A fourth/fifth-generation working cattle ranch near Tenino with a genuine seasonal tree-lot sideline — flat per-species pricing, a hot chocolate bar, and Santa visits — though as a sideline to ranching, hours aren't guaranteed daily and should be confirmed.
Noble fir $75, Grand fir $60, Douglas fir $45, flat price per tree (source: farm's Facebook page, exact year of these prices unclear).
Jensen’s U Cut Trees is part of Riverbend Ranch, a fourth or fifth-generation working cattle and timber operation near Tenino that’s been in the timber and cattle business in Thurston County since the 1930s, per a ThurstonTalk historical article. The tree lot, which first opened in 1997, is a seasonal addition to that primary ranching business, along with an event barn.
Per the most recent figures found — sourced from the farm’s own Facebook page, though the exact year isn’t specified — pricing runs flat per tree by species: Douglas fir at $45, Grand fir at $60, and Noble fir at $75. That means stepping up from Douglas to Grand costs $15 more, and stepping up from Grand to Noble costs another $15, for a full $30 gap between the cheapest and most expensive species on offer. That’s genuinely useful, concrete information — more specific than the vaguer per-foot ranges found at several other farms in this research — even with the caveat that these prices aren’t dated to a confirmed current year.
Because tree sales aren’t the family’s main business, this isn’t necessarily staffed and open with the same predictable daily hours you’d expect at a farm built entirely around Christmas trees. That’s not a criticism of the operation — a fourth-generation ranch with a tree lot on the side has a different rhythm than a dedicated seasonal tree farm — but it does mean confirming hours by phone (360-264-5336) or checking social media before making the drive is a genuinely useful step here, more so than at farms where “weekends, 9-4” is a safe general assumption.
A hot chocolate bar, a Christmas store, and scheduled Santa visits are all part of the experience, per the record. That’s a reasonable set of extras for a farm this size — not the scale of a full agritourism destination, but more than a bare tree lot offers.
Jensen’s offers something genuinely different from most farms in this batch: real per-species pricing you can plan a budget around, set against a working ranch backdrop with real history behind it. The tradeoff is that, as a seasonal sideline rather than a dedicated tree business, you can’t assume it’s open on a whim — a quick call before you go is worth the few minutes it takes.
No specific 2026 dates are published. Because the family's primary business is cattle ranching rather than tree farming, confirm hours by phone or social media rather than assuming the tree lot is open daily throughout the season.
Not stated directly, but a hot chocolate bar and Christmas store alongside the cutting suggest a stop of maybe 45 minutes to an hour if you browse both.
Not stated in the record.
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Skip assuming this operates like a full-time seasonal business — it's a sideline to the family's primary cattle and timber operation, so call ahead to confirm hours rather than showing up on a whim.
Schilter Family Farm in Olympia and Christmas Valley Tree Farm in Rochester are both also in Thurston County if Jensen's hours don't work for your schedule.
Per the most recent figures found on the farm's Facebook page (exact year unclear): Douglas fir $45, Grand fir $60, and Noble fir $75, flat price per tree.
No — it's part of Riverbend Ranch, a fourth/fifth-generation working cattle and timber operation near Tenino. The u-cut tree lot and an event barn are seasonal additions to that primary business.
A hot chocolate bar, a Christmas store, and scheduled Santa visits, per the record.
Not published for the current season. Since the tree operation is a seasonal sideline to cattle ranching, confirm hours by phone or social media rather than assuming daily availability.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the farm before driving out.
Trees start at $45. Noble fir $75, Grand fir $60, Douglas fir $45, flat price per tree (source: farm's Facebook page, exact year of these prices unclear).
Yes. It's cut-your-own.
2840 184th Ave SE, Tenino, WA 98589, in Thurston County. It is one of 3 farms we track in South Sound WA.
We track 3 farms in South Sound WA, 2 of which let you cut your own tree. At $45 to start this one sits right on the regional median of $45.
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 South Sound WA had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 2 other farms we track in Thurston County. All South Sound WA farms →
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Checked September 2026.