Find the right tree farm

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree …

It’s that time of year again when we can nearly taste the turkey, smell the evergreen, and begin to shiver at the thought of shopping.

Beginning Friday, most tree farms around the county will be offering their firs, spruces and pines to the masses.

Along with trees, some provide hot beverages, candy canes and hayrides. Many have wreaths, cut greens and decorative gifts for sale. Some of the farms even offer flocking, bailing and cutting services.

Below is our list of local farms with tantalizing tannenbaums. Pick your pine at one of the three dozen farms on the list. Closing dates for the farms vary, so call ahead to make sure you will find what you’re looking for.

North county

Alan Acres Tree Farm: 27314 36th Ave. NW, Stanwood; 360-629-3877. Open daylight hours daily from Friday through Dec. 23. Take I-5 exit 212, turn west toward Stanwood, turn right on 36th Avenue NW and go a half-mile. Douglas, noble and grand fir, Norway spruce.

Alder Ridge Ranch: 30520 379th Ave. NE, 22 miles east of Arlington; 360-403-0797. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily from Friday through Dec. 24. Twenty-two miles east of Arlington on Highway 530, a quarter-mile past 43-mile marker, turn left on 379th and travel 0.3 mile. Noble, grand and Norway spruce.

Bowen Christmas Tree Farm: 19301 95th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-435-9260. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends from Friday until sold out. Take Highway 9 to 204th, east to Burn Road and one mile up Burn Road to 95th Avenue NE. Grand, noble and Fraser fir, Norway spruce.

Cedarhome Farm: 30614 68th Ave. NW, Stanwood; 360-629-4965. Open 1 to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, from Friday through Dec. 21. Take I-5 exit 215, go two miles west on 300th Avenue NW to stop sigh, turn right on 68th Avenue NW, a quarter-mile to farm. Douglas, Fraser, grand and noble fir.

Farmer Brown’s Tree Farm: 12017 109th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-659-6686. Open 9 a.m. to dusk daily from Friday through Dec. 16. Take I-5 exit 199 (Marysville), take Fourth Street (Highway 528) east, Highway 9 north to 84th Street NE, east to 99th Avenue NE, north to 124th Street NE, follow signs (six miles south of Arlington). Douglas, grand, noble and Fraser fir, spruce.

Fish Creek Tree Farm: 18420 Third Ave. NE (Sill Road), Arlington; 360-652-9030. Open 10 a.m. to dusk Fridays through Mondays from Friday through Dec. 21. I-5 exit 206, west two miles on Lakewood Road, right three-quarters mile on Third Avenue. Douglas, grand, Fraser and noble fir, pine.

Kiss Kringle’s Christmas Trees: 3 1/2 miles east of Arlington on Jordan Road; 360-659-6036. Open 10 a.m. to dusk daily from Friday until sold out. Take I-5 exit 208, head east on Highway 530 through Arlington toward Darrington, turn right onto Arlington Heights Road, travel one mile, turn right onto Jordan Road, follow signs two miles to the farm. Fraser, noble and grand fir.

Misty Meadow Nursery and Walker Forest Nursery: 16809 and 16905 Jordan Road, Arlington; 360-435-9870. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays through Sundays from Friday through Dec. 24. I-5 exit 208 Highway 530 east to Arlington, turn right at Arlington Heights Road, go east 1 1/2 miles, turn right on Jordan Road. Farm is seven miles out Jordan Road; 100-acre tree farm. Douglas, noble and grand fir, blue and Norway spruce.

Morton Christmas Tree Farm: 2324 172nd St. NE, Arlington; 360-652-8278. Open 9 a.m. to dusk daily from Friday through Dec. 24. Take exit 206 off I-5 and travel west a half-mile, farm is on left side of 172nd Street heading toward Lakewood. Douglas, Shasta and grand fir.

Mountain Bluegrass U-Cut Christmas Tree Farm: 14623 Highway 530, Arlington; 425-487-3447, 206-351-8623. Open 9 a.m. to dusk Fridays through Sundays from Friday through Dec. 21. Take the I-5 exit 208, go east on Highway 530 through Arlington, six miles east of Arlington on Highway 530, farm on left. Douglas, grand, noble and Fraser fir, Norway spruce.

