A long-running farm with a genuinely distinctive location next to Pilot Knob State Park, but no 2026 hours, dates, or pricing have been published, so this is a call-before-you-go listing.
Fisher Trees, also marketed as North Iowa Christmas Trees, has been family-owned since 1979, when it started with 500 Scotch Pine seedlings. It now covers about 20 acres and sits directly adjacent to Pilot Knob State Park — a genuinely distinctive pairing that most farms in this research can’t offer. If a day trip that combines a state park visit with tree-cutting appeals to you, this is one of the more natural options on the map.
The farm grows four species — Fraser Fir, Canaan Fir, White Pine, and Scotch Pine — in sizes from 4 to 13 feet. That’s a broader size range than many operations, useful whether you’re after a small tabletop-adjacent tree or something that fills a two-story entryway.
One specific, useful detail from the record: after cutting, trees go through a tree-shaker machine to knock loose dead needles before you take them home, and a warming house with hot chocolate is available while that happens. That’s a small but real quality-of-life detail for a cold-weather errand — you’re not standing outside shivering while someone shakes your tree by hand.
This is where the record runs thin. No 2026 hours, season dates, or pricing were found on the farm’s own site, in visitiowafarms.org, or in iowastartingline.com’s coverage. Even the exact street number carries some ambiguity across sources — it appears as both “22630” and “22631 Oak Ridge Valley Rd” — though that’s a minor administrative detail rather than something that should change your travel plans, and the number on file should be verified against the farm’s current listing before you rely on it for navigation.
Without current hours or dates, this record genuinely cannot tell you when to show up, whether the farm is even open a given week, or what a tree will cost. That’s not the kind of gap you fill by guessing based on how other North Central Iowa farms typically run their seasons — a 45-year-old operation could easily have settled into a pattern this research simply didn’t turn up, and the honest move is to say so rather than invent a plausible-sounding schedule.
Call ahead — (641) 420-5033 — before making this farm the anchor of your holiday weekend plans. Once you’ve confirmed hours and pricing, the adjacent state park makes this an easy add-on to justify the drive even if you end up spending more time hiking than tree-shopping.
Not documented. No 2026 season dates or hours were found in any source reviewed.
Not documented directly, but plan extra time if you want to visit Pilot Knob State Park as part of the same trip, since the farm sits directly adjacent to it.
Not documented in the record.
Not specified in the record.
Not addressed in the sources reviewed.
Skip counting on this farm for a specific weekend without calling first, since no current hours or season dates have been published.
Pilot Knob State Park, which the farm sits directly adjacent to on its roughly 20 acres — a natural pairing for a day trip that combines tree-cutting with time outdoors.
Fraser Fir, Canaan Fir, White Pine, and Scotch Pine, ranging from 4 to 13 feet.
Yes. It sits on about 20 acres directly adjacent to Pilot Knob State Park, a distinctive pairing for a day trip if you want to combine tree-cutting with time outdoors.
The farm runs cut trees through a tree-shaker machine to remove loose needles, and a warming house with hot chocolate is available while that happens.
Neither was found in the sources reviewed. Call the farm directly at (641) 420-5033 to confirm current pricing and 2026 season dates before planning a visit.
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.
Yes. It's cut-your-own.
22630 Oak Ridge Valley Rd, Forest City, IA 50436, in Winnebago County. It is one of 3 farms we track in North Central Iowa.
We track 3 farms in North Central Iowa, 3 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 1 of the 3 farms we track in North Central Iowa had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
northiowachristmastrees.com · visitiowafarms.org · iowastartingline.com
Checked September 2026.