A 321-acre hill farm running since 1925 with a wood-furnace barn, an antique equipment display, and a live train layout for a longer visit, but no published pricing and no phone number found to call ahead.
L.H. Stowell and Son has operated on a 321-acre hill farm in Brookfield since 1925, with more than 50 of those acres in active Christmas tree production. That kind of longevity and scale puts it among the more established operations in this Vermont research, and the property has clearly been built out for more than just tree sales over the last century.
Beyond the fields themselves, the record describes a wood furnace-heated barn to warm up in, a nonprofit bake sale, an antique farm equipment display, and — the detail most likely to stand out to families — a live electric train layout. Taken together, that’s a lineup that suggests a longer, browse-and-linger visit rather than a fast cut-and-go trip. If you’re bringing kids who’ll want to watch a model train or wander past old farm equipment, budget more time here than a bare-bones lot. Wreaths and maple syrup are also sold on site if you want to extend the shopping beyond the tree.
Two honest gaps stand out in this record. First, no tree pricing was found — the farm’s homepage was the only page loaded for this research, and pricing along with the specific tree species offered appear to live on subpages that weren’t accessible. Second, and more of a practical hurdle, no phone number turned up anywhere in this research for L.H. Stowell and Son. That’s unusual among the farms covered here, most of which at least list a number to call with questions. Without one, your best option for confirming hours, pricing, or tree availability ahead of a visit is the farm’s own website, lhstrees.com, rather than a phone call.
One useful detail from the research: discounted pre-cut trees are reportedly pulled from “nearly depleted” field blocks late in the season. If you’re the type who doesn’t mind showing up in the final week before Christmas and taking whatever’s left in exchange for a lower price, that’s a legitimate value strategy here — though it comes with the trade-off of a smaller, already-picked-over selection rather than first pick of the field. If you want your choice of tree from a fuller selection, an earlier visit makes more sense, even without a specific opening date confirmed for 2026.
Given the general pattern of Friday-through-Sunday hours between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and no confirmed calendar dates yet, this is a farm best approached with the expectation that you’ll need to verify details online before you go, since a phone call isn’t an option based on what this research found.
No 2026 dates were published. The farm's general pattern is Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between Thanksgiving and Christmas, 9am-4pm — treat that as the likely shape of the season rather than confirmed dates.
An hour or more, given the wood furnace barn, antique equipment display, and train layout — this reads as a linger-and-browse visit rather than a quick cut-and-go.
Not documented in the record. A Friday-through-Sunday-only schedule, with no weekday hours, likely concentrates visitors into those three days rather than spreading them out.
Not described in the record.
Not addressed in the source. A 321-acre hill farm suggests some sloped terrain, though the specific cutting fields aren't described in enough detail to know for certain.
Skip if you need to call ahead before visiting — no phone number was found published for this farm, so you can't easily confirm hours or availability before making the trip.
This farm is in Brookfield, Orange County; the closest farms in this Vermont research batch are Murray Hill Farm (Waterbury Center) and Werner Tree Farm (Middlebury), both a reasonable regional detour if you're touring central Vermont farms.
Not published in the record; pricing and species details are on subpages of the farm's site that weren't accessible during this research. Check the farm's website directly or ask on arrival.
None was found published for this farm during this research. The farm's website is lhstrees.com.
A wood furnace-heated barn to warm up in, a nonprofit bake sale, an antique farm equipment display, and a live electric train layout, according to the record.
The general pattern is Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between Thanksgiving and Christmas, 9am-4pm, though specific 2026 dates weren't published as of this research.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Fri-Sun (between Thanksgiving and Christmas). 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).
1591 Twin Pond Road, Brookfield, VT, in Orange County. It is one of 5 farms we track in Central Vermont.
We track 5 farms in Central Vermont, 4 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 Central Vermont 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 Central Vermont had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 3 other farms we track in Orange County. All Central Vermont farms →
lhstrees.com
Checked September 2026.