A 70-plus-year family tradition with a genuinely useful two-stage opening (pre-cut a week before choose-and-cut) and clear payment rules, though no pricing has been published.
Miller Tree Farm has kept a family tradition alive for more than 70 years, according to a 2025 Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network profile, putting it among the longer-running operations in this research. That kind of history usually means a farm has settled into a stable, well-tested seasonal rhythm, and the 2026 information here — pulled directly from the farm’s own site — bears that out.
This is the single most useful planning detail in the record. The pre-cut lot opens first, on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026. The choose-and-cut fields don’t open until a week later, on Black Friday, Nov. 27. If cutting your own tree is the whole point of your visit, showing up on opening weekend (Nov. 21) will only get you a pre-cut option, not a field to walk. Conversely, if you’re happy grabbing something already cut, you can beat the Black Friday rush by going the weekend before. No fixed closing date is given — the farm’s practice is to run until trees sell out — so late-season visitors should call ahead to check availability rather than assume the farm is still fully stocked in mid-December.
Saturday hours run a full 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday is noon to 5 p.m., and weekdays are a shorter 3 to 5 p.m. window. If your schedule is flexible, a Saturday visit gives you the most time on-site.
Four species are on offer — Fraser Fir, Concolor Fir, White Pine, and Scotch Pine — in sizes from 3 to 12 feet, a solid range for anything from a small apartment tree to one for a high-ceilinged living room. Fresh wreaths and arrangements are made daily, and custom orders can be placed by phone ahead of a visit, which is a nice option if you want something specific waiting for you rather than picking from whatever’s on the shelf.
The farm’s own site is explicit that no card payments are accepted on-site — cash, Venmo, PayPal, or check only. That’s a genuinely important trip-planning fact rather than a minor footnote: showing up with only a debit card and no cash could mean you can’t complete a purchase. Venmo and PayPal give you a cashless option if you’d rather not carry bills, but plan your payment method before you go rather than assuming a card will work.
No specific price-per-tree figure was published anywhere reviewed, so this record can’t do any dollar-figure math for you — not even a rough range. Given the farm’s 70-plus-year history and the range of species and sizes offered, it’s reasonable to expect pricing that varies by size, but nothing here confirms that, so ask directly when you visit.
The pre-cut lot opens Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026; the choose-and-cut fields open a week later on Black Friday, Nov. 27. No fixed closing date is posted, since the farm reportedly closes when trees sell out. Weekend hours run fuller (Sat 9-5, Sun noon-5) than weekdays (3-5 p.m.).
Longer if you're walking the choose-and-cut fields; quicker if you're picking from the pre-cut lot, which opens a week earlier.
Not documented with numbers, but the farm's own two-stage opening (pre-cut a week ahead of choose-and-cut) suggests real anticipated demand on the Black Friday choose-and-cut opening specifically.
Not specified in the record.
Not addressed in the sources reviewed.
Skip planning to pay by card, since the farm accepts only cash, Venmo, PayPal, or check on-site — and skip assuming the choose-and-cut fields are open before Nov. 27, since only the pre-cut lot is available the week prior.
Not documented in the record.
The pre-cut lot opens Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026. The choose-and-cut fields open a week later, on Black Friday, Nov. 27.
No fixed closing date is posted; the farm reportedly closes once trees sell out.
No. The farm accepts cash, Venmo, PayPal, or check only.
Fraser Fir, Concolor Fir, White Pine, and Scotch Pine, ranging from 3 to 12 feet.
Opens November 21, 2026 (closing date not published). Daily. Hours: Sat 9:00am-5:00pm; Sun 12:00pm-5:00pm; Mon-Fri 3:00pm-5:00pm.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
7404 SE Vandalia Dr, Runnells, IA 50237, in Polk County. It is one of 6 farms we track in Des Moines Region IA.
We track 6 farms in Des Moines Region IA, 6 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.
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millertreefarm.com
Checked September 2026.