2023 WINTER FEST - Christmas Tree Festival

Friday, Saturday and Sunday
November 24, 25 & 26
December 1, 2 & 3
December 8, 9 & 10
December 15, 16 & 17

Open: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm rain or shine*.
Tickets not required. Payment types accepted at the farm: cash, check, credit, debit, Apple Pay.

For over 55 years family and friends have made Rancho Siempre Verde a lively and beautiful place to enjoy Christmas.

So come join us and bring your family, friends, dogs, good cheer and make a beautiful wreath, swing to your hearts delight, find the perfect tree, take a tractor ride and drink deep of the fresh coastal air and take the time to really enjoy this holiday tradition.

We promise no plastic Santas, no parking lot style Christmas trees. Just a relaxed, beautiful, rural farm, with very friendly people.

*Dates and times are rain or shine, unless there are severe storm warnings. In the case of severe storm closure, we will post an announcement here, if it is not posted here we are open. Check the Weather Report here.

Christmas Tree Farm - Activities

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Wreath Making & Ornament Making

Swings

Tractor Rides

Marshmallows

Slide

Picnic Tables

About Our Christmas Trees

This year we will again have some precut Noble Firs, Nordmann Fir and Silvertip Fir for sale to augment our home grown trees stocks so that we can continue to provide you with the highest quality and greatest diversity of trees. These precut trees are from another family tree farm and one of the most trusted sources in Oregon, where these trees flourish, and will be freshly cut and placed in water immediately upon their arrival. As always you can choose and cut from the regular stock of trees at our farm or you can choose one of these precut trees. Either way we guarantee you will be getting a real, fresh and beautiful tree to bring into your home.

Types of Christmas Trees

You will discover a nice variety of evergreen trees at Rancho Siempre Verde. The eight most common types are:

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Douglas Fir

These trees have short, dark green needles and are the most traditional Christmas tree in the area. We have dense trees with little space between branches and un-sheared ones that are more open. They have a very fresh scent.

Monterey Pine

These trees have long bright green needles and tend to be very full with little space between the branches. They are very nicely shaped and have a wonderful evergreen fragrance.

Sequoia

These trees have a beautiful blue-green color and are naturally well shaped for Christmas trees. They also have a nice holiday scent. They last a long time and lose few of their needles.

Incense Cedar

These trees have a rich fragrant odor and a beautiful dark green color. Their flat broad needles have a softer feel than the Pine and Fir and are very hardy trees. Though somewhat less traditional than the Fir and Pine, people whom go home with them once come back year after year as devoted converts.

Arizona Cypress

These trees have a light green color and tend to vary in density and shape. They have a wonderful fragrance and are very hardy. They are a new favorite with many long-time customers.

Swift Silver

One of our newest trees this fir grows unusually well in our region. These trees have a light green blue color are naturally well shaped and have 1-2 inches needles that are spread evenly around the branches. They have a fragrant scent and are very hardy.
(Not available this year.)

Silvertip Fir

Silvertip Fir is defined by the elegant spaces between the branches. They are the fragrant minimalist of the Christmas tree world. Lots of room for ornaments, easy to set up and take down and hold there needles very well.
(Not available this year.)

Noble Fir

Noble Firs are probably the most traditional of Christmas trees. They have stiff branches, dark greenish blue color and a very defined conical shape and hold their needles and ornaments very well.

Nordmann Fir

Nordmann Fir is similar to the Noble Fir but has a darker green color, it is a full dense branching, overall traditional shape, and has good needle retention.

Prices

Christmas Tree Prices

All self-cut trees, any size or kind, are $125.
Pre-cut trees are $135 (we have stands available for our precut trees).
Prices include parking, tree wrapping and tying of the tree on top of your car by our able staff.
This year we will again have some Noble, Nordmann and Silvertip Firs for sale to augment our tree stocks so that we can continue to provide you with the highest quality trees for this generation and the next. The pre-cut Noble Fir, Nordmann and Silver Tip because they are slower growing and cost considerably more will be $135 for trees between 6 and 9 feet.

Price includes:

Parking
Complimentary fresh boughs
Use of the saw to cut your own tree
Wrapping (bailing) of the tree
Tying of the tree on top of your car by our able staff
Plus, all the marshmallows you can eat!
All activities: tractor rides, hay bales, swings, marsh-mallows, and fresh greens or boughs.

*If you come for to picnic and frolic and do not purchase a tree or wreath we ask that you pay $40 per car to help cover the cost of the staff, swings and use of recreation area.

Christmas Wreath Prices

Wreaths made by our staff are $40 (medium) and $50 (large) when available. However, we encourage you to make your own wreath. Metal wreath rings may be purchased for $25 (medium) and $30 (large). We provide a variety of fresh greens, clippers, pine cones, and tips from our resident wreath makers. You can bring your own materials if you want to add some dried flowers or special accents to your wreath. We have specially equipped tables that make wreath assembly easy. It's a fun family project and we encourage you to discover your own wreath-making talents.

There are no hidden costs here. All other activities are included: parking, the hay bales, swings, tractor rides, marsh-mallows, fresh greens or boughs, baling, tying trees on your car.

CHristmas Tree Care

Because all of our trees are fresh, they will last longer than precut ones bought on a lot. They will, however, stay even fresher if you re-cut the base and place it in water when you get home. If possible, keep the tree outside in an open but shaded area and spray it with a hose daily until you are ready to decorate it.

Cutting a Christmas Tree

Unlike trees bought at a tree lot, all of our trees are coppiced or stump cultured. This means that by leaving a few bottom branches on the tree, you make it possible for another tree to grow from the same stump. This way the tree continues to live and flourish year after year. If you look at the base of most of our older trees, you can find many trees that have been cut from the same stump. So please leave bottom branches to keep the trees living. We supply the saws and are more than happy to help if assistance is needed.

Why a Real Tree?

It seems that the battle between real and artificial Christmas trees is almost as old as the tradition itself. The debate started with the first artificial trees that were in fact invented in the 1930s by a toilet bowl brush company.
Read more.

COVID GUIDELINES

Avoid the crowds and come be outside with your friends and family where there is plenty of space and fresh air to maintain physical distance while having fun celebrating fall together.

In accordance with CDC's current guidelines for outdoor activities, masks are not required.
Picnic tables will be spaced far apart.
We will have hand sanitizer and hand washing stations setup around the farm.