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CreekSide Tree Nursery - Boulder

📍 3283 61st Street, Boulder, CO 80301🗓 Season dates not yet published for 2026🏷 Pricing TBD

A year-round Boulder nursery selling fresh-cut and living potted trees with no field to cut your own, and almost nothing published about this location's specific hours, dates, or prices.

CreekSide Tree Nursery - Boulder in Boulder, CO

How you get your tree

This farm offers

pre-cut trees only

Included

living/potted trees to plant laterwreaths for salehot drinks and candy canesChristmas music

Not published; contact nursery directly.

Our take

CreekSide’s Boulder location is the original site in a two-location business, and it’s built differently from its sister property in Niwot. Where Niwot runs a seasonal cut-your-own field, this Boulder nursery operates year-round and doesn’t offer a field to walk at all. The record is explicit about the split: this is where to come for a fresh-cut tree someone else has already cut, or for a living, rooted tree you plan to plant outdoors after the holidays, not for the hands-on experience of choosing a row and cutting it yourself.

What’s actually confirmed here

The species list is substantial — thirteen varieties including balsam fir, black hills spruce, blue spruce, Canaan fir, concolor (white) fir, Douglas fir, Eastern white pine, Fraser fir, grand fir, noble fir, Nordmann fir, Scotch pine, and white pine — and the research notes add that the living, rooted stock specifically includes options like Austrian pine, Norway spruce, and ponderosa pine suited to being planted in the ground after the season ends. No pesticides are used on the crops, per the record. Beyond the trees themselves, the record lists a handful of seasonal touches: wreaths for sale, hot drinks and candy canes, and Christmas music, giving this a modest but real seasonal atmosphere even without a field to walk.

Where the record runs thin

This is a genuinely thin entry on the practical logistics that matter most for planning a visit. No season dates, no hours, and no pricing specific to this location were found published anywhere, including on the operator’s own site, which simply directs visitors to check for current information rather than listing it. That’s a meaningful gap: without hours, you can’t know when to show up, and without any price figure, there’s nothing honest to offer on cost beyond noting the gap plainly. The record does confirm this isn’t a cash-only business, but it doesn’t say what payment methods are accepted.

The honest bottom line

If a living tree to plant later, or a no-fuss fresh-cut pickup, is what you’re after, this location’s specialty lines up with that need well. But because nothing about hours, dates, or price is pinned down in the available sources, treat this as a call-ahead destination rather than one you can simply drive to on a whim. If what you actually want is the field, the saw, and the walk-the-rows experience, the operator’s Niwot location a few miles away is the one that offers that, not this one.

Planning your visit

Best time to go

Not stated in the record. No season dates or hours specific to this location were published; the farm's own site directs visitors to check for current hours rather than listing them.

How long to budget

Not stated in the record.

Crowds

Not stated in the record.

Parking

Not described in the record.

Strollers and accessibility

Not addressed in the source.

What to bring

  • A phone call ahead, since hours and season dates specific to this location aren't published
  • A question about which living varieties are suited to being planted outdoors in Colorado's climate afterward, if that's your plan
  • Flexible payment, since the record confirms this isn't a cash-only operation but doesn't list accepted methods

How to spend less here

  • No price figures are published for this location at all, so there's no dollar amount to offer here; ask directly when you call or arrive
  • If you're weighing this location against the operator's Niwot cut-your-own field, know that a living potted tree is generally a different kind of purchase than a cut tree, so compare like with like when you do get pricing

Who it suits

Good for

  • Visitors who want a fresh-cut or living potted tree without cutting it themselves
  • Anyone hoping to plant a tree after the holidays, since living, rooted trees are a specialty here
  • A backup option if the sister Niwot cut-your-own field is sold out or closed for the day

Skip it if

Skip this location if you specifically want the cut-your-own field experience, since it's precut and living trees only here, and skip it if you need confirmed hours or pricing before you drive over, since neither is published for this specific site.

Worth pairing with

The same operator runs a cut-your-own field at a separate Niwot location a few miles away, listed separately in this directory. If you want to cut your own tree rather than buy fresh-cut or living, that's the location to visit instead.

Common questions

Can I cut my own tree at this Boulder location?

No. The record confirms this location is precut and living-tree only; cutting your own is not offered here.

How much do trees cost here?

Not published. The record notes pricing is not listed online and recommends contacting the nursery directly.

What's the difference between this location and CreekSide's Niwot site?

This Boulder location is the original, year-round nursery, specializing in living, rooted trees you can plant after the holidays, alongside fresh-cut trees. The separate Niwot location a few miles away is the seasonal cut-your-own field. If you want the hands-on cutting experience, go to Niwot; come here for a living tree or if Niwot is unavailable.

Are pesticides used on the trees here?

No. The record states no pesticides are used on the crops at this nursery.

When is CreekSide Tree Nursery - Boulder open in 2026?

2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the farm before driving out.

How much does a tree cost at CreekSide Tree Nursery - Boulder?

Pricing was not published when we last checked. Not published; contact nursery directly.

Can I cut my own tree at CreekSide Tree Nursery - Boulder?

No — this farm sells pre-cut trees it grew itself; you don't cut your own here.

Where is CreekSide Tree Nursery - Boulder?

3283 61st Street, Boulder, CO 80301, in Boulder County. It is one of 3 farms we track in Front Range CO.

How CreekSide Tree Nursery - Boulder compares in Front Range CO

We track 3 farms in Front Range CO, 2 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.

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 Front Range CO had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.

Other farms near Boulder

There are 2 other farms we track in Boulder County. All Front Range CO farms →

Quick facts

SeasonSeason dates not yet published for 2026
Days openNot published
HoursNot published
Starting priceNot published
Tree typesBalsam Fir, Black Hills Spruce, Blue Spruce, Canaan Fir, White Fir (Concolor), Douglas Fir, Eastern White Pine, Fraser Fir, Grand Fir, Noble Fir, Nordmann Fir, Scotch Pine, White Pine
CountyBoulder County
RegionFront Range CO

Directions

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Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.

Sources

creeksideboulder.com

Checked September 2026.