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Larsen's Christmas Tree Farm

📍 391 Marshall Avenue, Petaluma, CA 94952🗓 Opens November 27, 2026 (closing date not published)🏷 Pricing TBD

One of the longer-running Petaluma cut-your-own farms, but with no dedicated website, no tree species listed, and no published price, this is a call-first visit.

Larsen's Christmas Tree Farm in Petaluma, CA

How you get your tree

This farm offers

cut-your-ownchoose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you)

One source noted 2025 prices held flat from the prior year, but no dollar figure was published.

Our take

Larsen’s has served the Petaluma area since 1965, which makes it one of the longer-running cut-your-own operations in this corner of Sonoma County — the kind of local fixture that shows up in decades of Press Democrat coverage even though it doesn’t have much of a modern web presence. That’s worth naming up front: the farm’s own primary online footprint appears to be a Facebook page and a Google Sites page rather than a dedicated domain, which is unusual for a farm this established and explains why so much of this record comes from press coverage and local guides rather than the farm’s own materials.

What’s confirmed, and what isn’t

The confirmed basics are straightforward: this is a choose-and-cut and cut-your-own operation, closed Mondays, with a Tuesday-through-Thursday window that’s either a short 2pm-5pm afternoon slot or by appointment, and a full 9am-5pm schedule Friday through Sunday. Beyond that, the record runs thin. No specific tree species, no saw policy, and no dollar figure for pricing were found in the sources reviewed. One source did note that 2025 prices held flat from the year before, which at least suggests a stable, non-escalating pricing history, but without an actual number that’s a signal, not something you can budget from.

The stale “temporarily closed” flag

One thing worth flagging directly: a Yelp listing for the farm shows a “temporarily closed” status in some searches. Cross-referenced against 2025-season press and social media coverage, the farm clearly operated that year, so this reads as a seasonal artifact — a status that gets applied to businesses that close between Christmas trees and next November and never gets updated — rather than an actual closure. Still, if you see that flag while researching your own visit, it’s reasonable to want it confirmed by phone before making the drive, especially given how sparse the farm’s own web presence is.

Weekday versus weekend planning

The hours pattern here is a real practical constraint: a Tuesday afternoon visit means a three-hour window (2pm-5pm) or advance scheduling, while any of the three weekend days give you a full workday’s worth of time. If your schedule is flexible, weekends are the safer bet for a walk-in visit without having to coordinate an appointment first.

The honest bottom line

Larsen’s has the kind of multi-decade local reputation that speaks for itself, but the thinness of its published information — no price, no species list, no confirmed 2026 season window — means this is a farm you call before you drive to, not one you can plan around from what’s published online.

Planning your visit

Best time to go

Season is reported to open the day after Thanksgiving, resolved here to 2026-11-27; season end wasn't found. Weekend hours (Fri-Sun 9am-5pm) are longer than the limited Tue-Thu 2pm-5pm window, so plan weekends for a reliable visit.

How long to budget

Not stated in the record.

Crowds

Not stated directly, but reduced weekday hours (afternoon-only or by appointment) versus a full 9am-5pm weekend schedule suggest walk-in traffic concentrates on weekends.

Parking

Not described in the record.

Strollers and accessibility

Not addressed in the source.

What to bring

  • A call to 707-762-6317 to confirm this year's price before you drive out, since none is published
  • Flexibility on which day you go, since weekday access outside 2pm-5pm requires an appointment
  • Cash or card, since the record doesn't specify accepted payment methods

How to spend less here

  • Price_from is null and price_note only says one source noted 2025 prices held flat from the prior year without giving a dollar figure, so no price can be quoted here
  • Ask when you call whether this year's price is flat again versus last year, since that's the one pricing signal in the record, even without a number attached

Who it suits

Good for

  • Longtime Bay Area visitors who value a farm with decades of history over one with the most published detail online
  • Visitors who can go on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, since weekday hours are short or by-appointment only
  • Anyone comfortable calling ahead for basics like price and tree species

Skip it if

Skip Larsen's if you need to see published pricing or a species list before you commit to the drive, and skip a weekday visit unless you've called ahead for an appointment, since Tue-Thu hours are limited to an afternoon window or by-appointment only.

Worth pairing with

No specific nearby-farm comparison is available in this record.

Common questions

How much does a tree cost at Larsen's?

Not published. One source noted 2025 prices held flat from the prior year, but no dollar figure was found, so there's no honest number to give here. Call 707-762-6317 to ask.

What tree species does Larsen's grow?

Not found in the sources reviewed for this record.

Can I visit on a weekday?

Tue-Thu hours are 2pm-5pm or by appointment; the farm is closed Monday. Fri-Sun hours run the full 9am-5pm.

Is Larsen's still operating, or has it closed?

It's operating seasonally. Some prior-year listings show a 'temporarily closed' flag on Yelp, but 2025-season press and social coverage confirm the farm ran that year — the flag reflects normal seasonal closure between Christmases, not a permanent shutdown.

When is Larsen's Christmas Tree Farm open in 2026?

Opens November 27, 2026 (closing date not published). Tue-Sun (closed Mon). Hours: Tue–Thu 2pm–5pm or by appointment, Fri–Sun 9am–5pm.

How much does a tree cost at Larsen's Christmas Tree Farm?

Pricing was not published when we last checked. One source noted 2025 prices held flat from the prior year, but no dollar figure was published.

Can I cut my own tree at Larsen's Christmas Tree Farm?

Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).

Where is Larsen's Christmas Tree Farm?

391 Marshall Avenue, Petaluma, CA 94952, in Sonoma County. It is one of 9 farms we track in Bay Area CA.

How Larsen's Christmas Tree Farm compares in Bay Area CA

We track 9 farms in Bay Area CA, 9 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.

Other farms near Petaluma

There are 4 other farms we track in Sonoma County. All Bay Area CA farms →

Quick facts

SeasonOpens November 27, 2026 (closing date not published)
Days openTue-Sun (closed Mon)
HoursTue–Thu 2pm–5pm or by appointment, Fri–Sun 9am–5pm
Starting priceNot published
CountySonoma County
RegionBay Area CA

Sources

sites.google.com · facebook.com

Checked September 2026.