A third-generation family farm operating since 1962 that runs a full fall agritourism season (corn maze, pumpkins, gem mining) before shifting into choose-and-cut Christmas trees, with nine unnamed tree varieties and no pricing published.
Joe’s Trees has been run by the same family since 1962, now in its third generation - a genuinely long operating history, and one of the longer-running farms in this entire Virginia research batch. That kind of longevity usually means an operation that has figured out its logistics well, even though it doesn’t tell you anything specific about this year’s prices or hours.
The record describes a full agritourism calendar built around the same fields: a corn maze and pumpkin patch running in September and October, transitioning into choose-and-cut Christmas trees for the winter. Layered on top of that are gem and fossil mining, photos with Santa during the Christmas season, and a holiday gift shop selling local jams alongside custom wreaths and centerpieces. That’s a genuinely broad slate of activities, closer to a year-round family destination than a farm you’d visit once for a tree and forget about the rest of the year.
Here’s an honest gap worth flagging: the farm’s own site advertises nine tree varieties in a 6 to 15 foot height range, but doesn’t name which species those are. That’s unusual among farms in this research, most of which list specific types like Fraser fir or White Pine even when other details are thin. If a particular species matters to you - say, you specifically want Fraser fir for its needle retention - you’ll need to ask on-site or call ahead, since this record genuinely can’t tell you what’s available beyond the count and size range.
The site’s posted opening (“Saturday, Nov. 22”) lines up with the 2025 calendar, where November 22 fell on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Applying that same calendar position to 2026 puts an estimated opening at November 21 - a reasonable, transparent estimate, but not a direct 2026 announcement. No closing date or specific daily hours were found in the sources reviewed either, so treat the season length as unconfirmed.
Trees, gem mining, Santa photos, gift shop items - none of it comes with a published price in the sources reviewed. Given how many separate activities are on offer here, that’s worth taking seriously when you budget: a family visit that includes the corn-maze-adjacent gem mining and Santa photos alongside a tree purchase could add up to considerably more than the tree price alone, but this record has no real numbers to attach to that expectation.
No payment method is confirmed, so bring both cash and a card. No accessibility or parking details are documented either, though a farm running this many concurrent activities likely has a defined parking area, even if it isn’t confirmed as paved.
Joe’s Trees looks like one of the more activity-rich stops in the New River Valley cluster of this research, with a long, credible operating history behind it. The tradeoffs are the usual ones for a farm this size and this early in the season: no confirmed 2026 dates, no pricing anywhere, and - unusually for this batch - not even named tree species to plan around. If the variety of activities appeals to your family, it’s worth a call to fill in those gaps before you commit a day to the trip.
The 2026 season is estimated to open Nov 21 (the Saturday before Thanksgiving), based on the same calendar position as the 2025 opening; no closing date or specific hours are published, so call to confirm both.
An hour or more if you're also doing Santa photos, gem/fossil mining, or browsing the holiday gift shop; 30-45 minutes for just the tree.
Not documented directly, but a farm running a full fall season into a Christmas season, with gem mining and Santa photos, suggests a destination-style operation likely to draw weekend crowds, especially opening weekend.
Not described in the record; expect a farm field lot given the scale of fall and Christmas activities.
Not addressed in the source.
Skip if you need a specific named tree species, since the farm advertises nine unnamed varieties in a 6-15 ft range without listing which ones, or if you need confirmed pricing before you go.
Clover Hollow Christmas Tree Farm and Spruce Ridge Tree Farm, both also in Newport, are worth comparing in this directory if a bigger agritourism operation isn't what you're looking for.
Since 1962, run by the third generation of the same family, per the record.
A corn maze and pumpkin patch in September and October, plus year-round gem and fossil mining, photos with Santa during the Christmas season, and a holiday gift shop, according to the record.
The farm advertises nine varieties in a 6-15 ft height range, but the specific species aren't named in the sources reviewed.
An estimated November 21, 2026 (the Saturday before Thanksgiving), based on the 2025 season's opening date pattern - not a confirmed 2026 posting.
Opens November 21, 2026 (closing date not published).
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
5110 Cumberland Gap Road, Newport, VA 24128, in Giles County. It is one of 7 farms we track in Blue Ridge VA.
We track 7 farms in Blue Ridge VA, 7 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.
What sets it apart locally: it has a gift shop or farm market, which most Blue Ridge VA farms on our list do not.
There are 2 other farms we track in Giles County. All Blue Ridge VA farms →
joestrees.com
Checked September 2026.