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Asheville & Haywood County
All 8 Christmas tree farms near AshevilleAlso: Waynesville, Leicester, Clyde, Canton
West Jefferson & Ashe County
All 10 Christmas tree farms in Ashe CountyAlso: Laurel Springs, Glendale Springs, Fleetwood, Jefferson
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Avery County (Newland, Banner Elk), then Raleigh and the Triangle — where the nearest real farm is four hours away but several Ashe County growers run their own lots — as each farm posts its 2026 dates.
The ones with 2026 dates already
18 farms across the state have posted 2026 dates, and seven of them have put up a price. Everything else we have found is still showing last year’s, so it isn’t listed as fact here yet — though what a farm grows, and what it provides when you get there, goes up either way.
- Clawson’s Choose & Cut, Boone — 14 Nov to 20 Dec. The longest season in the state. The farm hasn’t published which days or hours.
- Greene Tree Farm, Boone — twelve dates, 14 Nov to 12 Dec, open Thanksgiving morning. The only farm publishing hours day by day.
- Appalachian Evergreens, Boone — weekends, 14 Nov to 6 Dec, 9am–4pm. The cheapest published price in the state: $60 at 5 ft, $72 at 6 ft, $90 at 7 ft, $110 at 8 ft, $135 at 9 ft. Staff cut, bale and tie it on; free cocoa, coffee or cider. $5 from every tree goes to the Western Youth Network.
- Mistletoe Meadows, Laurel Springs — 20 Nov to 13 Dec, 9am to dark, closed Thanksgiving Day. About $85 for a 6–7 ft tree; 3 to 13 ft; elves cut, bale and load it, and a free window wreath comes with a tree. Also runs the Garner and Asheboro lots below.
- C & J Christmas Trees, Boone — 14 Nov to 20 Dec, open every day. 9am–4pm at weekends and through Thanksgiving week, 10am–4pm on weekdays. The fullest published timetable in the state.
- Elk River Evergreens, Elk Park — from 14 Nov, two farms, daily to 6 Dec. Sat 9am–5pm, Sun–Fri 12–5pm, extended 9–5 on 25–27 Nov. The clearest 2026 price list in the state, by coloured tag: $50 up to 5 ft, $70 at 5–6 ft, $90 at 6–7 ft, $110 at 7–8 ft, $140 at 8–9 ft, $180 at 9–10 ft, $210 at 10–11 ft, $240 at 11–12 ft, sales tax included. Free popcorn, hot chocolate and cider. 828-387-7695.
- Boyd Mountain, Waynesville — 16 Nov to 13 Dec, Tue–Sun 9am–5pm. Santa on 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29 Nov; Newfoundland dogs visiting on 21 Nov. Pet-friendly. Cash and cards, no cheques. They cut, bale and secure the tree, or you borrow a saw. Prices not published. 828-926-8888.
- Mehaffey Tree Farm, Waynesville — 14 Nov to 13 Dec or until sold out, 9am–5pm. Opening weekend only on 14–15 Nov, then Thu–Sun each week. Its 2025 ladder ran $100 at 5–6 ft, $115 at 6–7 ft, $160 at 7–8 ft and on to $400 at 12–13 ft; the farm says the 2026 list is due this month. 828-476-8505.
- Panoramic View, Boone — weekends only, 21 Nov to 6 Dec. Tabletop to 9½ ft; big trees limited.
- Cornett Deal, Vilas — three days only, 27 and 28 Nov, 5 Dec, 10am to 4pm. Cabins on the farm if you are staying over.
- Nesbitt Christmas Tree Farm, Clyde — ten dates, 14 Nov to 6 Dec, open on Thanksgiving Day. The only Haywood County farm with a 2026 price list: $100 at 6–7 ft rising to $300 at 11–12 ft, anything taller priced individually. No website; 828-550-4108.
- Circle C Tree Farms, Boone — fourteen dates, 14 Nov to 6 Dec, 9am–4:15pm. The widest price range in the state — $50 for a 3 ft tree to $500 at 14 ft and over, which the farm says is unchanged from 2025 and 2024 — and a discounted pre-cut section from $20.
- Peach Bottom, Laurel Springs — thirteen dates, 20 Nov to 13 Dec, 10am–5pm. The most open days of any farm in Ashe County, Thanksgiving Day included. Fraser fir and white pine; field prices not published, but it posts trees nationwide.
- Frosty’s Choose & Cut, West Jefferson — nine dates, 20 Nov to 6 Dec. Opens at 3pm on the first day and closes on Thanksgiving, then 9am–5pm on Black Friday. Trolley or hayride up the mountain, a winery on site, pets welcome.
- Day’s Choose & Cut, West Jefferson — opens 21 Nov. The date came from the farm itself, answering a customer on its own post, rather than from a calendar. 11 and 12 ft Frasers this season. 336-977-9227.
- WNC Landscaping, Waynesville — opens Thanksgiving Day, then Fri–Sun 9am–6pm. Two locations: a fresh-cut lot on Jonathan Creek Road and a choose-and-cut field on Hemphill Road. Pesticide-free Fraser fir, open while the trees last, with no closing date.
- Chimney Pond Farm, Glenville — three days, 27 to 29 Nov, 10am–4pm. Formerly Tom Sawyer’s Christmas Tree Farm. Fraser fir grown on the place since 1904, a hayride, s’mores, a wreath bar, alpacas and Santa on the 28th. One weekend and that is the season.
