A centrally-located choose-and-cut farm operating since 1990, open only Friday through Sunday, with a reliable phone number still needing to be sourced from the farm's own channels rather than directory listings.
Kelly Tree Farm has been a choose-and-cut operation since 1990, and its location gives it a genuine practical advantage: it sits within about 50 miles of Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Iowa City, Muscatine, and Monticello, making it a fairly central option for a wide swath of eastern Iowa shoppers rather than a farm that only makes sense for people in one specific town.
The farm operates Friday, Saturday, and Sunday only, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is closed the rest of the week. That’s worth building directly into your calendar rather than assuming you can swing by on a Tuesday after work — this isn’t a daily-hours operation. No specific 2026 season opening or closing dates were found beyond that weekly pattern, so once you’ve picked a Friday-Sunday window that works for you, a quick call to confirm the season is underway is still worth the effort.
Three tree types were named in sources reviewed: Scotch Pine, White Pine, and a fir listed in one source as “Canadian Fir.” That’s not a standard named variety, and it’s almost certainly a transcription of “Canaan Fir” — a real, commonly grown Christmas tree species — but this record flags the discrepancy honestly rather than silently correcting it as though it were certain. Wreaths, tree bags, and stands are also available, useful if you want to leave with more than just the tree itself.
One phone number found during this research, listed on a generic aggregator site, carried an out-of-state California area code — clearly inconsistent with a rural Iowa farm. Rather than publish a number that’s likely wrong, this record leaves it out and instead points you to the farm’s own website (kellytreefarm.com) or its Facebook page for accurate contact information. This is exactly the kind of small but consequential error that can happen when directory sites scrape and republish outdated or mismatched data, and it’s worth remembering generally: a farm’s own site or social page is usually a more trustworthy source for a phone number than a third-party aggregator.
No pricing was found anywhere in the sources reviewed, so this record can’t offer even a rough dollar figure for a tree here — budget flexibly and ask on-site. Cash-only status also wasn’t confirmed either way.
If you’re located anywhere in the broader Cedar Rapids-to-Quad Cities corridor and can work around a Friday-through-Sunday schedule, Kelly Tree Farm’s three decades of operation and central location make it a reasonable choose-and-cut option — just get your contact information from the farm directly rather than the first phone number a search turns up.
No 2026 season dates were found. Hours are Friday through Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; the farm is closed Monday through Thursday.
Not documented directly, but as a choose-and-cut farm, expect time to walk the field in addition to cutting.
Not documented in the record, but a farm limiting itself to three days a week concentrates whatever demand it gets into a narrower window than daily-hours farms.
Not specified in the record.
Not addressed in the sources reviewed.
Skip trying to visit Monday through Thursday, since the farm is closed those days, and skip trusting a phone number found on generic directory sites, since one such listing carried an inconsistent out-of-state area code.
Not documented in the record, though the farm's central eastern Iowa location (within roughly 50 miles of several cities) may suit a trip combined with other errands in the region.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday only, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It's closed Monday through Thursday.
Since 1990, a choose-and-cut operation within about 50 miles of Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Iowa City, Muscatine, and Monticello.
Scotch Pine, White Pine, and a fir species listed in some sources as 'Canadian Fir' — likely a transcription of 'Canaan Fir,' since 'Canadian Fir' is not a standard named variety.
Unclear from this research. A phone number found in one directory listing carried an out-of-state area code inconsistent with a rural Iowa farm and is treated as unreliable here. Get contact information from the farm's own website (kellytreefarm.com) or Facebook page instead.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own.
1045 Stone Mill Rd, Tipton, IA 52772, in Cedar County. It is one of 5 farms we track in Eastern Iowa.
We track 5 farms in Eastern Iowa, 5 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 wreaths and garland for sale, which most Eastern Iowa farms on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 2 of the 5 farms we track in Eastern Iowa had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
kellytreefarm.com
Checked September 2026.