Carpenter Tree Farm

Our last day will be Sunday, December 14, 2025. Hours are Friday, 1-6, and Saturday and Sunday 9-6. There will be horse drawn wagon rides on Saturday, from 9-3, and Sunday, 9-5, weather permitting. We still have a nice selection of trees and farm-made wreaths available. Enjoy these snowy scenes from our past week on Carpenter Tree Farm. Thank you to Justin Carpenter for capturing the essence of our farm.

Christmas Tree farming is a year-round, seven days a week, labor of love. We plant thousands of trees in April, pick cones from firs, mow the aisles spring through fall, and trim the trees from summer through fall. Finally, we get to share the farm with our community by providing memorable family experiences.

Today is our last day for the 2024 season. We still have plenty of trees available. We also have a few freshly made wreaths for sale. There is one team of horses giving wagon rides around the farm.
Today’s deals:
Beautiful cedar roping is half off: $1.50/ foot.
20 lb. bundles of Fraser fir boughs: $27.(Our cost)
25 lb. Boxes of silver fir: $50. (Our cost)

Do you need to de-stress, walk off those Christmas cookies, or just revel in a bit of peace and quiet while checking off one item on your to-do list? Come to Carpenter Tree Farm and immerse yourself in nature, get some exercise, and cut your own fresh Christmas tree. The practice of “Forest Bathing” is known to have many positive mental and physical benefits.
We have many beautiful trees and wreaths just waiting for a new home. Our hours are:
Tuesday-Friday: 1 P.M.-6 P.M.
Saturday-Sunday: 9 A.M. – 6 P.M.
Sunday, December 15, 2024, will be our last day for the 2024 season.

Here is a 2024 map of Carpenter Tree Farm for your viewing pleasure.

What could be the downside of rapidly gaining new customers and increasing business? If you have been a loyal tree farm customer over the years, you probably noticed that the trees of harvestable height were harder to find in 2022. We were even forced to close earlier than planned. Because of this shortage of mature trees, Carpenter Tree Farm will be closed for the 2023 Christmas Season, but will reopen for the 2024 season. This will allow the trees to grow to a sustainable size for the future.

We have agonized over this decision, knowing that for many of you, selecting and cutting your Christmas tree at Carpenter Tree Farm is a longstanding family tradition. We have a keen sense that our farm is not just a business, but a service to our Mid-Michigan community. For us, it is fulfilling to see the joy and excitement on the faces of children and adults alike. We will miss the teens and young adults we have the privilege of employing for the season. We will dearly miss seeing and visiting with all of you. And of course, we are sad not to have the noble horses and their phenomenal drivers providing rides for everyone.

There are several reasons for the shortage of harvestable trees. The biggest impact was Covid. Cutting a Christmas tree was an outdoor activity that people felt safe doing. There were many new customers who were buying a real tree for the first time, possibly because they were not traveling for the holidays, had more time due to working from home, or just because a lot of people wanted to get back to older Christmas traditions. We saw an increase in our number of 2020, 2021, and 2022 tree sales. Due to this increase, the result was less inventory of harvestable trees for the 2023 season. Simply put, the farm needs to rest for one year.

Please patronize our local tree farms and resist the urge to buy an artificial tree. You can find a tree farm near you by using the web locator on the Michigan Christmas Tree Association website. Have a very Merry Christmas and we will see you in 2024.