A Harvard cut-your-own farm with an unusually wide spruce lineup and an on-site coffee roaster, but no published 2026 dates, hours, or pricing.
No pricing was published on the farm's own site at the time of research.
Conifera Tree Farm, in Harvard, distinguishes itself with an unusually wide spruce selection: blue spruce, Norway spruce, Black Hills spruce, and Serbian spruce, alongside Fraser fir and balsam fir. That’s a notably broader range of spruce varieties than most farms in this research offer — many list just one or two spruce types, if any. The farm’s own site described plans for “a very good supply of hundreds of tagged choose and cut trees” for the 2026 season, which suggests confidence in inventory even though specific dates weren’t posted.
The record draws a clear distinction between choose-and-cut field stock, running 5 to 9 feet, and pre-cut premium trees, which run larger — from 6 up to 14 feet. That’s a genuinely useful option if you want a taller tree than you’d want to cut and haul yourself: rather than being limited to what’s realistically cuttable in the field, a much larger pre-cut tree is available as an alternative. Which option makes sense for you depends on whether the appeal of a farm visit, for you, includes the act of cutting, or whether tree size is the priority.
Beyond the trees themselves, Conifera makes wreaths and garland on-site and runs its own coffee roaster, Conifera Roasters — a distinctive addition not found at other farms in this research. The farm reportedly also grows asparagus in the spring, according to research notes, which points toward a genuine working farm with activity across multiple seasons rather than a purely seasonal Christmas operation.
What’s missing is significant for trip planning: no pricing, hours, or specific open/close dates were published on the farm’s own site at the time of this research. That’s a real limitation compared to farms in this batch with clear per-foot or flat pricing already posted. Given the farm’s stated confidence about “a very good supply” for 2026, it’s reasonable to expect the season will run, but not reasonable to guess at when or for how much — that needs a direct call or a closer-to-season check of the farm’s site.
Conifera’s spruce variety and the option of a large pre-cut tree beyond field-size limits make it worth considering, especially paired with its on-site coffee roaster as a genuine point of difference — but with no pricing or dates published yet, this is a farm to check back on rather than one you can plan a specific visit around today.
Not stated. The farm's own site described plans for a good supply of choose-and-cut trees for the 2026 season but gave no specific open or close dates, so timing needs to be confirmed by phone or checking the site closer to the season.
Not stated, but with an on-site coffee roaster (Conifera Roasters) and a wide species selection to compare, there's more here to browse than a bare tree lot.
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Skip Conifera if you need confirmed pricing or dates before committing to a trip, since neither was published on the farm's own site at the time of this research.
Ben's Christmas Tree Farm, also in Harvard, is a separate property in the same town with a large Fraser fir inventory if Conifera's spruce-heavy selection isn't what you're after.
Blue spruce, Norway spruce, Black Hills spruce, Serbian spruce, Fraser fir, and balsam fir, per the farm's own site — an unusually wide spruce lineup compared to most farms researched.
Choose-and-cut trees run 5-9 feet; pre-cut premium trees run larger, from 6 to 14 feet, per the farm's own site.
No pricing was published on the farm's own site at the time of this research.
The farm makes wreaths and garland on-site and runs its own coffee roaster, Conifera Roasters. It also reportedly grows asparagus in the spring, suggesting a working farm beyond just the Christmas season.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked. No pricing was published on the farm's own site at the time of research.
Yes. It's cut-your-own.
5810 N. Schultz Road, Harvard, IL 60033, in McHenry County. It is one of 8 farms we track in Northern Illinois.
We track 8 farms in Northern Illinois, 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 Northern Illinois farms on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 1 of the 8 farms we track in Northern Illinois had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 5 other farms we track in McHenry County. All Northern Illinois farms →
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coniferatreefarm.com
Checked September 2026.