Where To Find A Christmas Tree In Havre De Grace: 2024 Guide

HAVRE DE GRACE, MD — If you’re planning to put up a live Christmas tree this year, it’s a good idea to scope out what will be available from Harford County tree growers.

There are more than 16,000 Christmas tree farms in the United States, stretching over 292,050 acres, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Larger tree farms control about 75 percent of the supply, but if you’re interested in supporting a local business this holiday season, here are some places to chop or pick out a tree within driving distance of Havre de Grace:

Residents across Harford County have several options, sortable by ZIP code and by type, on the Real Christmas Tree Board website. They include:

• Environmental Evergreens: 3631 Berkley Road, Darlington; 410-459-5362; opened Nov. 23 through Dec. 24; hours are weekdays noon to 4 p.m. and weekends 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Hale Tree Farm: 4827 Norrisville Road, White Hall; 410-557-7892; opens Nov. 29; hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Black Friday weekend and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends in December.
• Hickory Hill Farm: 3123 Copenhaver Road, Street; 410-838-2820; open now until Christmas; hours are Fridays through Sundays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Jones Family Farm: 3500 Prospect Road, Street, and 2100 Philadelphia Road, Edgewood; 410-676-3709; opens Nov. 29 through Dec. 24; hours are Monday through Thursday noon to 5 p.m.; Friday through Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Winterfarm: 4336 St. Clair Bridge Rd., Jarrettsville; 410-322-6364; open now through Dec. 16; hours are Nov. 29 (Black Friday) from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Nov. 30-31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dec. 5-6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dec. 7-8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dec. 14-15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Dec. 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Various Lowe's and Home Depot locations.

Recent data from the American Christmas Tree Association’s 2024 Consumer Report shows 99 percent of survey respondents intend to display at least one Christmas tree in their homes this year, and among them, 22 percent will opt for a live tree.

According to PickYourOwnChristmasTree, real trees will cost about $13 a foot, depending on the type of tree. At that cost, a typical 7-foot tree would cost about $90.

Years of extreme weather — drought conditions in some parts of the country and excess moisture in others — have affected Christmas tree farms.

This year, attention is focused on the Northeast, where tree farmers are struggling under severe drought conditions that are killing off young trees and could cause future shortages.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, about a fourth of the region was in severe to extreme drought, which hits young trees especially hard. It typically takes a tree seven or eight years to grow to the desirable height for decorating.

“Christmas tree farms in the Northeast have, unfortunately, been hit with drought conditions that will impact the crop for several years to come,” American Christmas Tree Association executive director Jami Warner told CNN.

“While consumers will be able to find their Christmas trees this season, some growers in the Northeast will not be able to harvest as many trees as they have in past non-drought years,” Warner said.