A credible North Central Florida farm known for supplying the state Capitol's living Christmas tree, offering both cut-your-own and living potted evergreens — though its actual open days are disputed between sources, so confirm before you drive out.
BK Cedars in Alachua carries a genuinely distinctive credibility marker among the farms in this batch: it’s identified as a past supplier of Florida’s State Capitol living Christmas tree. That’s a specific, verifiable-sounding claim rather than vague self-promotion, and it points toward a farm with real standing in the state’s Christmas tree industry rather than a purely informal seasonal operation.
Where most farms in this dataset are built around cutting a field-grown tree, BK Cedars puts real emphasis on live, potted or rooted trees — Red Cedar, Leyland Cypress, and Arizona Cypress specifically. A living tree is a different product and a different commitment than a cut one: it can be kept indoors briefly, then planted outdoors afterward rather than discarded, which matters to visitors who want a tree with a life beyond the holiday season. The farm is also described as open by appointment outside the regular season specifically for live tree sales and planting advice, according to reviews — a level of ongoing horticultural service that goes beyond a seasonal pop-up operation.
Cut-your-own is still available too, in the same three species — Red Cedar, Leyland Cypress, and Arizona Cypress — none of which are firs, consistent with the broader pattern across North Florida farms where the climate favors cypress and cedar varieties over cold-hardy species.
Here’s the gap worth naming directly: the core tree-farm directory describes BK Cedars as open daily, 10am-6pm, from Thanksgiving Day through December 24. A separate, Yelp-derived summary instead describes a much more limited schedule — Friday and Saturday only, running from Thanksgiving weekend through December 21. These are not close to each other; one implies you can show up essentially any day during the season, the other implies you have exactly two open days per week and a shorter overall window. This research could not determine which is accurate, or whether the farm’s actual practice has changed between whenever these two sources were each describing it. Given that gap, don’t drive out on a weekday assuming the farm will be open without calling first.
No pricing information turned up in any source for either the cut-your-own or living-tree options, which is a real gap given that the two products are likely priced quite differently — a live, rooted tree in a container typically costs more than a comparable cut field-grown tree, though that’s a general horticultural inference, not a number specific to this farm. Budget with real flexibility and ask about both options directly.
BK Cedars’ Capitol-tree connection and genuine living-tree specialty make it a farm worth a closer look, especially for a visitor who wants an alternative to the standard cut-tree-and-discard cycle. The unresolved schedule conflict is the one thing standing between “worth a look” and “worth a special trip” — a quick call to 386-462-2060 closes that gap before you leave the house.
The record projects a 2026 season of Nov 26 (Thanksgiving Day itself) through Dec 24, based on a directory description of a 'Thanksgiving Day to December 24th' recurring pattern. Which days within that window the farm is actually open is disputed — see below — so the safest approach is to call and ask for the current week's schedule rather than assuming daily hours.
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Skip BK Cedars until you've called 386-462-2060 to confirm the current schedule, since sources genuinely disagree on which days the farm is open — one says daily, another says Friday-Saturday only — and this research could not resolve the conflict.
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Sources disagree. The tree-farm directory text says daily, 10am-6pm, Thanksgiving Day to Dec 24. A separate Yelp-derived summary instead describes a Friday-Saturday-only schedule, running seasonally from Thanksgiving weekend through Dec 21. This wasn't resolved in this research — call 386-462-2060 to confirm before visiting.
BK Cedars is noted as a past supplier of Florida's State Capitol living Christmas tree, which is a specific, checkable claim rather than generic marketing language, and lends real weight to the farm's standing versus a purely informal roadside operation.
Yes — the farm specializes in live, potted or rooted Red Cedar, Leyland Cypress, and Arizona Cypress in addition to standard cut-your-own trees, which is a genuine point of difference from most farms in this dataset.
No pricing was found in any source checked. Ask directly, and clarify whether you're asking about cut-your-own or living-tree pricing, since those are likely to be priced quite differently.
November 26 – December 24, 2026. Sources conflict: pickyourownchristmastree.org's directory text says daily 10am-6pm, Thanksgiving Day to Dec 24; a Yelp-derived summary instead says Fri-Sat only, seasonally from Thanksgiving weekend through Dec 21. Not resolved — call ahead.. Hours: 10am-6pm (days open disputed between sources, see days_open).
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own.
20874 NW 91st Street, Alachua, FL 32615, in Alachua County. It is one of 4 farms we track in North Central FL.
We track 4 farms in North Central FL, 4 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 29 days against a regional average of 29, so it is broadly in line with the rest of the region.
bkcedars.com · pickyourownchristmastree.org
Checked September 2026.