What will you decorate your home with this holiday season – a real Christmas tree or an artificial one? That is a question many people ask themselves at this most wonderful time of year. Although there is a large selection of beautiful artificial trees out there, the spicy, fresh scent of balsam fir filling the house is hard to beat.
Yes, vacuuming up fallen pine needles is annoying, but what are the benefits of having a real Christmas tree? According to the National Christmas Tree Association, real trees are the best choice, the natural choice – and a benefit to the environment. While they’re growing, trees support life by absorbing carbon dioxide and other gases and emitting fresh oxygen. The farms that grow varieties of evergreens stabilize soil, protect water supplies and provide refuge for wildlife while creating scenic green belts. Real Christmas trees are biodegradable, which means they can be easily reused or recycled for mulch and other purposes, and they help preserve green spaces. Real Christmas trees are often grown in soil that does not support other crops. And, they are beautiful!
Finding the perfect tree and cutting it down is a fun activity that many families enjoy year after year. You can fill your Christmas with joy and forge a lasting memory by visiting a local Christmas tree farm. Be sure to dress for the weather when you set out in search of that perfect pine, spruce or fir, and then warm up with a steaming mug of cocoa when you’re done!
Candy Cane Christmas Tree Farm
4780 Seymour Lake Rd., Oxford
248.628.8899
Hodgson Tree Farm
5461 Whipple Lake Rd., Clarkston
248.394.0390
By appointment
Holly Christmas Tree Farm
7355 Fish Lake Rd., Holly
248.634.8102
Hunt 4 Your Fir Christmas Tree Farm
5102 Old State Rd., North Branch
810.688.3643
Rattalee Lake Tree Farm
7650 Rattalee Lake Rd., Holly
248.620.2973
Runyans’ Country Tree Farm
10235 N. Webster Rd., Clio
810.687.2476
Open 9AM-5PM
Cut your tree from a variety of Frasier Fir, Concolor Fir, Black Hills Spruce, Blue Spruce, White Pine, Scotch Pine, Serbian Spruce.
Top Hill Farms, Inc.
5767 Fox Lake Rd., Goodrich
248. 627.2764
Cut-your-own and pre-cut Spruce, Pine and Fir; wreathes, wagon rides, cocoa and donuts.
Trim Pines Farm
4357 Baldwin Rd., Holly
810.694.9958
By appointment
Windy Hill Tree Farm
2415 E. Vienna Rd., Clio
810.687.7453
Pre-cut or cut-your-own Scotch Pine, Blue Spruce, White Spruce, White Pine, Balsam Fir, Frasier Fir, Douglas Fir. Hayrides, hand saw and measuring stick are all provided.
