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7 G's Family Farm

📍 2377 Old Kings Bridge Road, Nicholson, GA 30565🗓 Opens November 21, 2026 (closing date not published)🏷 Pricing TBD

One of the more confirmed opening dates in this batch — Saturday, November 21, 2026 — from an unusually wide eight-variety cypress-and-cedar farm store near Athens, though hours and pricing weren't reconfirmed for this year at last check.

Aerial view of 7 G's Family Farm in Nicholson, GA

How you get your tree

This farm offers

choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you)

Included

farm store (wreaths, homemade jellies, ornaments)hot apple cider (weekends)boiled peanuts (weekends)

Our take

7 G’s Family Farm sits just north of Athens rather than in the higher-elevation mountain counties where most of this research batch’s farms are located, and that geography shows up directly in what it grows: an unusually wide range of eight named cypress and cedar varieties — Leyland, Murray, Naylor Blue, Blue Ice, and Silver Smoke cypress, Carolina Sapphire, Burkii cedar, and Eastern red cedar — with no fir varieties listed at all. If you’re specifically hunting for a Fraser fir, this isn’t the stop; if you want real variety within the cypress-and-cedar family, few farms in this batch offer as many named options.

A confirmed opening date, which is rarer than it sounds

The farm’s own website directly states: “Save the date for Saturday, November 21 — our 2026 Opening Day!” That’s a genuinely useful, farm-stated fact, and it stands out against most of the other records in this research batch, where 2026 opening dates simply haven’t been posted yet. It’s worth being precise about what that confirms and what it doesn’t, though — the site had this opening date up but hadn’t yet posted 2026 hours, pricing, or a restated activity list as of this check.

A farm store beyond the tree lot

Beyond the trees, 7 G’s runs a farm store selling homemade jellies, ornaments, and wreaths, giving it a general-store feel alongside the tree sales. A regional travel guide describing a prior season also mentioned weekend visitors being offered hot apple cider and boiled peanuts, which is a nice, specific regional touch if it holds for 2026 — but that detail comes from a description of an earlier season, not a current 2026 statement from the farm, so it’s presented here as a “historically offered” detail rather than something you should count on.

Hours you can use as a starting point, not a guarantee

The same prior-season source lists hours of Monday-Friday 1-6pm and Saturday-Sunday 9am-6pm. Since the farm’s own current site hadn’t restated these for 2026 as of this check, treat them as a reasonable starting expectation rather than a locked schedule, and confirm by phone or a follow-up site check closer to the season, especially since 706-338-2061 is the number cross-checked most recently against the state forestry directory (an earlier search also turned up 706-202-8936 as a possible alternate or outdated number).

On cost, there’s nothing to calculate

No pricing structure or dollar figures were found anywhere in the sources checked, including the farm’s own site as of this check. That means there’s no honest number to offer for what a tree here actually costs, regardless of how confirmed the opening date is.

The honest bottom line

7 G’s Family Farm gives you a firmer opening date than most farms in this batch, a genuinely wide cypress-and-cedar selection, and a real farm store, but hours, pricing, and the weekend cider-and-peanuts extras are still carried over from an earlier season and worth reconfirming before you drive out on November 21.

Planning your visit

Best time to go

The farm's own site directly confirms 2026 Opening Day as Saturday, November 21. Weekday afternoons (1-6pm, per prior-season hours not yet reconfirmed) should be quieter than the longer weekend window (9am-6pm).

How long to budget

Not stated directly, but with eight named tree varieties, a farm store selling jellies and ornaments, and weekend cider and boiled peanuts historically offered, this reads as more of a browsing visit than a five-minute grab-and-go, especially on a weekend.

Crowds

Not stated in the record.

Parking

Not described in the record.

Strollers and accessibility

Not addressed in any source checked.

What to bring

  • A phone call to 706-338-2061 to confirm hours and pricing before you go, since the farm's own site had posted its opening date but not yet its full 2026 details as of this check
  • Cash as a backup for the farm store's jellies, ornaments, and wreaths, since payment method there isn't confirmed
  • An appetite for weekend cider and boiled peanuts if you're visiting Saturday or Sunday, though these weren't reconfirmed for 2026

How to spend less here

  • No price figure of any kind is published for this farm, so there's no dollar arithmetic to offer here
  • Homemade jellies and wreaths from the farm store may be a lower-cost way to bring home something from the visit if a full tree purchase isn't the goal

Who it suits

Good for

  • Visitors near Athens looking for a tree farm without driving into the mountain counties
  • Anyone who wants a wide choice among eight named cypress and cedar varieties
  • People who like a farm store with homemade jellies, ornaments, and wreaths alongside the tree lot

Skip it if

Skip 7 G's if you specifically want Fraser fir, since the confirmed lineup here is entirely cypress and cedar varieties, and skip it if you need confirmed 2026 hours or pricing before committing to a specific day, since neither had been reconfirmed as of this check.

Worth pairing with

Not available in the record checked.

Common questions

When does the 2026 season open?

Saturday, November 21, 2026, per the farm's own website, which is a more direct confirmation than most farms in this research batch have posted so far.

What tree varieties are available?

Eight named types: Leyland cypress, Murray cypress, Naylor Blue cypress, Carolina Sapphire, Blue Ice cypress, Burkii cedar, Silver Smoke cypress, and Eastern red cedar. No fir varieties were listed.

Is there a farm store?

Yes, selling homemade jellies, ornaments, and wreaths. Weekend visitors have historically also been offered hot apple cider and boiled peanuts, though this wasn't reconfirmed for 2026 as of this check.

What are the hours, and how much do trees cost?

Neither had been posted for 2026 as of this check. Prior-season hours were Monday-Friday 1-6pm and Saturday-Sunday 9am-6pm, but these should be reconfirmed closer to the season.

When is 7 G's Family Farm open in 2026?

Opens November 21, 2026 (closing date not published). Mon-Fri 1-6pm, Sat-Sun 9am-6pm. Hours: see days_open (2025-season hours; not yet reconfirmed for 2026).

How much does a tree cost at 7 G's Family Farm?

Pricing was not published when we last checked.

Can I cut my own tree at 7 G's Family Farm?

Yes. It's choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).

Where is 7 G's Family Farm?

2377 Old Kings Bridge Road, Nicholson, GA 30565, in Jackson County. It is one of 2 farms we track in Athens Area GA.

Other farms near Nicholson

There are 8 other farms we track in Jackson County. All Athens Area GA farms →

Quick facts

SeasonOpens November 21, 2026 (closing date not published)
Days openMon-Fri 1-6pm, Sat-Sun 9am-6pm
Hourssee days_open (2025-season hours; not yet reconfirmed for 2026)
Starting priceNot published
Tree typesLeyland cypress, Murray cypress, Naylor Blue cypress, Carolina Sapphire, Blue Ice cypress, Burkii cedar, Silver Smoke cypress, Eastern red cedar
CountyJackson County
RegionAthens Area GA

Directions

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Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.

Sources

7gsfarm.wordpress.com · blueridgemountainstravelguide.com · gatrees.org

Checked September 2026.