One of the newer farms in the state, with confirmed 2026 dates, a tag-in-October-cut-in-December option, and tiered pricing that stays reasonable up to 9 feet but jumps sharply past 10.
Cut-your-own by height: 4-7ft $60, 8-9ft $70, 10-11ft $100, 12-13ft $150, 14ft+ $185. Pre-cut: 6ft $70, 7ft $80, 8ft $90.
JAC Frost is one of the newest Christmas tree farms in Vermont, and it’s built its business model around that: instead of just showing up and hoping the field still has what you want, you can tag a specific tree starting in October and come back to cut it once the season opens. For anyone who’s shown up to a popular farm in mid-December only to find the good trees already gone, that’s a genuinely useful option, and it’s worth planning around if you know early that you want a tree from here.
The farm’s cut-your-own pricing is laid out clearly by height: $60 for 4-7ft, $70 for 8-9ft, $100 for 10-11ft, $150 for 12-13ft, and $185 for anything 14 feet or taller. Do the math on that curve and the pattern is obvious — it’s a gentle $10 step from the smallest tier to the next, then the price nearly doubles once you cross into 10-11ft, and keeps climbing steeply from there. If your ceiling is a standard 8-9 feet, you’re looking at a reasonable $70. If you fall in love with a 12-footer in the field because it looks dramatic, you’re paying $150 for it — more than double what the same trip would have cost for a tree two feet shorter. Measuring your space before you start walking the rows will save you from an expensive surprise.
Pre-cut trees are priced separately and a bit higher for the convenience: $70 for a 6ft tree, $80 for 7ft, and $90 for 8ft. Compare that to cutting your own in the 4-7ft range at a flat $60, and the gap is real — roughly $10 more to skip the cutting yourself, which is a fair trade if you don’t want to deal with a saw but worth knowing if you’re trying to save every dollar.
Beyond the trees, the farm has added a kids’ scavenger hunt and a letters-to-Santa station, plus hot cider on weekends. None of that is elaborate, but together it signals the farm is positioning itself as more of a family outing than a bare cut-and-go lot, which fits with the tag-ahead model — a farm expecting return visits from families who plan ahead tends to build in reasons to linger. Wreaths and garland are also sold on site if you want to round out a purchase beyond the tree itself.
Tree species aren’t listed anywhere in the source, which is a real gap if you have a preference — Fraser fir versus balsam fir versus something else changes needle retention and scent, and there’s no way to know from this record which the farm grows. Hours also shift by day: Thursday and Friday run a shorter noon-to-4pm window, while Saturday and Sunday open at 10am, so a weekday visit gives you a smaller window to work with. With confirmed 2026 dates of November 21 through December 21, this is at least a farm where you don’t have to guess at the calendar — just at the tree species and, if you’re eyeing something big, your final bill.
The season runs November 21 through December 21, 2026, Thursday through Sunday. If you want a specific tree reserved, tagging opens in October, well before the cutting season starts.
45 minutes to an hour for a straightforward cut, longer if kids want to do the scavenger hunt or write a letter to Santa.
Not stated directly, but a four-week season with weekend hours starting at 10am (versus a shorter noon start on Thu-Fri) suggests weekends are the busier, family-activity-heavy time to visit.
Not described in the record.
Not addressed in the source; no mention of paved paths, accessible parking, or terrain conditions.
Skip if you want a tall tree on a tight budget — pricing jumps from $70 for an 8-9ft tree to $100 for 10-11ft and $150 for 12-13ft, so anything over 9 feet gets expensive fast.
Mt. Anthony Tree Farms and Pleasant Valley Tree Farm are both in the immediate Bennington area, useful if you want to compare prices or check availability if one farm runs short on trees.
Cut-your-own: $60 for 4-7ft, $70 for 8-9ft, $100 for 10-11ft, $150 for 12-13ft, and $185 for 14ft and up. Pre-cut trees run $70 for 6ft, $80 for 7ft, and $90 for 8ft.
Yes. The farm lets you tag a tree starting in October and come back to cut it once the cutting season opens on November 21, 2026.
No, handsaws are provided, and staff will also cut the tree for you if you prefer.
There's a scavenger hunt and a letters-to-Santa station on site, plus hot cider on weekends.
November 21 – December 21, 2026. Thu-Sun. Hours: Thu-Fri 12pm-4pm, Sat-Sun 10am-4pm.
Trees start at $60. Cut-your-own by height: 4-7ft $60, 8-9ft $70, 10-11ft $100, 12-13ft $150, 14ft+ $185. Pre-cut: 6ft $70, 7ft $80, 8ft $90.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you), and a saw is provided.
1378 Morgan Street, Bennington, VT 05201, in Bennington County. It is one of 5 farms we track in Southern Vermont.
We track 5 farms in Southern Vermont, 5 of which let you cut your own tree. At $60 to start this one sits right on the regional median of $60, undercutting 1 of the 3 priced farms we track here.
Its season runs about 31 days against a regional average of 30, so it is broadly in line with the rest of the region.
What sets it apart locally: it has a cocoa or cider stand, which most Southern Vermont farms on our list do not.
There are 2 other farms we track in Bennington County. All Southern Vermont farms →
jacfrostfamilytreefarm.com · vermontexplored.com
Checked September 2026.