In the Pacific Northwest, an abundance of trees surround us. The annual search for the perfect Christmas tree is a tradition for many Northwesterners. Some people beginning the search as early as the day after Thanksgiving, while some wait until the night before Christmas.
| For those tree farms that weren’t included in this list, The Herald will publish another list on Dec. 3 in the Outdoors section.
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Because many people begin their tree hunt this weekend, The Herald is providing its annual list of local tree farms in Snohomish County.
According to the National Christmas Tree Association, 23 percent of consumers will visit a tree farm this year, while 62 percent will purchase from a retail lot. Others purchase artificial trees from local garden stores such as Wight’s, Sky Nursery or Home Depot.
Each farm offers a variety of trees, including favorites such as noble, grand and Douglas firs. Some offer extra-tall trees while others offer exotic types, such as Korean and Turkish firs.
Along with the acres and acres of U-cut trees, many farms offer visitors hot beverages, candy canes or hayrides. Visitors can purchase wreaths, mistletoe or greens, and even crafts and gifts at some locations.
Mechanical shaking, assistance with cutting and bailing is typically provided by most. Some even offer saws for those who lack the proper tools.
For those seeking live Christmas trees, check with a local nursery or retail lot.
Another option for more adventurous types is to grab a saw and head for the hills.
The Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest sells Christmas tree permits for $10. Through Dec. 22, those interested can purchase a permit allowing them to cut trees from specific areas of the forest. Certain rules and restriction apply. Road and weather conditions can change rapidly. The Forest Service recommends checking with the local ranger station before heading into the woods.
All ranger stations, the Verlot and Glacier Public Service Centers and the REI store at Alderwood mall will sell permits. The Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Headquarters in Mountlake Terrace will not sell permits.
Cutting or removing a Christmas tree without a permit is subject to a $100 fine.
Whether it’s a U-cut tree farm, a retail lot or a trip to the forest, dress for inclement weather.
Contact the tree farm you’re interested in visiting to ensure they offer the services you’re seeking.
Whatever your tree-buying style is, there’s a tree out there waiting for you.
North county
Alan Acres Tree Farm: 27314 36th Ave. NW, Stanwood; 360-629-3877. Open daylight hours daily, through Dec. 23. Take I-5 exit 212, turn west toward Stanwood, turn right on 36th Avenue NW and go 1/2-mile. Douglas, noble and grand fir, Norway spruce.
Bowen Tree Farm and Christmas Cottage: 19301 95th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-435-9260. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays through Sundays, through Dec. 18. Take I-5 exit 208, east on Highway 530 to Highway 9, south on Highway 9 to 204th Street NE, east on 204th to four-way stop, follow signs. Fraser fir, grand, Nordmann fir, noble.
Christmas Tree Lane: 22816 67th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-435-3748. Open 9 a.m. to dusk daily, through Dec. 24. From Arlington, follow Highway 9 north across the Haller Bridge, turn left at Schloman Road, follow signs. Noble, grand, Douglas and Shasta firs and Norway spruce.
Farmer Brown’s Tree Farm: 12017 109th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-659-6686, www.brownxtree.com. Open 9 a.m. to dusk Fridays through Mondays, through Dec. 19. Take I-5 to Exit 199 (Marysville), east on Highway 528-Fourth Avenue, Highway 9 north to 84th Street NE, east to 99th Avenue NE, north to 124th Street NE, follow signs. Noble, Douglas, grand and Fraser fir, Norway and Colorado spruce.
Fish Creek Tree Farm: 18420 Third Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-652-9030. Open 10 a.m. to dusk daily, through Dec. 19. Take I-5 Exit 206, go west two miles on Lakewood Road, right 3/4-mile on Third Avenue NE-Sill Road. Noble, Douglas, grand and Fraser fir, Scotch and White pine.
