A 120-plus-year family farm that runs a genuinely short, weekend-only season rather than the six-week window common elsewhere in Vermont, so this is one to confirm dates for before you drive.
Choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees individually priced; exact price list not published online
Christmas Trees at Bishop Farm has been family-run for more than 120 years, which puts it among the longer-established operations in this Vermont research. The most important thing to understand before planning a visit, though, is the schedule: rather than staying open across a typical five- or six-week Thanksgiving-to-Christmas window, the farm’s own published calendar for its most recent confirmed season listed just two weekend windows — the Thanksgiving weekend itself and one more the following weekend in early December. That’s a meaningfully shorter season than most other farms covered in this research, and it means the usual assumption of “any weekend before Christmas should work” doesn’t apply here.
Because those exact dates were tied to a specific past year rather than described as a recurring pattern, this record can’t tell you exactly which weekends the farm will be open in 2026. What it can tell you is the shape of the risk: if you show up in mid-December expecting a farm that’s been open since Thanksgiving, there’s a real chance Bishop Farm has already wrapped up its short season and closed for the year. A phone call to 802-768-1402 before making the drive is the difference between a wasted trip and a good one here, more so than at farms running a longer, more forgiving window.
The visit itself is straightforward: choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees, both individually priced without a published price list, so expect to learn the actual cost only once you’re selecting a tree or asking staff directly. Balsam fir and Fraser fir are the two species on offer. The farm throws in a few small, genuinely no-cost extras — free hot chocolate, free candy canes, and free baling of your cut tree for transport — which won’t change your budget meaningfully but are a nice touch that some farms charge for. Wreaths are also available for sale if you want to round out the trip.
Neither a specific starting price nor a detailed price list turned up anywhere in this research, and the record explicitly notes the exact figures aren’t published online. That’s different from a farm that simply hasn’t updated its 2026 dates yet — this appears to be a farm that prices trees individually rather than publishing a rate card at all, which is common among smaller, longer-running family operations that price by eye rather than a fixed formula. Budget with some flexibility rather than expecting a clean per-foot number, and don’t be surprised if the price depends on the specific tree you pick rather than a simple height chart.
No 2026 dates were published as of this research. In 2025 the farm ran just two windows — the Thanksgiving weekend and the following weekend in early December — rather than staying open through Christmas, so don't assume a long season here.
30-45 minutes for cutting a tree, plus a few minutes for free hot chocolate and candy canes.
Not documented, though a schedule limited to a handful of weekend days likely concentrates visitors more than farms open for a full six-week season.
Not described in the record.
Not addressed in the source.
Skip a mid-December visit assuming the farm is still open, since its schedule in the most recent confirmed season covered only two specific weekends in late November and early December rather than running through the holiday.
This farm is in the Okemo Valley area of Windsor County; nothing else in this Vermont research batch sits close enough to treat as a natural pairing, so plan it as a standalone trip.
Not published online. The record confirms both choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees are individually priced, but no specific figures are available — call ahead.
Historically, only on select weekends in late November and early December — in the most recent confirmed season, that meant two specific long weekends rather than a continuous six-week run. Confirm current dates before visiting, since this farm's short window means arriving even a week off from expectations could mean it's already closed.
Yes — hot chocolate, candy canes, and tree baling are all offered at no cost.
Balsam fir and Fraser fir.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Select weekends only. Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked. Choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees individually priced; exact price list not published online
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
Park Farm Road, Springfield, VT 05156, in Windsor County. It is one of 5 farms we track in Southern Vermont.
We track 5 farms in Southern Vermont, 5 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 free netting/baling, which most Southern Vermont farms on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 2 of the 5 farms we track in Southern Vermont had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
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Checked September 2026.