A multi-generational family farm since 1985 with a two-story ornament shop and Santa visits, open five days a week (Thursday through Monday), though tree pricing isn't published.
Larry’s Tree Farm has a genuine multi-generational story behind it: started by Larry and Linda in 1985 after they relocated from Connecticut, ownership passed to the next generation — Derek and Penny — in 2021. That kind of continuity, now spanning close to four decades and a second generation of family ownership, is worth knowing if a long-running local business matters to where you choose to buy a tree.
The farm’s two-story ornament shop and on-site family photography set it apart from farms that offer little beyond the trees themselves. Add cotton candy and hot cocoa with cookies into the mix, and this reads as a farm that has built out a genuine shopping-and-activity experience around the tree purchase, not just a field to walk through. Wreaths, garlands, and kissing balls round out what’s available to buy beyond the tree.
Santa visits happen on select weekends, based on the record, which makes this a good candidate if seeing Santa is part of your family’s holiday tradition — but the specific weekends aren’t fixed and weren’t confirmed for 2026 in this research, since past examples named specific November and December dates tied to that year’s calendar rather than a repeating pattern. Call 802-730-4627 to find out this year’s Santa schedule before planning around it.
The farm’s open days are Thursday through Monday, 9am to 5pm — a five-day week that’s wider than many farms limited to weekends, but with a schedule shape that’s easy to get wrong if you assume a typical Monday-closure pattern. Here it’s Tuesday and Wednesday that are closed, so double-check before planning a midweek visit.
No tree pricing is published anywhere in the sources reviewed for this farm. Balsam fir and Fraser fir are the two species on offer, both reliable, standard choices. Given the level of retail and family activity built into a visit here — the ornament shop, photography, cotton candy — it’s reasonable to expect the total cost of a visit could run higher than the tree price alone, though there’s no way to confirm that from what’s published. If you’re budgeting carefully, ask about tree pricing specifically when you call, rather than assuming the extras are included or separately priced.
Bakersfield is a smaller, more rural town in Franklin County, and a farm that’s built a two-story ornament shop and an on-site photography setup over four decades is clearly designed for repeat, loyal visitors rather than one-time drive-bys. That’s consistent with the multi-generational ownership story — a business handed from Larry and Linda to Derek and Penny in 2021 tends to invest in the kind of amenities that keep families coming back year after year rather than chasing one-off foot traffic. If you’re new to the area and choosing between farms, that longevity is a reasonable, if indirect, signal of consistency, even without confirmed pricing to compare against other options in this research.
No 2026 dates were published. The farm is open Thursday through Monday, 9am-5pm; select weekends bring Santa visits, so weekends are the pick if that matters to your group.
45 minutes to an hour, longer if you're browsing the two-story ornament shop or doing a family photo.
Not documented directly, but Santa visits and family photography suggest weekends draw noticeably bigger crowds than weekdays, especially the specific weekends Santa is scheduled.
Not described in the record.
Not addressed in the source.
Skip if you're visiting on a Tuesday or Wednesday — the farm is closed those two days, running Thursday through Monday instead.
This farm is in Bakersfield, Franklin County; Northern Vermont Llama Co. in nearby Waterville is the closest comparable option in this research batch.
Not published in the record. Call 802-730-4627 or ask on-site.
The farm hosts Santa visits on select weekends. Specific past dates were season-specific and aren't carried forward here as 2026 dates — call ahead to find out this year's schedule.
Thursday through Monday, 9am-5pm. It's closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Balsam fir and Fraser fir.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Thu-Mon. Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
368 VT Route 108, Bakersfield, VT 05441, in Franklin County. It is one of 5 farms we track in Northern Vermont.
We track 5 farms in Northern Vermont, 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 a cocoa or cider stand, which most Northern Vermont farms on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 1 of the 5 farms we track in Northern Vermont had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 10 other farms we track in Franklin County. All Northern Vermont farms →
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Checked September 2026.