A well-documented, fully-equipped farm with real 2026 dates and hours straight from its own site, but the season is unusually short and its hours shrink fast after opening weekend.
Flocked trees priced at $30/ft; live-tree base pricing was not posted online. Credit cards accepted with a 4% convenience fee; Venmo also accepted.
Country Pines is one of the more solidly documented farms in this research, because its 2026 season dates and hours came straight from the farm’s own site rather than being estimated from a general rule. That’s worth flagging up front: where other listings in this batch carry real uncertainty about current-year dates, this one is about as current as research gets without a phone call.
The full 2026 run is Nov. 25 through Dec. 6 — about 11 days, notably compact next to farms that stay open into late December. Within that window, the hours themselves taper quickly: full 9 a.m.-5 p.m. days on Nov. 25, the Thanksgiving-weekend stretch (27-28), and Dec. 5, but every other day drops to a 1-5 p.m. afternoon window. After Nov. 30, the farm’s own posting notes that operation becomes weather- and inventory-dependent, meaning a day could close early or not open at all depending on conditions and what’s left to sell. The practical takeaway: if you want the most reliable hours and the best selection, opening weekend is the move, not a “we’ll get to it in December” plan.
The farm was started in 1990 by the Bork family and passed to the Pritts family in 2022, so it’s a longer-running operation now in its second family’s hands. It comes fully equipped for cut-your-own visitors — saws, carts, tree shaking, and netting are all provided, so there’s no need to show up with your own gear. Species on offer include Fraser Fir, Balsam Fir, Canaan Fir, and White Pine, giving a reasonable spread for different needle textures and shapes.
Flocked trees — sprayed with an artificial-snow-like coating — are a notably larger part of this farm’s business than at many cut-your-own operations, priced at $30 per foot according to the farm’s own site. Do the simple math: a 6-foot flocked tree runs $180, an 8-footer $240. That’s a real, traceable number, unlike the live-tree base price, which wasn’t posted online at research time, so budget flexibly for an unflocked cut tree and ask on arrival. Beyond trees, the farm sells wreaths, kissing balls, door swags, garland, and mailbox toppers, and the barn offers hot cocoa and baked goods. Santa visits are planned, though specific dates weren’t posted.
The farm accepts credit cards with a stated 4% convenience fee, and Venmo with no fee mentioned. If you’re trying to keep costs as close to the sticker price as possible, Venmo or cash sidesteps that surcharge; a card adds a small, real percentage on top of whatever you spend.
Given the short window and taper in hours, Country Pines rewards planning rather than procrastinating. Go opening weekend for full hours and the widest selection, bring a payment method that avoids the card fee if it matters to you, and don’t wait past Nov. 30 expecting normal operating hours — the farm’s own posting is explicit that things get weather-dependent from there.
The 2026 season runs Nov. 25 - Dec. 6, with the fullest hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) on Nov. 25, 27-28, and Dec. 5; every other day drops to 1-5 p.m., and days after Nov. 30 are weather- and inventory-dependent. Go opening weekend for the best hours and selection.
An hour or more if you're cutting your own tree with provided equipment, plus time in the barn for cocoa and baked goods.
Not documented with numbers, but a season this short concentrated around one holiday weekend (Nov. 25, 27-28) means those days are very likely the busiest of the whole run.
Not specified in the record.
Not addressed in the sources reviewed.
Skip waiting until mid-December, since the entire season runs only about 11 days and days after Nov. 30 depend on weather and remaining inventory.
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Nov. 25 - Dec. 6, 2026. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Nov. 25, 27-28, and Dec. 5; 1-5 p.m. on Nov. 29-30 and Dec. 1-4; and 1-5 p.m. on the final day, Dec. 6. Days after Nov. 30 are also subject to weather and remaining inventory.
Flocked trees run $30 per foot, per the farm's own site. Base pricing for live, unflocked trees was not posted online, so ask when you arrive.
No. The farm provides saws, carts, tree shaking, and netting, so you can show up without equipment.
Yes, with a 4% convenience fee. Venmo is also accepted.
November 25 – December 6, 2026. Daily (weather and inventory permitting). Hours: Nov 25, 27-28 & Dec 5: 9:00am-5:00pm; Nov 29-30 & Dec 1-4: 1:00pm-5:00pm; Dec 6 (final day): 1:00pm-5:00pm.
Pricing was not published when we last checked. Flocked trees priced at $30/ft; live-tree base pricing was not posted online. Credit cards accepted with a 4% convenience fee; Venmo also accepted.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you), and a saw is provided.
707 520th St, Marcus, IA 51035, in Cherokee County. It is one of 2 farms we track in Northwest Iowa.
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countrypinestreefarm.com · visitiowafarms.org
Checked September 2026.