 6 ft, $119 at 7 ft, $149 at 8 ft and $199 at 9 ft, up to $289 at 11 ft; anything taller is priced by the cashier. Pre-cut Fraser fir runs from $129 for 6 to 7 ft to $249 for 9 to 10 ft. Every figure is before tax, and the farm says prices can change at any time. At Sweet Eats a Murray cypress you cut yourself is $75 under 6 ft, $80 at 6 ft, $110 at 7 ft, $140 at 8 ft and $170 at 9 ft, up to $185 over 9.5 ft, and pre-cut fir runs from $79.95 to $189.95. Evergreen Farms and Lee County publish no prices, so ask them before you go. What a Christmas tree costs sets the prices farms publish side by side.
Is entry free at Austin Christmas tree farms?
At three of the four, in the farms’ own words. Elgin CHRISTmas Tree Farm says “entry is always free during Christmas Season”, and the maze, hay mountain, ball toss and playground are free too, as is the wagon ride out to the field if you are cutting a tree; the inflatables, the train ride and the petting zoo need tickets bought separately. Evergreen Farms charges no admission and no parking fee. Sweet Eats needs no ticket if you come only to cut a tree. Lee County states no admission charge either way. Free entry is not universal in Texas: Devine Acres near San Antonio charges to walk in.
What kind of Christmas tree grows near Austin?
Pine and cypress, not fir — fir will not take the Texas heat. Evergreen Farms grows Virginia pine, Leyland cypress and Arizona cypress; Lee County offers Murray cypress and Virginia pine to cut; Sweet Eats grows Murray cypress; and Elgin sells its field as pine and cypress without naming the varieties. The Fraser and Noble firs sold at Elgin and Evergreen are pre-cut and trucked in from North Carolina and Washington State, which is why they cost more. The southern trees compared goes through what each is actually like in a room.
Which farm is open on a weekday?
Both of the Elgin farms, and Elgin CHRISTmas Tree Farm has much the longer hours: 12 to 5pm Monday to Thursday from 30 November, and 9am to 5pm Friday to Sunday. Evergreen Farms, a few minutes away, opens on Thursdays and Fridays from 2 to 5pm. Both are 35 minutes out, so either works around a working day. Sweet Eats at Georgetown is open every day, 9am to 6pm, from 27 November until it sells out. Lee County is the Friday after Thanksgiving and then weekends only. One thing to know about Elgin: its food vendors and attractions run on Saturdays, Sundays and Thanksgiving Friday only, so a weekday visit there is for the tree alone.
Which farm stays open longest?
Elgin CHRISTmas Tree Farm has the longest season and much the most opening days: 21 November to 20 December, open every day of it once Thanksgiving week is past. Lee County Christmas Trees runs latest — every Saturday and Sunday to Christmas Eve, four days beyond Elgin — but only at weekends. Evergreen Farms publishes no last day — in its own words it is “open until sold out” — and Texas farms are small enough that this genuinely happens. If you want a tall tree, go on the opening weekend rather than the last one.
Two farms here publish a price
Elgin has put its whole 2026 list up: every half
foot of its cut-your-own field from $59 to $289, four bands of pre-cut Fraser fir,
and the wreaths, stands and saws, all before tax. It is on
Elgin’s card in full. Sweet Eats prices its Murray cypress by the half foot, $75 to $185, and its pre-cut fir $79.95 to $189.95.
The other two have not. Evergreen Farms has a pricing page
with headings and no figures under them, and
Lee County publishes nothing at all and has no email
address to ask at. We could have filled the gaps with last season’s figures, or the
growers’ directory’s, and nobody would have known until they got to the till. We
would rather say we don’t know, and the figures go up here the day the farms publish
them.
Two farms on one road
Elgin CHRISTmas Tree Farm and
Evergreen Farms are both at Elgin, about 35 minutes east of
Austin and a few minutes apart. If one has sold out of the size you want, the other is barely a
detour — which is worth knowing in the second half of December, when Elgin stops on the
20th and Evergreen names no last day at all and simply runs until it is sold out.
Lee County is another twenty minutes on, in Lincoln.
Further, but it is the only one of the four that has committed to staying open to Christmas
Eve. Sweet Eats is the odd one out on the map: north of the city, on Highway 29 past Georgetown.
How these were checked
Each listing comes from the farm’s own website. Elgin and Evergreen were last read on
5 November 2026, Lee County on 22 Oct 2026, Sweet Eats on 12 November 2026; each card carries its own date. We do not use the
growers’ association directory for dates, prices or whether a farm is open: it was wrong
twice this season about farms that were trading normally.
Lee County is the exception to “its own
website”, and deliberately so: its site loads but still shows the 2024 season, so the dates
here come from the farm’s own Facebook post of 23 September 2026. Its card explains the
arithmetic.
Three farms near Austin are not on this page, and it is worth saying why. Jenschke
Orchards at Fredericksburg is on the
San Antonio page, which is the nearer city.
Grigsby Farms at Salado sells pre-cut only — it planted its own pines in February, about
five years from harvest. Brungot Farms at Cedar Park is a retail lot and a delivery service, not
a farm you can cut at; its own page calls itself “the closest experience you can get to”
a choose-and-cut farm.
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