Are you looking for that Christmas Vacation-esque experience of heading outdoors to get your Christmas tree? Here’s a listing of some tree farms around the North Florida area. You won’t have to trudge through snow to find one but you can still have a memorable holiday experience. Shop early – Christmas trees are in short supply this year!
*Contact farm before visiting to make sure they are open and still have trees available.

Alachua County

• BK Cedars – U-choose & cut Christmas trees, Living, rooted trees
  20874 NW 91st Street, Alachua, FL 32615. Phone: 386-462-2060. Directions: I-75 to Exit 399, 1 mile to Alachua, make a left at the 2nd light onto SR 235, go 5 miles, make a left onto NW 75th Street, go 1 and 1/2 miles, make a left at BK Christmas Tree sign, dead ends 1/4 mile at farm. Open: daily 10 am to 6 pm
  Thanksgiving Day to December 24th.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  U-Choose & Cut your own: Red Cedar, Leyland Cypress, Arizona Cypress
• Unicorn Hill Farm – U-choose & cut Christmas trees, boughs and wreaths
  3605 NW 69th Street, Gainesville, FL 32606. Phone: 352-373-4575/ Fax: 352-392-9193. Email: unicornhill@yahoo.net
  Open: Starting December 1st, we are open every day until all of the trees are sold; Weekdays from 4 pm to 6 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 12 pm to 6 pm.
  Directions: West on NW 39th Avenue, south on NW 69th Street (dirt road), follow signs 2/10 mile.
  Christmas tree varieties: U-Choose & Cut your own: Sand Pine, Virginia Pine, Red Cedar, Spruce Pine

Gilchrist County

• Jones’ Christmas Tree Farm – U-choose & cut Christmas trees, PreCut, Living, rooted trees, boughs and wreaths
  1230 NW 95th Street, Branford, FL 32008. Phone: 386-935-3549. Fax: 386-935-3549. Email: treefarm@gotjesus.net
  Directions: East of 129, South of 138.
  Christmas tree varieties: PreCut varieties: Fraser Fir, Balsam Fir, Blue Spruce. U-Choose & Cut your own: Sand Pines, Red Cedar, Virginia Pine, Leyland Cypress

Marion County

• Gibbs Christmas Tree Farm – Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut Christmas trees, Living Christmas trees (to plant later), Christmas wreaths, trees tied, winter hay rides, concessions / refreshment stand, farm animals, school tours
  9740 E. Highway 318, Citra, FL 32113. Phone: 352-546-2365. Email: mikeg10@windstreasm.net
  Open: Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm, from the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) till Christmas Eve.
  Directions: We are located 9 miles east of Citra and 3 miles west of Orange Springs on County Road 318 in Northeast Marion County, FL.
  Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
  Christmas tree varieties: You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: and other varieties (call!). PreCut varieties: Fraser Fir.  Living, rooted tree varieties: Arizona Cypress, and other varieties (call!)
• Kandy Kane Christmas Treeland – Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths, trees bagged, trees tied, tree shaking provided, trees baled, saws provided, porta-potties
  10001 N E 27th Terrace, Anthony, FL 32617. Phone: 352-629-5634. Alternate Phone: 352-239-2979.
  Open: Friday after Thanksgiving 9 am to 6 pm Tuesday to Friday 1 pm to 6 pm Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 6 pm.
  Payment: Cash, Check.
  Available items: North Carolina Fraser Fir, Wreaths, Poinsettias and Tree Stands. Specials: Peanut Boil on Weekends, Free Candy Canes and Coloring Books For Children and Free Hole Drilling for Tree Stands.
  Christmas tree varieties: You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: Eastern Red Cedar, and other varieties (call!) PreCut varieties: Fraser Fir.

Suwannee County

• Bledsoe Family Farms – Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut Christmas trees, Living Christmas trees (to plant later), Christmas wreaths, Christmas event or festival, gift shop, inflatables/bounce house, petting zoo, farm animals
  15568 176th Street, Live Oak, FL 32060. Phone: (386) 776-2556. Email: bledsoefamilyfarms@windstream.net.
  Open: We are open the day after Thanksgiving and every Friday and Saturday from 10am to 5pm and Sundays 1pm – 5pm until Christmas Eve.
  Directions: We are located 16 miles south of Live Oak off of CR 349.
  Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard.
  Christmas tree varieties: U-Choose and Cut varieties: Arizona Cypress, Carolina Sapphire, Eastern Red Cedar. PreCut varieties: Canaan Fir, Fraser Fir. Living, rooted tree varieties: Arizona Cypress, Carolina Sapphire, Eastern Red Cedar, Murray Cypress, Virginia Pine.

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