One of the larger Pioneer Valley operations, with tiered pricing, five tree varieties, and a hayride, but expect a genuinely busy opening day since it's historically hosted the state's 'Green Friday' kickoff event.
Choose & cut $75-90; pre-cut 6-8ft $75; pre-cut 8-9ft $90; table-top (3-4ft) $55; plus tax
Chestnut Mountain Christmas Tree Farm sits on 130 conservation-restricted acres split between North Hatfield and Whately, with roughly 40,000 trees at various stages of growth. That puts it among the larger cut-your-own operations in the Pioneer Valley, and the record backs that scale up with real, specific pricing and a genuine variety of five named tree species: Fraser fir, Balsam fir, Canaan fir, Concolor fir, and Blue spruce.
Unlike several other farms in this batch, Chestnut Mountain publishes real numbers. Choose-and-cut trees run $75-90 depending on size. Pre-cut trees are $75 for 6-8 feet and $90 for 8-9 feet. A table-top tree, 3-4 feet, is the cheapest option at $55, useful if you’re decorating a small apartment or want a second accent tree rather than committing to a full-size one. All prices are plus tax. Worth noting: cutting your own doesn’t come at a discount here, since choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees land in the same $75-90 range for comparable sizes.
Local news outlets, including the Greenfield Recorder and WWLP, have covered Chestnut Mountain as the site of the state’s “Green Friday” tree-cutting kickoff event in recent years. That means opening day here isn’t a quiet first look at fresh trees; it’s likely to include local officials, photographers, and above-average foot traffic. If a calmer visit matters more to you than being part of a covered event, aim for a weekend a week or two after opening rather than day one.
A hayride takes visitors out to the fields, and once you’ve made your cut, trees are baled in a heated workshop, a genuinely useful detail on a cold December day. That same building sells maple syrup and local crafts, and hot cider and cookies are offered while you’re there. This reads as a farm designed for a full outing rather than a quick errand.
No phone number turned up in the sources checked for this research, which is unusual and worth flagging plainly, and no specific days-of-week, hours, or 2026 opening and closing dates were found either. That’s a real gap for a farm this established, and it means the smart move is checking the farm’s website directly closer to the season, since the pricing and activities described here are solid but the calendar around them isn’t yet.
Chestnut Mountain gives you real prices and a real variety list, which is more than several nearby farms offer this early in the year. What it doesn’t give you yet is a confirmed 2026 calendar or a way to reach the farm by phone, so treat the specifics here as reliable and the timing as something to verify closer to Thanksgiving.
If you want a quieter visit, avoid opening day itself — Chestnut Mountain has been the site of a covered 'Green Friday' kickoff event in recent years, which draws photographers and local officials along with regular visitors. A weekend a week or two into the season is likely calmer, though exact 2026 dates aren't confirmed.
Plan for a fuller visit than a quick grab-and-go, given hayrides, a heated baling workshop, cider and cookies, and local crafts for sale — this reads as a farm built for a whole outing, not a five-minute stop.
Likely above average on opening day specifically, based on recent local news coverage of the farm hosting a 'Green Friday' kickoff event with local officials and photographers present. Other days in the season aren't documented but are reasonably assumed to be calmer.
Not documented in the record.
Not documented in the record.
Skip opening day if you want to avoid crowds, since Chestnut Mountain has hosted the state's covered 'Green Friday' event, which draws more attention and foot traffic than a typical farm's first day.
Chestnut Mountain spans North Hatfield and Whately in the Pioneer Valley. Cranston's Christmas Tree Farm in Ashfield is another large operation in this directory if you want to compare pricing and variety in the same broader region.
Choose-and-cut runs $75-90; pre-cut 6-8ft trees are $75; pre-cut 8-9ft trees are $90; table-top trees (3-4ft) are $55. All prices are plus tax.
Fraser fir, Balsam fir, Canaan fir, Concolor fir, and Blue spruce — five named varieties, a wider selection than many nearby farms.
It can be crowded. Chestnut Mountain has been the site of the state's covered 'Green Friday' tree-cutting kickoff event in recent years, drawing more attention than a typical farm's opening day.
Not confirmed. Specific days of the week, hours, and 2026 opening/closing dates weren't found in the sources reviewed, so call or check the farm's website closer to the season.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the farm before driving out.
Trees start at $55. Choose & cut $75-90; pre-cut 6-8ft $75; pre-cut 8-9ft $90; table-top (3-4ft) $55; plus tax
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
126 Mountain Road, Hatfield, MA 01038, in Hampshire County. It is one of 3 farms we track in Western Massachusetts/Pioneer Valley.
We track 3 farms in Western Massachusetts/Pioneer Valley, 2 of which let you cut your own tree. At $55 to start this one sits below the regional median of $75, undercutting 1 of the 2 priced farms we track here.
What sets it apart locally: it has a hayride or sleigh ride, a gift shop or farm market, which most Western Massachusetts/Pioneer Valley farms on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 0 of the 3 farms we track in Western Massachusetts/Pioneer Valley had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
chestnutmountaintreefarm.com
Checked September 2026.