A long-running, reservation-only choose-and-cut farm near Lexington with no published pricing anywhere we could find — worth the call, but budget for an unanswered cost question until you make it.
Barker’s has been selling choose-and-cut trees near Lexington since 1995, which puts it among the more established operations in the Bluegrass region covered in this directory. What sets it apart from most of its neighbors isn’t the trees themselves — no species list was available to confirm what’s actually growing in the field — but the way the farm handles visitors: by reservation, not by open gate.
Most choose-and-cut farms in this area let you show up during posted hours and walk the field. Barker’s doesn’t work that way. The farm’s own site states it requires a reservation, which means the standard “swing by after Thanksgiving dinner” plan doesn’t apply here. You’ll need to call ahead — the farm lists both a main number (859-223-4354) and a separate reservation line (859-333-7213) — and get a slot before you drive out. That’s a real point in the farm’s favor if you dislike crowded fields on the first Saturday after Thanksgiving, since a booking system naturally caps how many parties are on the property at once, though nothing in the record actually confirms that’s the intended effect.
Unlike some farms in this directory that let you select a tree early and return later to cut it, Barker’s explicitly does not pre-tag. You walk the rows, choose, and cut on the day of your reservation. That’s the classic choose-and-cut experience, but it also means your reservation slot needs to be long enough to actually pick a tree you’re happy with, not just to check in and grab whatever’s closest to the gate.
This is the part of the record worth being blunt about: no pricing, no confirmed hours, and no tree-species list came up in the pages we could access. That’s unusual for a farm that’s been operating for three decades, and it likely just means the relevant pages weren’t reachable during this research pass rather than that the farm hides its prices on purpose. Either way, it leaves a real gap. If cost matters to your decision — and for most families it does — the reservation call is your only chance to find out before you’re standing in a field.
Third-party listings describe the season as running from the Friday after Thanksgiving through December 23rd. Applied to 2026, that points to November 27 through December 23, but that date range comes from aggregator sites describing a general pattern, not from Barker’s own confirmed 2026 calendar. Treat it as a starting assumption to confirm on your reservation call, not a locked-in schedule.
The honest verdict: Barker’s is a real, long-tenured farm worth considering if you’re comfortable booking ahead and asking questions by phone. It’s not the farm to pick if you want a fully mapped-out visit before you leave the driveway.
The season is described as running from the Friday after Thanksgiving through December 23, which for 2026 works out to November 27 through December 23 — but this is a resolved estimate from third-party sources, not a date confirmed on the farm's own site, so call to verify before you build a trip around it.
Not documented. Because trees are not pre-tagged, expect to spend some time walking the field to choose one, on top of whatever the reservation slot itself allows.
Not documented, though a reservation system suggests the farm may be deliberately limiting how many groups are in the field at once — a reasonable inference from how the booking system works, not a confirmed fact.
Not documented in the record.
Not documented. Since trees aren't pre-tagged, visitors should expect to walk uneven field terrain to find and cut their tree.
Skip this one if you want to show up without planning, since Barker's requires a reservation rather than walk-up visits, and skip it for now if you need firm pricing in hand before you leave the house, since none is published.
Several other choose-and-cut farms around Lexington and the Bluegrass region are covered in this directory, worth checking as walk-up alternatives if Barker's reservation system doesn't fit your schedule.
Yes. The farm requires a reservation rather than accepting walk-up visitors — call 859-223-4354 or the reservation line at 859-333-7213 to book before planning a trip.
You choose and cut it yourself in the field. The farm explicitly does not pre-tag trees, so visitors walk the rows and pick on the day of their reservation.
Unpublished. No pricing, hours, or tree-species list could be confirmed from the pages we could access — ask when you call to reserve.
Likely late November through December 23, based on a description of the season running from the Friday after Thanksgiving through December 23rd — but this comes from third-party sources dated 2025, not a farm-confirmed 2026 calendar, so verify by phone.
November 27 – December 23, 2026.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
1500 Deer Haven Lane, Lexington, KY 40509, in Fayette County. It is one of 11 farms we track in Lexington/Bluegrass Region.
We track 11 farms in Lexington/Bluegrass Region, 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.
Its season runs about 27 days against a regional average of 27, so it is broadly in line with the rest of the region.
There are 4 other farms we track in Fayette County. All Lexington/Bluegrass Region farms →
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Checked September 2026.