Holiday Forest: 3520 Stanwood-Bryant Road, Arlington; 360-629-9097. Open 9 a.m. to dusk Fridays through Sundays, through Dec. 18. Take I-5 to Exit 212, east on Stanwood-Bryant Road for 31/2 miles. Nobles, Douglas, Fraser and Nordman firs.
Kiss Kringle’s Christmas Tree: 13528 Jordan Road, Arlington; 360-659-6036. Open 10 a.m. to dusk daily, until sold out. Take I-5 exit 208, east on Highway 530 towards Darrington, right onto Arlington Heights Road, travel one mile and turn right onto Jordan Road, follow signs. Fraser and noble firs.
Misty Meadow Nursery and Walker Forest Nursery: 16809 and 16905 Jordan Road, Arlington; 360-691-6260. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays (call for Friday dates), through Dec. 24. Take I-5 exit 208, east on Highway 530 through Arlington, turn right at Arlington Heights Road, east 1 1/2 miles, right on Jordan Road, continue seven miles to farm.
Morton Tree Farm: 2324 172nd Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-652-8278. Open 9 a.m. to dusk Thursdays through Sundays, through Dec. 23. Take I-5 Exit 206 and head west 1/2-mile, farm is on left side of 172nd Street NE. Douglas and Shasta firs.
Mountain Bluegrass U-Cut Christmas Tree Farm (McMurtrey Farms): 14623 Highway 530, Arlington; 206-351-8623, 425-487-3447. Open 9 a.m. to dusk Fridays through Sundays, through Dec. 18. Take I-5 to Exit 208, go east on Highway 530 six miles past Arlington, farm on left. Noble, Douglas, grand and Fraser fir, Norway spruce.
Muskrat Flats Tree Farm: 501 Pioneer Highway, Arlington; 360-652-9184. Open 9 a.m. to dusk, Dec. 1 through Christmas Eve. Take I-5 to Exit 208 west to Silvana, 2 miles from freeway, last house on right before crossing Stillaguamish River. Grand, Fraser, concolor and Douglas fir.
Outback Christmas Trees: 10030 Highway 530, Arlington; 360-403-7474, www.christmastreesandroos.com. Open 9 a.m. to dusk daily, until Dec. 24. From Arlington, east four miles on Highway 530, farm on right. Noble, grand, Fraser fir.
Paterson’s Lazy Acres Tree Farm: 1315 188th St. NE, Smokey Point; 360-652-7661. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Monday, through Dec. 19. Take I-5 Exit 206, go west one mile, turn right on 19th Avenue NE, do not cross railroad tracks, turn left on 188th Street NE, farm is 1/4-mile on right. Noble, Douglas, grand and Fraser fir, Norway spruce.
Pilchuck Secret Valley Christmas Tree Farm: 9533 Mose Road, Arlington; 360-435-9799. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, through Dec. 18. Take I-5 to Exit 208, east to Arlington, north on Highway 9 then right on Lake Armstrong Road, turn right two miles on Mose Road. Noble, Douglas, grand, Fraser, Turkish, Japanese, Korean fir, Norway spruce, pine, balsam and Russian.
Point Valdimar Farm: 4921 Silvana Terrace Road, Stanwood; 360-652-2291, 425-501-6295. Open 9 a.m. to dusk Saturdays and Sundays, through Dec. 18. Take I-5 Exit 208, west through Silvana, turn left at Larson Road and follow signs for 21/2 miles. Noble and grand fir, Norway spruce.
Tannenbaum Tree Farm: 23207 115th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-435-5646, www.tannenbaumtrees.com. Open daylight hours Saturdays and Sundays, through Dec. 18. Take I-5 Exit 208, east on Highway 530 toward Darrington, 1/4-mile beyond Arlington turn right onto Arlington Heights Road, go 2.3 miles, turn left on 115th Avenue NE. farm is on right. Grand, noble and Fraser fir.
