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McClure's Tree Nursery

📍 251 Salem Rd, Kingfield, ME 04947🗓 Season dates not yet published for 2026🏷 Pricing TBD

A 50+ year Franklin County nursery selling Christmas trees at roughly $5 per foot alongside its year-round landscape-tree business, but the exact cut-your-own season window wasn't confirmed, so treat the posted hours as general nursery hours, not a Christmas-specific schedule.

McClure's Tree Nursery in Kingfield, ME

How you get your tree

This farm offers

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

Included

landscape/nursery trees also sold on site

$5 per foot, per a source describing recent-year pricing; not confirmed for 2026.

Our take

McClure’s Tree Nursery has been in business since 1969, started by Howell and Linda McClure, and today runs as a 50-plus acre operation in Franklin County that’s primarily a year-round landscape nursery — selling balled-and-burlapped evergreens and hardwoods — with pre-cut and cut-your-own Christmas trees as one seasonal offering layered on top of that core business.

What the pricing actually tells you

One genuinely useful number survived research here: a source describing recent-year pricing put Christmas trees at roughly $5 per foot. That’s simple arithmetic you can actually use — a 6-foot tree in that range would run around $30, an 8-foot tree around $40 — though it’s worth being clear that this figure isn’t confirmed as the current 2026 rate, just a recent-year reference point. Compared to some farms in this batch with tiered or flat pricing, a straightforward per-foot rate at least gives you a way to estimate cost before you commit to a specific tree size.

The hours question that needs a phone call to resolve

Here’s the detail that matters most for planning a visit: the operating hours found for this nursery — weekdays 10 am to 5 pm, weekends 9 am to 5 pm, running through December 24th and closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas — describe the nursery’s general, year-round operating season for its landscape-tree business, not a confirmed Christmas-tree-specific schedule. Because McClure’s operates continuously from spring through Christmas Eve for its main nursery business, it’s entirely possible that cut-your-own Christmas trees aren’t available across that entire window, even though the nursery itself is open. Attempting to reach the farm’s dedicated Christmas-tree webpage directly during this research failed with a certificate error, which meant tree species and any Christmas-specific timing couldn’t be independently confirmed from the primary source. The responsible move here is to call ahead — (207) 265-4931, and ask for Adam directly, per some listings — and confirm specifically when cut-your-own trees become available this season, rather than assuming any day within the general nursery hours works.

A nursery-first operation has upsides too

Because McClure’s core business isn’t seasonal Christmas tree sales but year-round nursery stock, it’s reasonable to expect more operational consistency than a pop-up tree lot that exists for six weeks a year and then vanishes. If your household also needs a landscape tree or shrub, this is a place that can serve both needs in one stop, which isn’t true of most single-purpose Christmas tree farms in this list.

The bottom line

McClure’s offers a useful, calculable per-foot price and over 50 years of operating history, but the exact window for cutting a Christmas tree specifically wasn’t confirmed and shouldn’t be assumed to match the nursery’s broader spring-through-Christmas-Eve hours. Call ahead to nail down the actual cutting season before planning a trip to Kingfield.

Planning your visit

Best time to go

The nursery's general season is described as running through December 24th, closed Thanksgiving and Christmas, with weekday hours 10 am-5 pm and weekend hours 9 am-5 pm. This describes the nursery's overall operating season, which runs from spring through Christmas Eve for its landscape-tree business — a distinct, shorter Christmas-tree-only cutting window was not separately confirmed, so call ahead to ask specifically when cut-your-own Christmas trees become available.

How long to budget

Not stated in the record.

Crowds

Not stated in the record.

Parking

Not described in the record.

Strollers and accessibility

Not addressed in the record.

What to bring

  • A direct question about when cut-your-own Christmas trees are actually available this season, since the posted hours describe general nursery operations, not a Christmas-specific window
  • A rough size estimate for your tree, since pricing is by the foot at roughly $5/foot per a recent-year source
  • Patience for a possible certificate error if you try to reach the farm's Christmas-tree-specific webpage directly, since that page failed to load during this research

How to spend less here

  • Pricing is reported at roughly $5 per foot for a recent year, which means a 6-foot tree would run around $30 and an 8-foot tree around $40, using only that stated rate — though this is not confirmed as the current 2026 rate

Who it suits

Good for

  • Visitors who want a clear per-foot price to plan around — roughly $5 per foot, per a source describing recent-year pricing
  • Anyone also shopping for balled-and-burlapped landscape evergreens or hardwoods, since this nursery sells both alongside its Christmas trees
  • Households who might need a tree outside the typical narrow Thanksgiving-to-mid-December window, given this nursery's longer general operating season

Skip it if

Skip McClure's if you're assuming these hours are a Christmas-tree-specific schedule, since they describe the nursery's general operating season rather than a confirmed cut-your-own tree window, and skip it if you need confirmed 2026 pricing locked in, since $5/foot is not confirmed as current.

Worth pairing with

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

Common questions

How much does a tree cost at McClure's?

Roughly $5 per foot, per a source describing recent-year pricing. This is not confirmed as current for 2026, so treat it as a reference point.

When can I cut my own Christmas tree here?

Not specifically confirmed. The nursery's general operating hours run through December 24th (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas), but that describes its year-round landscape-tree business, not a confirmed Christmas-tree-specific cutting window. Call (207) 265-4931 to ask directly.

Does McClure's sell anything besides Christmas trees?

Yes. It's a 50+ acre nursery selling balled-and-burlapped landscape evergreens and hardwoods year-round, with pre-cut and cut-your-own Christmas trees as a seasonal offering.

How long has McClure's been in business?

Since 1969, started by Howell and Linda McClure.

When is McClure's Tree Nursery open in 2026?

2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the farm before driving out.

How much does a tree cost at McClure's Tree Nursery?

Pricing was not published when we last checked. $5 per foot, per a source describing recent-year pricing; not confirmed for 2026.

Can I cut my own tree at McClure's Tree Nursery?

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

Where is McClure's Tree Nursery?

251 Salem Rd, Kingfield, ME 04947, in Franklin County. It is one of 4 farms we track in Western Maine.

How McClure's Tree Nursery compares in Western Maine

We track 4 farms in Western Maine, 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.

One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 1 of the 4 farms we track in Western Maine had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.

Other farms near Kingfield

There are 10 other farms we track in Franklin County. All Western Maine farms →

Quick facts

SeasonSeason dates not yet published for 2026
Days openNot published
HoursWeekdays 10:00 am - 5:00 pm; Weekends 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Starting priceNot published
CountyFranklin County
RegionWestern Maine

Directions

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Sources

kingfieldtrees.com · newscentermaine.com

Checked September 2026.