One of the widest species selections in this whole batch, with a Santa visit and weekend hot cocoa built in, but you'll need to call ahead for both pricing and weekday access.
Freckleton’s Tree Farm distinguishes itself in this research with an unusually wide species list — eight named varieties, including two that show up rarely elsewhere in this batch: Turkish fir and Grand fir, alongside the more familiar Balsam fir, Blue spruce, Canaan fir, Concolor fir, Norway spruce, and White pine. If you’re looking for something other than the standard Fraser-fir-or-nothing selection common at smaller farms, this is one of the more genuinely differentiated options in the region.
Beyond the species variety, the farm runs a Santa’s Workshop and offers hot chocolate on weekends, positioning it closer to a family outing than a quick cut-and-leave errand. Trees are pre-tagged in the field, which can speed up the choose-and-cut process since you’re selecting from trees already marked rather than hunting through an unmarked field. Staff help with baling, and carts or sleds are provided to move your cut tree back to the checkout area — so you don’t need to drag it across the property yourself.
This is the detail most likely to surprise a first-time visitor: Freckleton’s confirmed hours are weekends, 9am until dark, but weekday access isn’t a simple walk-in — the record specifies it requires a phone appointment. If your only free time is a Tuesday afternoon, you can’t just show up; you need to call 585-872-1758 ahead of time to arrange it. That’s a meaningfully different model from farms that simply close on weekdays, and worth knowing before you plan a weekday trip assuming it’ll work the same way.
The record resolves the farm’s relative season description — “Saturday after Thanksgiving to December 24th” — into a specific 2026 window running November 28 through December 24. That’s a solid six-week run, longer than several other farms in this batch, which gives you real flexibility on which weekend to visit. What isn’t resolved is pricing: no dollar figure, flat or per-foot, was found in the farm’s own site or the regional news coverage checked. Given the species variety here, it wouldn’t be surprising if pricing varies by type, but that’s speculation this record can’t support — call ahead to get an actual number before you commit to a specific tree in your head.
If species selection and family activities matter more to you than having a confirmed price in advance, Freckleton’s is a strong pick in this batch — just plan around the weekend-focused schedule, or call ahead for one of the appointment-based weekday slots if that’s what your calendar requires.
The season is resolved to a 2026 window of November 28 through December 24, weekends 9am until dark; weekday visits require a phone appointment.
Not documented directly, but with pre-tagged trees, a Santa's Workshop, and staff-assisted baling, this looks built for a longer family visit rather than a quick cut-and-go.
Not documented directly, but Santa's Workshop and hot cocoa on weekends, paired with a season running right through Christmas Eve, suggest weekends here draw a genuinely family-oriented crowd rather than just cutters looking to move quickly.
Skip a spontaneous weekday visit — weekday access is by phone appointment only, per the record — and skip expecting a firm price before you call, since none was published anywhere checked.
Located in Penfield, Monroe County, in the Finger Lakes/Rochester region, near other Rochester-area farms in this directory, worth comparing on species selection if a specific fir variety matters to you.
Not published in the record. No pricing was found in any source checked, so call 585-872-1758 before visiting.
Eight named varieties: Balsam fir, Blue spruce, Canaan fir, Concolor fir, Grand fir, Norway spruce, Turkish fir, and White pine — one of the widest lists found in this research.
Only by phone appointment. The farm's confirmed hours are weekends, 9am until dark; weekday access requires calling ahead.
Yes. The record lists a Santa's Workshop and weekend hot cocoa as on-site family activities.
November 28 – December 24, 2026. Weekends (weekdays by phone appointment). Hours: 9am until dark on weekends; call for weekday hours.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
1651 Harris Road, Penfield, NY 14526, in Monroe 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 27 days against a regional average of 19, so it is a notably longer window than most of its neighbours, which takes the pressure off picking a weekend.
What sets it apart locally: it has a cocoa or cider stand, a gift shop or farm market, free netting/baling, which most Finger Lakes NY farms on our list do not.
There are 6 other farms we track in Monroe County. All Finger Lakes NY farms →
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freckletontrees.com · rochesterfirst.com
Checked September 2026.