A three-generation farm stocking large trees up to 12 feet, but with a genuinely short two-weekend season and no published pricing, so timing and a phone call both matter here.
Darling’s Tree Farm is a three-generation family operation in Clifton Springs offering both cut-your-own and pre-cut trees, with one specific strength worth noting: large trees, up to 9 to 12 feet, in a range many smaller farms simply don’t carry. If you’ve got a great room or a commercial space that needs a genuinely tall tree, that’s a real, specific reason to consider this farm over a nearby one.
The most important planning detail here isn’t the trees — it’s the calendar. The record describes the season as running only “Friday-Sunday after Thanksgiving and the 1st weekend in December,” which resolves to two specific weekends in 2026: November 27-29, and December 4-6. That’s a meaningfully shorter window than the four-to-six-week seasons common at other farms in this batch. If you’re used to tree farms staying open right up through Christmas Eve, Darling’s won’t match that pattern — missing both of those two weekends means missing the season entirely, based on what’s confirmed in this record.
Beyond the large-tree selection, staff help wrap and secure your tree for the trip home, a practical convenience if you’re not confident tying a tree to a roof rack yourself. Handmade wreaths are sold on site as well, giving you another item to pick up during the same short window. Hours run 9am to 4pm across the three days each weekend.
Neither a flat rate nor a per-foot figure was found in any source checked for this farm, including its own website. That’s a genuine gap, and it’s worth flagging rather than guessing at a number — especially since this farm’s specialty in larger trees means the price could reasonably run higher than average, and you’d want to know that before committing to hauling home a 12-footer. A call to 315-548-3419 ahead of your visit is the only honest way to close this gap before you go.
If a large tree is genuinely what you’re after, Darling’s stands out in this batch for stocking sizes that aren’t common elsewhere. But the short, two-weekend season means this isn’t a farm you can pencil in loosely for “sometime in December” — you need to commit to one of those two specific weekends, and a phone call ahead of time will tell you what a tree that size actually costs before you make the trip.
The record resolves the season to two specific 2026 weekends: November 27-29 and the following weekend through December 6, Friday-Sunday, 9am-4pm — notably shorter than most farms in this batch.
Not documented, but staff help with wrapping and securing the tree to your vehicle, which adds a bit of time at checkout.
Not documented directly, but a season compressed into only two weekends rather than a full season likely concentrates visitor traffic into those few days, more than at a farm running through all of December.
Skip planning a visit outside the two confirmed weekends (Nov 27-29 and the first weekend of December), since the season here runs notably shorter than most nearby farms.
Located in Clifton Springs, Ontario County, in the Finger Lakes region, near several other farms in this directory with longer seasons, worth checking if the two-weekend window doesn't line up with your schedule.
Not published in the record. No pricing was found in any source checked, so call 315-548-3419 before visiting.
Yes. The record notes trees up to 9-12 feet are available, sizes many smaller farms don't stock.
Notably short — the record resolves it to two weekends: the one right after Thanksgiving and the first full weekend of December, Friday through Sunday, 9am-4pm, rather than running through the whole month.
Yes. The record notes staff help with wrapping and securing the tree for the drive home.
November 27 – December 6, 2026. Friday-Sunday. Hours: 9am-4pm.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own.
2051 County Road 23, Clifton Springs, NY 14432, in Ontario County. It is one of 7 farms we track in Finger Lakes NY.
We track 7 farms in Finger Lakes NY, 4 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.
Its season runs about 10 days against a regional average of 19, so it is a shorter window than most of its neighbours — miss it and it may be sold out before nearby farms close.
What sets it apart locally: it has free netting/baling, wreaths and garland for sale, which most Finger Lakes NY farms on our list do not.
There are 2 other farms we track in Ontario County. All Finger Lakes NY farms →
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Checked September 2026.