A long-running Gilbert family farm since 1968 with real kids' activities and a notable line of replantable pine, but no 2026 tree-season dates, hours, or per-tree pricing were posted anywhere checked at the time of this research.
Santa Day (Dec 12, 2026) admission $17/person; general tree pricing not posted
Mother Nature’s Farm has operated in Gilbert since 1968, planting its first pine trees in 1980 and adding a pumpkin patch in 1991 — a genuine multi-generation agritourism history rather than a seasonal pop-up. That long track record shows up in the activity list: a hayride, petting area, spider web crawl, straw bale maze, pedal carts, and a mega slide are all confirmed on site, which points to a farm built around a full family outing rather than a fast tree purchase.
Despite the farm’s decades of growing its own pine and pumpkins, the Christmas trees themselves are not grown on the property. The farm’s own site describes them as “responsibly sourced US-grown Christmas trees, all carefully transported to the farm” — language that, read plainly, means freshly cut elsewhere and trucked in for sale. The lineup covers Noble fir, Douglas fir, and Afghan (Elderica) pine, with sizes ranging from tabletop to 14 feet, and the record confirms saw_provided is false and the operation is precut_only, so there’s no cutting involved at any point in the visit. One genuine point of differentiation: the farm markets its Elderica pines as reusable and replantable rather than a single-season, throwaway tree, which is worth asking about directly if that appeals to you, since no price distinction between species is stated in the record.
If you check Yelp before visiting, you’ll likely see the farm listed as “TEMP. CLOSED.” That’s worth addressing directly rather than treated as a red flag: the farm’s own site explains it closes every June through August and reopens for its Fall Festival and Christmas season, which is a normal seasonal rhythm for an agritourism operation like this, not a sign the business has shut down. Still, a closed-looking listing is exactly the kind of thing that could make a visitor second-guess a drive out, so it’s worth clearing up before you plan around it.
This is one of the thinner records in this batch when it comes to hard logistics. No 2025 or 2026 season start or end date for the tree lot was found anywhere checked, and the farm’s own site simply says to check its current calendar. General hours — reportedly 3:00-9:00 PM on weekdays and 9:00 AM-9:00 PM Friday through Sunday during peak season — came from a third-party parenting-site summary rather than the farm’s own current pages, so treat that as approximate rather than confirmed. The one specific date that is confirmed directly from the farm’s own site is a Santa Day event on Saturday, December 12, 2026, priced at $17 per person. That’s a real, bookable detail in a record otherwise short on dates — worth building a visit around if the Santa Day experience specifically interests you, since it’s more solidly confirmed than the general act of showing up to buy a tree.
No per-tree or per-foot price appears anywhere in the sources checked for this record, so no figure can be responsibly given here beyond the $17 Santa Day admission. Given how much else about this farm is well-documented — its history, its activity list, its tree species — the missing tree price is a genuine gap worth closing with a phone call to (480) 892-5874 before you commit to the drive.
The record has no confirmed 2026 season start or end date. The farm's own site does confirm one specific date: a Santa Day event on Saturday, December 12, 2026. A third-party source (not independently confirmed) puts peak-season hours at 9:00 AM-9:00 PM Friday through Sunday, versus 3:00-9:00 PM on weekdays, which would suggest weekday afternoons as the calmer option if that pattern holds.
Not stated in the record, but with a hayride, petting area, spider web crawl, straw bale maze, pedal carts, and a mega slide on site, this reads as a full outing rather than a quick tree pickup.
Not stated directly. A third-party summary suggests Friday-Sunday hours run longer than weekdays (9 AM-9 PM versus 3-9 PM), which would typically track with weekends being busier, but this pattern isn't confirmed on the farm's own current site.
Not described in the record.
Not addressed in the source. A mega slide, pedal carts, and a straw bale maze suggest a farm built for active kids rather than a paved, easy-access layout, but this is an inference, not a confirmed fact.
Skip this farm for now if you need confirmed 2026 season dates, hours, or a per-tree price before committing to a trip, since none of those were found anywhere checked, and check current status directly before assuming it's open, since the farm's Yelp listing currently shows 'TEMP. CLOSED' — though that reflects the farm's normal June-August summer closure rather than the business shutting down.
No specific nearby-farm comparison is available in this record.
The farm's own site explains it closes seasonally every June through August and reopens for its Fall Festival and Christmas season, so a summer 'TEMP. CLOSED' status on a third-party listing is a normal seasonal pattern, not evidence the business has shut down.
No. The record classifies this farm as precut_only, and saw_provided is confirmed false.
Not posted anywhere found in this research. The only confirmed price in the record is Santa Day admission at $17 per person for December 12, 2026.
Noble fir, Douglas fir, and Afghan (Elderica) pine. The farm's own site describes them as 'responsibly sourced US-grown... carefully transported to the farm,' meaning they're trucked in rather than grown on Mother Nature's own land.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Varies seasonally; farm's own site says to check its calendar for current hours. Christmas season runs November-December.. Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked. Santa Day (Dec 12, 2026) admission $17/person; general tree pricing not posted
No — this farm sells pre-cut trees it grew itself; you don't cut your own here.
1663 E Baseline Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85233, in Maricopa County. It is one of 2 farms we track in Phoenix Metro.
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Checked September 2026.