Oak Ridge Tree Farm

Well what a gem of a Christmas tree farm, this is going to become our new tradition go to place as empty nesters.
Thanx to Unilocal

Fabulous Christmas tree farm in Middletown, near the Durham line. The tree farm we have gone to for the past few years was closed the day we went to get our tree, so we drove around Durham, following signs for tree farms. After striking out at a couple of other spots, we ended up at Oak Ridge Tree Farm.
There is ample parking and we were immediately greeted by very nice people who were working there. Initially we were looking for precut, thought we would take a break from the work of cutting the tree down his year… but the guys at the farm encouraged us to go pick out our favorite tree and said they’d cut it down for us if we didn’t want to do it ourselves. I thought that was very nice, and definitely not something that has been offered to me at any other tree farm in the past. So we went on the search for our perfect tree. They have carts and saws, and a great variety of trees. We ended up cutting down our own tree, I think it was $ 45 up to a certain height, and more for the taller trees. They charge $ 2 extra to wrap the tree (well worth it) so with tax, it was around $ 50. They also sell wreaths. The only negative is that they don’t have a tree shaker or hot chocolate, or sleigh rides. But we’ve done all of that before and sometimes you really want to just get in, get a good quality tree, and get out. It would be great if they could get a shaker though!
As we were waiting for our tree to be wrapped, an older gentleman (maybe the owner?) was talking to us about how to care for our tree, and telling us about the farm. He was so nice and helpful, it was really a great experience all around. We’ve had our tree for over 3 weeks now and it is still in great shape, hardly any needles have fallen off of it.
This is a seasonal business, only open in November/​December each year, so be sure to call ahead or check their Facebook page (
) for their operating schedule.