Where To Cut A Christmas Tree In The Freehold Area (2024)

If you're looking to buy a live tree this season, here are some places near Freehold to check out.

Posted Fri, Nov 24, 2023 at 7:03 pm ET|Updated Sun, Nov 26, 2023 at 8:40 pm ET

Here are a few places to start:

Choose-and-cut farms:

• Anne Ellen Christmas Tree Farm: 14 Daum Road, Manalapan; 732-786-9277.
• Conover's Farm: 3105 Hurley Pond Road, Wall; 732-938-3782.
• The Fir Farm, 166 Hillsdale Road, Colts Neck.
• Keris Tree Farm: 848 Route 524, Allentown; 609-259-0720.
• Lincroft Christmas Tree Farm: 523 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft; 732-747-4381.
• Patterson Greenhouses: County Road 524, Howell; after Thanksgiving to Dec 23, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Towering Pines Farm: 329 Wilson Ave., Aberdeen; 732-583-6436; 9a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 2 to Dec. 23.
• Westhaven Farm: 725 Route 524, Allentown; 609-259-2186.
• Woodfield Christmas Tree Plantation: 310 Route 537, Colts Neck; 732-542-7672.

Garden and retail centers:

• A. Casola Farms: 178 Highway 34, Holmdel; 732-332-0357.
• Barlow’s: 1014 Sea Girt Ave, Sea Girt (Wall); 732-449-9189.
• Brock Farms: 4189 Route 9 North, Freehold, or 375 Route 34, Colts Neck; 732-462-0900.
• Calgo Gardens Landscaping and Nursery: 462 Adelphia-Farmingdale Road, Howell; 732-919-7770.
• Colonial Nursery: 1124 W. Front St., Lincroft 07738, 732-530-3838.
• The Herbary at Bear Creek: 494 Lakewood Farmingdale Road, Howell; 732-938-2327.
• Holly Brook Farms Garden Center: 2023 Route 35, Wall; 732-449-1316.
• Molzon Landscape: 140 Middletown-Lincroft Road, Lincroft; 732-741-9098.
• Scalici Farms and Greenhouses: 634 Colts Neck Road, Freehold; 732-863-9022.
• Twin Pond Farm: 1459 Route 9 North, Howell; 732-863-0755.

Home improvement stores:

• Holmdel Lowes: 2194 State Route 35, Holmdel; 732-739-9350.
• Howell Lowes: 4975 Route 9, Howell; 732-987-7050.
• Marlboro Lowes: 57 Route 9 South, Morganville; 732-972-6257.
• Eatontown Lowes: 118 Highway 35, Eatontown; 732-544-5820.
• Home Depot Freehold: 300 Trotters Way, Freehold; 732-625-3000.
• Home Depot Hazlet: 3700 Route 35, Hazlet; 732-26401661.
• Home Depot Howell: 1990 Route 9, Howell; 732-409-9996.
• Home Depot Marlboro: 170 Union Hill Road, Morganville; 732-617-7102.
• Home Depot West Long Branch: 310 Route 36, West Long Branch; 732-935-0100.
• Walmart Supercenter Freehold: W. Main St, Freehold; 732-780-3048
• Walmart Supercenter Howell: 4900 Route 9, Howell; 732-886-9100.

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.