One of Delaware's largest and longest-running choose-and-cut farms, but recent reviewers describe inconsistent pricing that can turn a small tree into a $65-75 purchase, so confirm the price of your specific tree before you cut it.
TripAdvisor reviewers report inconsistent pricing: some paid $45 for small trees and $65-75 for larger ones, others say all trees were charged a flat $65-75 regardless of size, plus a reported $4 baling fee. No official farm price list found.
Coleman’s has been run by the same family since 1932, which puts it in a different category from most of the choose-and-cut operations that have popped up in Delaware over the past decade or two. At 300-plus acres, it’s also simply bigger than almost anything else in the state guide — big enough that it runs a hayride to get visitors out to the cutting fields rather than having people walk in from the parking lot.
The honest answer here is that nobody outside the farm currently knows exactly what you’ll pay. The record includes a reported $45 starting price, but recent TripAdvisor reviewers describe two different experiences: some paid $45 for a small tree and $65-75 for a larger one, which is a normal tiered structure, while others say every tree was rung up at $65-75 regardless of size. There’s also a reported $4 baling fee that applies on top of whichever tree price you’re charged. Coleman’s hasn’t published an official price list to settle which version is accurate in any given week, so the only reliable move is to ask the staff what your specific tree costs before it gets cut down — not after, when your only real option is to pay or walk away with nothing.
Doing the arithmetic on what’s actually documented: if the tiered pricing holds, a small tree plus baling runs somewhere around $49, and a larger one plus baling lands in the $69-79 range. If you’re instead charged the flat rate some reviewers describe, even a small tree plus baling comes out to $69-79. That’s a meaningful gap for a family on a fixed holiday budget, and it’s exactly the kind of thing worth clearing up at the gate rather than at checkout.
This is a genuine cut-your-own farm — you don’t select a pre-cut tree from a lot, you ride a hayride out into the fields and do the cutting yourself. That means factoring in some extra time and a bit of physical effort compared to a precut lot, and it means dressing for an outdoor walk rather than a quick indoor purchase. Reviewers describe the parking area as a large gravel or dirt lot, which is standard for a farm this size but worth knowing if you’re navigating with young kids or a stroller.
Once you’re back from the fields, there’s a bake shoppe on site selling baked goods and hot drinks, which is a nice way to warm up after cutting your tree. Coleman’s also runs a pumpkin patch in the fall, but that’s a separate season with its own operating details — nothing here tells you whether the same trip works for both.
Season dates, days open, and hours are all unlisted for 2026 as of this writing, which isn’t unusual this early in the year but does mean you shouldn’t assume a specific weekend is safe to plan around yet. There’s also no confirmation of whether the farm takes cards or is cash-only, so it’s worth having a backup payment method ready. Given the farm’s size and long track record, it’s a reasonably safe bet that it will open again this season — the open question is really just when, and what you’ll actually be charged once you’re standing in the field with a tree picked out.
No 2026 season dates have been published; historically Delaware cut-your-own farms open the weekend after Thanksgiving, and a 300+ acre operation like this one is less likely than a small lot to run out of good trees early.
Budget more than a quick stop. The hayride out to the fields and back, plus a browse through the bake shoppe, makes this closer to a 1-2 hour visit than a drive-through errand.
Not documented directly, but a well-known, decades-old farm with a hayride draws a regional crowd, and at any established cut-your-own operation the first Saturday after Thanksgiving is typically the single busiest day of the season.
Described by reviewers as a large gravel/dirt lot rather than a paved surface.
Not documented in the record. The hayride to the cutting fields implies the trees are a real distance from the parking area, and visitors should expect an unpaved lot and open field terrain rather than a groomed, accessible path.
Skip Coleman's if you want a predictable price walking in the door, since multiple recent reviewers report being charged the same $65-75 whether the tree was small or large, and the farm has no published price list to check in advance.
McCarthy Tree Farm is also in Middletown, New Castle County, and offers a smaller, more kid-focused choose-and-cut setup if you want to compare it against Coleman's larger hayride operation.
There's no official price list from the farm. TripAdvisor reviewers report figures ranging from $45 for a small tree up to $65-75 for larger ones, but others say all trees were charged $65-75 regardless of size, plus a reported $4 baling fee. Ask at the gate before you cut.
This is a cut-your-own farm. You take a hayride out to the fields and cut your chosen tree yourself.
A bake shoppe on site sells baked goods and hot drinks. In the fall — a separate season from the Christmas tree operation — the farm also runs a pumpkin patch.
The record lists Douglas fir. No other species are documented for this farm.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the farm before driving out.
Trees start at $45. TripAdvisor reviewers report inconsistent pricing: some paid $45 for small trees and $65-75 for larger ones, others say all trees were charged a flat $65-75 regardless of size, plus a reported $4 baling fee. No official farm price list found.
Yes. It's cut-your-own.
550 Silver Run Rd, Middletown, DE 19709, in New Castle County. It is one of 13 farms we track in Delaware.
We track 13 farms in Delaware, 6 of which let you cut your own tree. At $45 to start this one sits right on the regional median of $45, undercutting 1 of the 4 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 Delaware farms on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 6 of the 13 farms we track in Delaware had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
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Checked September 2026.