A large agritourism operation with a separately ticketed Christmas Village bolted onto its tree fields — expect bigger crowds than a small family farm, and note that Village tickets are online-only with no cash option at that gate.
Anne Ellen is less a tree lot and more a holiday destination, and it’s worth going in with that framing. With more than 50 acres and 50,000-plus trees on the property, plus a standalone Christmas Village attraction with Santa, this is built for a longer visit than most farms in this research — more of a planned outing than a stop on the way home from errands.
The farm offers both choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees, and its posted hours describe tree fields open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, with pre-cut fields staying open until 8 p.m. and the shop running 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily from November 7 through December 30. What isn’t clear from the farm’s own site is whether “choose-and-cut” means you do the cutting yourself or staff handles it for you — the published description covers both options without spelling out who wields the saw. If that distinction matters to your plans, it’s worth a phone call before you go rather than assuming either way. No tree species were listed, and no pricing was published for trees of any kind, so there’s genuinely no dollar figure to work from here — budget flexibly and ask on arrival.
This is the detail most likely to surprise a first-time visitor: the Christmas Village, with Santa and photo sessions, is ticketed separately from the tree fields, and those tickets have to be bought online ahead of time. The farm’s cash-and-card system applies to the tree fields and shop, not the Village gate — so if you show up planning to pay your way through the whole visit in cash, you’ll hit a wall at the Village entrance. Buy tickets in advance if that’s part of your plan.
Nothing in the record documents actual wait times or parking conditions, but it’s a reasonable, clearly-labeled inference that a 50-acre operation with a major on-site attraction is going to see more traffic than a small family farm, especially on weekends once the Village is running alongside the tree season. If you have flexibility, a weekday visit is the safer bet for avoiding lines, though that’s a general seasonal pattern rather than something this farm has confirmed about itself.
Wreaths, grave covers, and a gingerbread house display round out the shop side, alongside the petting zoo and photo sessions already mentioned. None of these come with published pricing either, so treat this as an add-on-heavy visit where your total spend depends on how much of the extended experience you buy into, rather than a fixed-cost tree run.
The farm has stated its 2026 opening date directly, which is a solid data point, but no closing date has been posted, tree species aren’t listed, and pricing is absent across the board — for trees, Village tickets, and shop items alike. None of that is unusual this early in the season, but it does mean this page can tell you when to start planning and what to expect on-site, not exactly what you’ll pay when you get there.
A weekday, if your schedule allows it. The farm opens for the 2026 season on November 21, and with 50+ acres and a major attraction on-site, weekends are likely to draw the heaviest traffic.
Longer than a typical tree stop if you're also doing the Christmas Village — budget extra time beyond just walking the fields.
Not documented directly, but the farm's scale (50+ acres, 50,000+ trees, a ticketed attraction) points toward heavier weekend traffic and possible parking waits compared to smaller farms in the same area — this is a reasonable inference from the farm's size, not a confirmed crowd report.
Not specified in available sources. Given the size of the operation, arriving early on weekends is a safe bet.
Not documented. Most tree-farm fields are unpaved, so assume uneven ground unless the farm confirms otherwise when you call.
Skip if you want a quick, no-frills tree run or you're hoping to pay cash at the gate for everything, since Christmas Village tickets must be purchased online in advance and no pricing for trees themselves has been published.
November 21, 2026, per the farm's own site. No closing date has been posted yet.
The farm offers both choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees, but its own site doesn't specify whether customers or staff do the actual cutting. Ask when you arrive if that matters to you.
No. It's a separate, ticketed attraction, and tickets must be bought online in advance — the Village gate does not accept cash.
A petting zoo, photo sessions, wreaths, grave covers, and a gingerbread house display, on top of the Christmas Village itself.
Opens November 21, 2026 (closing date not published). Daily. Hours: Tree fields 9am-4pm daily (cut-your-own); pre-cut fields open until 8pm; shops daily 9am-8pm Nov 7-Dec 30.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
114 Daum Road, Manalapan, NJ 07726, in Monmouth County. It is one of 9 farms we track in Central NJ.
We track 9 farms in Central NJ, 7 of which let you cut your own tree. The farm has not published a starting price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
What sets it apart locally: it has a petting area, which most Central NJ farms on our list do not.
There are 3 other farms we track in Monmouth County. All Central NJ farms →
anneellenfarms.com · njfamily.com
Checked September 2026.