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Anderson Tree Farm

📍 508 W. Route 126, Plainfield, IL 60544🗓 Season dates not yet published for 2026🏷 From $100

A working nursery and landscape business in Plainfield that also sells cut-your-own trees by the foot and pre-cut Fraser fir, with clear pricing but no confirmed 2026 season dates.

Anderson Tree Farm in Plainfield, IL

How you get your tree

This farm offers

cut-your-own

Cut-your-own priced at $15/foot, which includes shaking and baling. Pre-cut Fraser fir shipped from North Carolina runs $100–$225. Figures per the farm's own website (visitandersontreefarm.com).

Our take

Anderson Tree Farm in Plainfield is less a seasonal Christmas destination and more a year-round nursery and landscape supply business that adds a cut-your-own tree lot and a pre-cut Fraser fir option each winter. The farm also sells hardwoods, firewood, and fresh eggs outside the holiday season, according to its own site — a detail worth knowing if you’re expecting a farm built purely around Christmas atmosphere rather than a working nursery operation.

Pricing you can actually plan around

This is one of the more transparent records in this batch on cost. Cut-your-own trees are priced at $15 per foot, and that rate includes shaking and baling — two services some farms charge extra for. Using only that published number, a 6-foot tree comes to $90 and an 8-foot tree comes to $120, before any other add-ons; scale that arithmetic to whatever height you’re after. If you’d rather skip the field entirely, the farm also sells pre-cut Fraser fir shipped in from North Carolina, priced in a $100-$225 range depending on size. That’s a meaningfully different product from the field-grown trees — a Fraser fir has a strong reputation for good needle retention generally, which is one reason it’s a popular shipped species even for farms that don’t grow it locally.

What’s on offer, species-wise

Beyond the shipped Fraser fir, the cut-your-own field carries Douglas fir, Colorado spruce, white pine, balsam fir, and Norway spruce, per the farm’s own site. That’s a reasonably wide lineup for a per-foot pricing model, and it means the choice isn’t just about size but about needle type, shape, and scent, which vary meaningfully across those species.

What isn’t confirmed

No 2025 or 2026 season dates or operating hours were found anywhere checked, which is a real gap for a farm you’d otherwise plan around. Nothing in the record addresses whether saws are provided or need to be brought, or what payment methods are accepted. None of this should be assumed — a quick call to the farm before driving out is the only way to close these gaps honestly.

The honest bottom line

Anderson’s stands out in this batch for having genuinely clear, specific pricing on both its cut-your-own and pre-cut options, which is more than many neighboring farms publish. What it lacks is any confirmed timing — so the money question is answered, but the when question is not, and that’s the one to resolve with a phone call before you make the trip.

Planning your visit

Best time to go

Not stated in the record. No 2026 season dates or hours have been published, so timing has to be confirmed by phone.

How long to budget

Not stated. As a year-round nursery and landscape business rather than a single-purpose seasonal tree farm, the visit may feel less festival-like than farms built specifically around the holiday.

Crowds

Not stated in the record.

Parking

Not described in the record.

Strollers and accessibility

Not addressed in the source.

What to bring

  • A decision on cut-your-own versus pre-cut Fraser fir before you arrive, since both are priced very differently
  • Cash or card, since payment method isn't specified in the record
  • A call ahead to confirm the farm is open for the season, since no 2025 or 2026 dates or hours were found

How to spend less here

  • Cut-your-own trees are priced at $15 per foot, which includes shaking and baling, per the farm's own site
  • Pre-cut Fraser fir shipped from North Carolina runs $100-$225 depending on size
  • A 6-foot cut-your-own tree at $15/foot works out to $90 before any other charges, using only the per-foot rate in the record; do this math yourself for your target height since the farm doesn't publish a size-by-size price list

Who it suits

Good for

  • Visitors who want clear, published pricing before they drive out
  • Anyone deciding between six named species, from Douglas fir to a pre-cut Fraser fir shipped from North Carolina
  • Buyers who'd also use a nursery for firewood, hardwoods, or fresh eggs while they're there

Skip it if

Skip Anderson's if you're looking for a dedicated, festively-decorated tree-farm outing rather than a working nursery that happens to sell trees, and skip it if you need confirmed hours or a specific opening weekend, since neither is published.

Worth pairing with

No specific nearby-farm comparison is available in this record.

Common questions

How much does a cut-your-own tree cost at Anderson's?

$15 per foot, which includes shaking and baling, per the farm's own website.

Is pre-cut available if I don't want to cut my own?

Yes. Pre-cut Fraser fir, shipped in from North Carolina, runs $100 to $225 depending on size, per the farm's own site.

What species can I cut myself?

The record lists Douglas fir, Colorado spruce, white pine, balsam fir, and Norway spruce as field-grown options, plus the separately-priced pre-cut Fraser fir.

When does the season open?

Not published. No 2025 or 2026 season dates or hours were found on the farm's site.

When is Anderson Tree Farm open in 2026?

2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the farm before driving out.

How much does a tree cost at Anderson Tree Farm?

Trees start at $100. Cut-your-own priced at $15/foot, which includes shaking and baling. Pre-cut Fraser fir shipped from North Carolina runs $100–$225. Figures per the farm's own website (visitandersontreefarm.com).

Can I cut my own tree at Anderson Tree Farm?

Yes. It's cut-your-own.

Where is Anderson Tree Farm?

508 W. Route 126, Plainfield, IL 60544, in Will County. It is one of 10 farms we track in Chicago Suburbs.

How Anderson Tree Farm compares in Chicago Suburbs

We track 10 farms in Chicago Suburbs, 9 of which let you cut your own tree. At $100 to start this one sits above the regional median of $85.

One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 2 of the 10 farms we track in Chicago Suburbs had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.

Other farms near Plainfield

There are 2 other farms we track in Will County. All Chicago Suburbs farms →

Quick facts

SeasonSeason dates not yet published for 2026
Days openNot published
HoursNot published
Starting price$100
Tree typesDouglas fir, Colorado spruce, White pine, Balsam fir, Norway spruce, Fraser fir (pre-cut)
CountyWill County
RegionChicago Suburbs

Directions

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Sources

visitandersontreefarm.com

Checked September 2026.