- Cartner’s Tree Farm, Newland — 2026 dates not posted yet. Grew the 2024 White House tree. Fraser fir, 3 to 15 ft. 828-733-1641.
Buying an NC Fraser fir in the Piedmont
Two lots run by a mountain farm, so the trees are its own and freshly cut rather than bought in:
- Garner (south of Raleigh) — 1511 Benson Road, at Benson Rd (NC 50) and Timber Drive, across from McDonald’s. 20 Nov to 15 Dec, Sun–Thu 10am–7pm, Fri–Sat 10am–8pm, closed Thanksgiving Day. Fresh-cut NC Fraser fir from Mistletoe Meadows’ own farm in Laurel Springs, plus wreaths, garland and centrepieces. Joe Freeman, 336-465-9754.
- Asheboro — 343 NC Hwy 42 N, at the Randolph-Asheboro YMCA beside the soccer fields. 20 Nov to 16 Dec, Mon–Thu 10am–7pm, Fri–Sat 9am–8pm, Sun 11am–6pm, closed Thanksgiving Day. Same farm, same trees. Free window wreath with a tree.
North Carolina Christmas tree questions
Where are the Christmas tree farms in North Carolina?
Almost all of them are in the mountains in the west of the state, within about an hour of Boone. Ashe County, to the north around West Jefferson and Laurel Springs, grows more Christmas trees than any other county in America. Boone and Watauga County is the easiest cluster to reach and has the most choose-and-cut farms open to the public, and Avery County around Newland and Banner Elk is the third. Further south-west, Haywood County around Waynesville and Canton supplies the Asheville end of the mountains. Charlotte, Raleigh and the rest of the Piedmont have very few growing farms — what they have is lots selling trees cut in those mountain counties.
Why is North Carolina known for Christmas trees?
Fraser fir. It grows wild only in the southern Appalachians, at altitude, and North Carolina has more of that ground than anywhere else, so the state grows more Fraser fir than any other. It has been picked for the Blue Room of the White House more often than any other state’s tree — Cartner’s Tree Farm in Newland supplied the 2024 one. If you buy a real tree anywhere on the east coast, there is a good chance it came off a hillside in Ashe, Avery or Watauga County.
What is a Fraser fir like compared with other Christmas trees?
It holds its needles for weeks, which is the main reason people pay more for one. The branches are stiff and turn slightly upwards, so they carry heavy ornaments without drooping and leave gaps for them to hang in. The needles are soft and dark green with a silvery underside, and the scent is strong. The usual alternatives in the NC mountains are white pine, which is softer and much lighter on the branch, and blue spruce or Canaan fir, which a few farms grow in small numbers. We have set the two side by side in Fraser fir vs Douglas fir, including why you cannot cut a Douglas fir anywhere in this state.
When do North Carolina Christmas tree farms open for 2026?
The earliest open on Saturday 14 November — Clawson’s, Greene Tree Farm and Circle C near Boone, and Nesbitt and Mehaffey over in Haywood County. Most of the rest start on the weekend before Thanksgiving or on the Friday after it, and the great majority are finished by mid-December. Mountain farms sell out: the tall trees go first, and some farms close early once the good ones are gone, so the Thanksgiving weekend is the safe time to go for a big tree. Two farms open on Thanksgiving Day itself — Nesbitt in Clyde and Peach Bottom in Laurel Springs.
How much does a Fraser fir cost at the farm?
Between $72 and $100 for a 6 to 7 ft tree at the seven farms with 2026 prices up, and the spread is worth knowing. Appalachian Evergreens near Boone is the cheapest: $60 at 5 ft, $72 at 6 ft, $90 at 7 ft, $110 at 8 ft and $135 at 9 ft, moving in half-feet in between. Elk River Evergreens in Elk Park prices by coloured tag with sales tax included: $50 up to 5 ft, $70 at 5–6 ft, $90 at 6–7 ft, then $110, $140, $180, $210 and $240 up to 12 ft — cheaper than Appalachian Evergreens below 6 ft and dearer above it. Mistletoe Meadows in Laurel Springs and Top of the Mountain near West Jefferson both ask about $85 at that height, and Top of the Mountain publishes the fullest 2026 ladder in the state, $30 for a table top up to $300 at 11–12 ft. Nesbitt in Clyde is the dearest at 6–7 ft, $100, also rising to $300 at 11–12 ft. Circle C near Boone covers the widest range of any farm here, $50 for a 3 ft tree to $500 at 14 ft and over, and says those prices are unchanged from 2025 and 2024. Mehaffey near Waynesville charged $115 at 6–7 ft last season and says its 2026 list is due this month. Every other farm in the state prices the tree by height when you bring it in.
Can I buy a North Carolina Fraser fir without driving to the mountains?
Yes. Mistletoe Meadows, which grows its trees in Laurel Springs, runs its own lots in Garner, just south of Raleigh, and in Asheboro, both open from 20 November with trees cut on the mountain farm. That is the shortest route to a fresh Fraser if you are in the Triangle. Elsewhere in the Piedmont, most lots are selling NC mountain trees too, though without the farm’s name on them.
How these are checked
Each farm’s own website is read in full, and the farm is contacted when something is missing. A 2026 date only appears once the farm itself has posted it; anything from last season is labelled as last year’s. Every listing carries the date it was last read, and most NC farms post their dates between late October and mid-November, so these pages fill out over the next few weeks.
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