We have closed for the 2018 Christmas tree season. Several
area tree farms did not open this year and we had an unprecedented
number of new customers who used to purchase trees from these farms.
Our supply of trees for this year has thus been harvested. A little snow on October 14 added some winter interest:    
The Covered Bridge Farm is a family owned and operated cut your own Christmas tree farm growing trees on about 20 acres. We have been selling trees from this farm for the past 28 years. We grow Fir and Spruce trees for cutting. Every tree is sheared (shaped) every summer to provide a dense and narrow tapered tree. There are at least six varieties of Balsam Fir, some up to 12 ft; three varieties of Spruce, up to 13 ft; and several varieties of hybrid Fraser Fir crosses, including Canaan Fir; up to 13 ft. We have very few Fraser Fir as they do not grow well in our heavier soil, and those that do grow are dispersed(in sandy areas) in our balsam fields. This will be our forth year to offer full sized Meyer Spruce trees, up to 10 feet. We used one the past 4 years and can confirm that this is one tough tree. Its stiff branches will hold heavier ornaments and the needle retention, we feel, exceeds anything on the market. The price for any size or colored tree was $59.95 plus tax for the year 2018.  The following pictures show a Norway Spruce before and after it is sheared. Some of our Christmas trees will put on 3 to 4 feet of growth in the summer and we shear or shape these trees back to a new growth height of 8 to 12 inches. Before  After
 We are a cut your own tree farm and have no wholesale or pre-cut "premium" trees. Therefore, our tree field has the higher quality trees remaining in the field for the customer to cut.
This last growing season has given us a surplus of rain so the trees are well hydrated. They may not take up water from the tree stand right away, so be patient with them.
Hand saws are available to borrow. We provide 400# poly twine to help secure your tree on your vehicle. We will clean you tree with a Toro blower or Shakee shaker to remove any dead needles and live squirrels.  Tree bailing (wrapping) with #2 recyclable green and red soft plastic netting
is available for $2.00.
Free hot apple cider, cookies, and candy canes are in the gift shop where you can come in to warm up when you pay. We make and decorate our own wreaths and swags using Fraser Fir, Balsam Fir, and Koreana Fir boughs cut from our farm.  Winter Splendor Pot There are decorated evergreen porch pots, evergreen tops, birch trunks/stems, and dogwood for your outdoor planter arrangements.
Our gift shop has a good selection of ornaments, seasonal decorations,   both are part of our new exciting gift ideas from our gift shop.    We have the Arctic Ice Lantern molds. These reusable molds let you freeze water into decorative luminaries to brighten your holiday displays. For more information, visit the manufacturer's web site by clicking here.
 And using LED lights and a few extra boughs from your tree, you can really create some cool looking ice lanterns. We made this one 11/18/14.   and this one 11/28/2018 For a video on this product, click https://youtu.be/X03XIwir8fo. Part of our sustainability farming practices include chipping evergreen boughs to use as an "acid" mulch for our blueberry field.
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Christmastrees
Christmas Trees