Muskrat Flats U-Cut Tree Farm: 501 Pioneer Highway E., Arlington; 360-652-9184. Open 9 a.m. to dusk daily from Nov. 29 through Christmas Eve. Take I-5 exit 208 left to Silvana, travel two miles from freeway, farm is the last house on the right before crossing the Stillaguamish River. Noble, grand, concolor and Douglas fir.

Outback Christmas Trees: 10030 Highway 530, Arlington; 360-403-7474. Open 9 a.m. to dusk daily from Friday through Dec. 24. From Arlington east four miles on Highway 530, farm on right. Douglas, grand, Fraser and noble fir, Norway spruce.

Paterson’s Lazy Acres Tree Farm: 1315 188th St. NE, Smokey Point; 360-652-7661. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily from Friday through Dec. 21. Take I-5 exit 206, go west to 19th Avenue NE, turn right on 188th Street NE, turn left, go a quarter-mile, farm is on right. Douglas, grand, Fraser and noble 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 from Friday through Dec. 14. Take I-5 exit 208 to Arlington, turn left onto Highway 9 at stop light, travel one mile, turn right onto Armstrong Road and follow signs. Noble, Douglas, grand, Fraser, Nordmann, concolor, Korean and Turkish fir, white pine.

Point Valdimar Farm: 4921 Silvana Terrace Road, Stanwood; 360-652-2291. Open 9 a.m. to dusk weekends only from Friday through Dec. 21. From I-5, take exit 208, head west through Silvana, turn left at Larson Road, follow road straight for 2 1/2 miles. Noble and grand fir, Norway spruce.

Tannenbaum Tree Farm: 23207 115th NE, Arlington; 360-435-5646. Open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekends Nov. 29 through Dec. 20. Take I-5 exit 208, go east on Highway 530 toward Darrington, a quarter-mile beyond Arlington, turn right onto Arlington Heights Road, go 2.3 miles, turn left on 115th Avenue, farm is on right. Grand, noble and Fraser fir.

The Tree Farm: 3000 268th NW, Stanwood; 360-629-7621. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Friday through Dec. 25. Take I-5 exit 212, go west toward Stanwood, turn right on 28th Avenue NW, left on 268th NW. Grand and noble fir, Shasta and Douglas fir.

Whispering Firs Tree Farm: 16916 Jim Creek Road, Arlington; 360-435-0276. Open 9 a.m. to dusk, Friday through Dec. 24. Take I-5 exit 208, drive east on Highway 530, go four miles east of Arlington. Turn right on Jim Creek Road, go three miles to the base of Ebey Mountain. Grand and noble firs, Fraser and Douglas firs.

Central county

Holiday Hill Farm: 31805 124th St. SE, Sultan; 360-793-9791. Open 9 a.m. to dusk Tuesdays through Sundays from Friday until Dec. 21. Go through Sultan on U.S. 2, turn north on Sultan Basin Road, travel 1 1/2 miles to 124th Street SE, turn left (west) and travel 0.3 miles to sign; follow signs. Douglas, concolor, grand and noble 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 only, Friday through Dec. 7. In Granite Falls turn right (south) at first stoplight, go three blocks, turn left (east) at community center onto Menzel Lake Road, go five miles to farm on left, watch for signs. Noble, grand and Douglas fir, Austrian pine.

Lervik’s Tree Farm: Corner of Highway 92 and 84th Street NE (Getchell Road), Granite Falls; 360-691-5238. Open 9 a.m. to dusk daily from Friday until sold out. Take Highway 9 to Highway 92, go east six miles toward Granite Falls to 84th Street NE. Noble, Fraser, grand, Douglas, Norway spruce, Scotch pine.

Reade Christmas Tree Ranch: 7724 171st Ave. SE, Snohomish; 360-862-8778. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m. to dusk Saturdays and Sundays from Friday until sold out. U.S. 2, then east on SE 100th St., north on 171st Avenue SE. Douglas, grand, Fraser and noble fir, spruce.

St. Nick’s Trees: 25411 74th Place SE, Monroe; 360-794-5647. Open noon to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from Friday until sold out. Take U.S. 2 to Monroe, turn north at Taco Time on Woods Creek Road, follow signs seven miles to farm. Douglas, grand, Fraser and noble fir.