Where Windsor Residents Can Cut A Christmas Tree In 2023

WINDSOR, CT — Residents of Windsor planning to put up a live Christmas tree this year certainly have options from area tree growers.

Here are a few places to start, courtesy of the Connecticut Christmas Tree Growers Association:

Hartford County

• Barbourtown Tree & Maple Syrup Farm, 225 Barbourtown Road, Canton
• DeMaria Family Farm, 1165 Edgewood Road, Berlin/Kensington
• Dzen Farms - South Windsor, 575 Barber Hill Road, South Windsor; 174 Barber Hill Road South Windsor; 215 Barber Hill Road, South Windsor
• From the Woods Farm, 74 Bunker Hill Road, Canton
• Gegetskas Family Christmas Tree Farm, 1 East Granby Road, Windsor
• Humming Grove Farm, 73 Barber Hill Road, Broad Brook
• Karabin Farms, 894 Andrews Street, Southington
• Old Orchard Farm, 197 Turkey Hill Road (Route 20), East Granby
• Red Hill Christmas Tree Farm, 37 South Main Street, East Windsor

Tolland County

• Cedar Ledge Tree Farm, 260 Coventry Road, Mansfield Center
• Dzen Farms - Ellington, 20 Sadds Mill Road, Ellington
• Hickory Ridge Tree Farm LLC, 108 South River Road, Coventry
• Patch’s Hillside Farm, LLC, 372 Burnt Hill Road, Hebron

Those who want a live tree but don't want to venture out to cut it can visit several fire departments in the area, which annually sell trees as fundraisers.

Last year, the median price for trees purchased directly from a grower was about $93, according to PickYourOwnChristmasTree.org. About 26 million live trees were sold last year, compared to 27.4 million in 2018.

A survey by the American Christmas Tree Association, an industry trade group, shows that of the 94 percent of Americans who plan to put up a Christmas tree this year, 23 percent will display a live tree.

Last year, live tree prices increased about 10 percent, largely due to inflation and drought, according to industry experts.

Years of extreme weather — drought conditions in some parts of the country and excess moisture in others — are expected to translate to slightly higher 2023 Christmas tree prices, according to a report from Country Folks Grower, a business-to-business publication serving fresh market and ornamental crops.

“A lot can happen in a half dozen years that can change the outlook for a Christmas tree crop from one season to the next,” the report said. “Farmers will be facing challenges in the 2023 Christmas tree season brought about by developments over the past several years.”

At any given moment, about 350 million Christmas trees are growing on tree farms across the country.

It typically takes a tree between six and eight years to grow to the desirable height for decorating. Large trees — those 7 feet and taller — may be in short supply because sales of smaller trees have been strong in recent years, the report said. Also, people may need to settle for a different species than they’re accustomed to buying.