The Tree Farm: 3133 268th St. NW, Stanwood; 360-629-7621. Open 9 a.m. to dusk daily, through Dec. 23. Take I-5 Exit 212, go west to Stanwood, right on 28th Avenue NW, left on 268th StreetNW. Noble, Douglas and grand fir.
Central county
Busy “B” Tree Farm: 6117 83rd Ave. NE, Everett; 360-659-9227, needlecast@aol.com. Open 9 a.m. to dusk daily, until sold out. From I-5 take Exit 199 (Marysville), east on Fourth Street, right at 83rd Avenue NE, follow signs. From Highway 9, turn left at Highway 528, turn left at 83rd Avenue NE, follow signs. Noble, Douglas and grand fir.
Sunnyside Acres Christmas Tree Farm: 4212 83rd Ave. NE, Everett; 425-334-2382, ddierck@aol.com. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, until sold out. From I-5, take Exit 199 (Marysville), east on Fourth Street-Highway 528, right on 67th Avenue NE, follow signs. From Highway 9, head west on Soper Hill Road, right at 83rd Avenue NE, follow signs. Noble, Fraser, Turkish, Korean, Shasta and balsam fir.
East county
Holiday Hill Farm: 31805 124th St. SE, Sultan; 360-793-9791, joenfreda@aol.com. Open 9 a.m. to dusk Tuesdays through Sundays, through Dec. 18. Go east on U.S. 2 past Sultan, turn left on Sultan Basin Road, travel 1 1/2 miles to 124th Street SE, turn left and proceed 1/3-mile, follow signs. Noble, Douglas, grand, concolor fir.
Leckvold’s Alpine Acres: 3729 Menzel Lake Road, Granite Falls; 425-334-2402. Open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays through Sundays, through Dec. 18. From Granite Falls, turn right at first stoplight, go three blocks and turn left at Community Center onto Menzel Lake Road, go five miles, follow signs. Noble, Douglas and grand fir, Austrian pine.
Reade Christmas Tree Ranch: 7724 171st Ave. SE, Snohomish; 360-862-8778. Open 10 a.m. to dusk Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to dusk Saturdays and Sundays, until sold out. From U.S. 2, head east on 100th Street SE, turns into 171st Avenue SE, follow signs. Noble, Douglas and grand fir, spruce.
Ricci Villa Farm: 10917 Elliott Road, Snohomish; 360-668-3043. Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, until sold out. From Highway 522, head north on Fales Road for 2 miles, take a left on Elliott Road, farm is on the left. Noble, Douglas and Fraser fir.
St. Nick’s Trees: 25411 74th Place SE, Monroe; 360-794-5647. Open noon to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, until sold out. Take U.S. 2 to Monroe, turn north at Taco Time on Wood’s Creek Road, follow signs. Noble, Douglas, grand and Fraser fir.
Tree Patch: 5029 Robe-Menzel Road, Granite Falls; 360-691-5927. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays through Sundays, through Dec. 11 (or until sold out). From Granite Falls, turn south on Granite Avenue, travel three miles on Robe-Menzel Road to farm. Noble, Fraser, Turkish, Nordman fir and wreaths.
Westby Tree Farm: 4508 156th St. SE, Bothell; 425-337-2863. Open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, Dec. 1 until sold out. Turn east off Bothell-Everett Highway at Mill Creek Plaza (164th Street SE), turn right on 35th Avenue SE, then left on 156th Street S# and go 3/4-mile to farm. Douglas, Fraser, grand and noble fir.
Wintergreen Tree Farm: 13606 S. Machias Road, Snohomish; 425-334-8899. Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, through Dec. 21. In Snohomish, from Second Street and Maple Avenue, go north on Maple Avenue (becomes Snohomish-Machias Road), turn right after five miles at Centennial Trail onto S. Machias Road, farm is 1/2-mile north on the right. Douglas, Fraser, balsam, Nordman, grand and noble fir, Scotch pine, Norway and Colorado spruce, and Redwood Sequoia.
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