Choose-and-cut and pre-cut are both available with different hours, but the only price on record is a stale 2021 flat rate and no species list was found.
A 2021 reference cited a flat $69 plus 6% tax for any-size field tree; this is several seasons old and not confirmed for 2026.
Brown’s runs two parallel operations: a choose-and-cut field for visitors who want to select and cut their own tree, and a separate pre-cut lot for a faster purchase. That’s a useful setup if your group is split between wanting the full field experience and wanting to grab something quick, but the two sides don’t run on matching schedules, which is worth planning around.
The pre-cut lot runs later into the evening — 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends — while the choose-and-cut field closes two hours earlier, at 5 p.m. both weekdays and weekends. If your plan is to cut your own tree, treat 5 p.m. as your real deadline, not the later pre-cut closing time. Someone glancing at the pre-cut hours and assuming they apply to the whole property could easily show up too late for the field.
The only dollar figure connected to this farm comes from a 2021 reference: a flat $69 plus 6% sales tax for any-size field tree, which comes out to roughly $73 total at that rate. A flat price regardless of tree size is a genuinely good structure if you’re aiming for a larger tree, since you’re not paying more per foot as height increases. But 2021 is five seasons removed from now, and prices at cut-your-own farms have generally moved upward over that stretch — there’s no responsible way to project forward from a number that old, so don’t treat $69 as anything more than historical context.
No tree species were named anywhere in the sources reviewed for this record, which is a real gap if a specific variety (say, Fraser fir for its needle retention, or a particular spruce) is what’s drawing you to a farm in the first place. Without that information, you’re choosing Brown’s based on its structure — choose-and-cut plus pre-cut, group tours available — rather than on a confirmed lineup of trees.
One concrete, useful detail: Brown’s offers group tours, which suggests the farm is set up to handle school groups, scout troops, or other organized visits beyond individual families. If that’s what you’re planning, it’s worth calling ahead specifically to ask about group logistics, since nothing in the record spells out capacity, scheduling, or any group-specific pricing.
This is a workable, structurally sound farm — two ways to get a tree, different but complementary hours, and a group-tour option — held back mainly by a lack of current, confirmed detail on species and price. A phone call closes most of that gap in a couple of minutes.
Earlier in the day if you're cutting your own, since the choose-and-cut field closes at 5 p.m. versus 7 p.m. for the pre-cut lot.
About 45 minutes to an hour.
Not documented in the record.
Skip a cut-your-own visit after 5 p.m., since the field closes two hours earlier than the pre-cut lot, and skip relying on the record for current pricing, since the only figure found dates to 2021.
A 2021 reference cited a flat $69 plus 6% tax (about $73 total) for any size field tree. That's several seasons old and not confirmed for 2026 — ask before you go.
The choose-and-cut field has shorter hours, closing at 5 p.m. both weekdays and weekends, while the pre-cut lot stays open until 7 p.m.
Not specified in available sources — ask when you call or arrive.
Yes, group tours are offered, suggesting the farm can accommodate school or club visits.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Monday-Sunday. Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked. A 2021 reference cited a flat $69 plus 6% tax for any-size field tree; this is several seasons old and not confirmed for 2026.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
1515 Parkview Road, York, PA 17406, in York County. It is one of 12 farms we track in South Central PA.
We track 12 farms in South Central PA, 6 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 wreaths and garland for sale, which most South Central PA 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 12 farms we track in South Central PA had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 2 other farms we track in York County. All South Central PA farms →
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Checked August 2026.