A small, all-outdoor choose-and-cut farm with one flat price for any tree, but a conflicting 'temporarily closed' signal from a third-party listing means you should call before visiting in 2026.
2025 season: flat $66.04 plus 6% tax ($70 total) per tree regardless of size or variety. Not confirmed for 2026.
Frog Hollow is a small, all-outdoor operation between Manheim and Mount Joy that keeps things deliberately simple: one flat price for any tree, regardless of size (within a 5-6 foot range) or species (Douglas, Canaan, or Concolor fir). That $70-total flat rate (from the 2025 season) removes the usual per-foot math and the temptation to second-guess whether a slightly taller tree is worth the extra cost — here, it isn’t extra.
In 2025, the farm was only open two weekends total — November 28-30 and December 5-7 — with firm hours of 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and a policy of closing during steady rain. That’s a meaningfully tighter window than farms running a full month, and the rain-closure policy adds a layer of unpredictability: even a scheduled open day could turn into a closed one if the weather doesn’t cooperate. If you’re planning a trip here, build in some flexibility rather than assuming the calendar alone guarantees the farm will be open when you arrive.
Here’s the detail that matters most: a third-party listing (Yelp) showed this business as “temp. closed” as of an August 2026 index. That directly conflicts with the fact that the farm’s own website, when read live, still displayed a specific, detailed 2025 season page. Neither source resolves the other — it’s possible the farm simply hasn’t updated its site for 2026 yet, or it’s possible something has genuinely changed. This research can’t tell you which is true, and it would be dishonest to guess. What it can tell you is: call or check the farm’s Facebook before you drive out in 2026, because the conflicting signals are real, not a research oversight.
This isn’t a farm with wagon rides, a gift shop, or hot chocolate service listed anywhere in the record — it appears to be a straightforward, no-frills choose-and-cut field. That’s not a knock; some visitors prefer exactly that, especially if the flat pricing and short list of species make for a fast, uncomplicated decision. Payment isn’t cash-only here, which is a small convenience compared to some of the cash-only farms in this same region.
If the “temp. closed” signal turns out to be outdated noise, Frog Hollow looks like a solid, simple choose-and-cut option with genuinely easy-to-budget pricing. Given the unresolved status, though, this is one of the clearer cases in this batch where a two-minute phone call before you leave the house is not optional — it’s the only way to avoid a wasted trip.
One of the farm's limited open weekends (only two weekends ran in the 2025 season), and check the weather first — the farm closes during steady rain.
About 30-45 minutes, given the small scale and a flat price that removes any time spent comparing sizes against cost.
Not documented directly, but with the season compressed into just two weekends in 2025, expect more concentrated traffic on open days than at farms running a longer season.
Skip without calling first, since a third-party listing reported the business as 'temp. closed' as of an August 2026 index, a status that conflicts with the farm's own still-live 2025 season page — an unresolved discrepancy.
Located between Manheim and Mount Joy in Lancaster County, near Heritage Tree Farm and Bowser's, also in this directory, if you want to compare a few Lancaster County options.
In 2025, every tree was one flat price regardless of size or species: $66.04 plus 6% tax, for $70 total. This isn't confirmed for 2026.
Uncertain. A third-party listing (Yelp) showed the business as 'temp. closed' as of an August 2026 index, which conflicts with the farm's own 2025 season page still being live and detailed online. Call ahead to confirm before visiting.
The farm closes during steady rain, per its own posted hours, so check the weather before heading out even during normal open hours.
Douglas fir, Canaan fir, and Concolor fir, all in the 5-6 foot range, per the 2025 season page.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Weekends only in the 2025 season: Nov 28-30 and Dec 5-7. Check with the farm before driving out.
Trees start at $70. 2025 season: flat $66.04 plus 6% tax ($70 total) per tree regardless of size or variety. Not confirmed for 2026.
Yes. It's choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
2839 Hossler Rd, Manheim, PA 17545, in Lancaster County. It is one of 12 farms we track in South Central PA.
We track 12 farms in South Central PA, 6 of which let you cut your own tree. At $70 to start this one sits above the regional median of $45, undercutting 1 of the 5 priced farms we track here.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 2 of the 12 farms we track in South Central PA had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 4 other farms we track in Lancaster County. All South Central PA farms →
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Checked August 2026.