New Castle is a rare find for the eastern Arkansas Delta -- a real cut-your-own tree operation doubling as an established farm market -- with a confirmed Nov 23, 2026 opening but no published closing date, hours, or pricing beyond that.
New Castle Farms is a genuinely notable find for the eastern Arkansas Delta, a region that’s otherwise sparse for cut-your-own Christmas tree operations. The record describes it as one of very few real options of this kind found in that part of the state, which matters if you live in or near Forrest City and would otherwise be driving toward Central Arkansas or the Ozarks for a similar experience.
The farm’s own site describes its season as opening on the Monday before Thanksgiving, which resolves cleanly to November 23, 2026. What isn’t posted is a closing date, so while you know when the season starts, you don’t have a hard deadline for when it ends – check back or call ahead if you’re planning a later-season visit.
Weekday hours run 1pm to 6pm, and Saturday stretches to a longer 8am-6pm window. What’s missing entirely from the record is Sunday – no hours are listed for that day at all. That’s different from simply having shorter Sunday hours; it may mean the farm is closed Sundays, or it may just mean the information wasn’t published anywhere found in this research. Either way, don’t plan a Sunday visit without calling (870) 630-0607 to confirm first.
New Castle has operated as a farm market since 2010, selling Lola’s Table baked goods and farm-made pickles, chowchow, tomato slaw, jams, and apple butter year-round – meaning there’s a reason to stop by even outside tree season, and a reason to browse beyond the tree field once you’re there during it. Handmade wreaths and fresh garland round out the holiday-specific offerings.
Leyland Cypress, Carolina Sapphire, Blue Ice, and Fraser Fir are all grown here, and the farm describes the experience as choosing and cutting your own – a genuinely self-directed pick, not staff-selected.
No price_from or price_note dollar figure appears anywhere in the record, so there’s no honest number to offer for what a tree here costs. Budget flexibly and plan to ask on arrival, or call ahead if a firm number matters to your planning.
Most other Delta-area residents encountered in this research had to look toward Central Arkansas or the Ozarks for a comparable cut-your-own outing, which is part of what makes a confirmed local option like this worth the extra attention despite its remaining open questions.
New Castle fills a real gap for Delta-region tree shoppers with a confirmed cut-your-own operation and an established farm market worth browsing on its own. The tradeoffs are an unconfirmed closing date, no listed Sunday hours, and no published tree pricing – all worth a quick call before you commit to the drive to Forrest City.
The farm's site describes opening on the Monday before Thanksgiving, which resolves to November 23, 2026 since Thanksgiving falls on Nov 26. No closing date is posted. Hours are shorter on weekdays (1-6pm) with a longer Saturday window (8am-6pm); Sunday hours aren't listed at all, so don't assume the farm is open that day without calling first.
Not stated directly, but a farm market selling baked goods and preserves alongside the tree field suggests a visit that can extend past a quick tree pickup if you want to browse.
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Skip New Castle if you're hoping to visit on a Sunday, since no Sunday hours are listed anywhere in the record, and skip it if you need a tree price before you go, since none is published.
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November 23, 2026, per the farm's own site, which describes opening on the Monday before Thanksgiving. No closing date is posted.
Not listed in the record. Confirmed hours are Monday-Friday 1-6pm and Saturday 8am-6pm only.
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Lola's Table baked goods and farm-made pickles, chowchow, tomato slaw, jams, and apple butter, alongside handmade wreaths and fresh garland.
Opens November 23, 2026 (closing date not published). Mon-Fri, Sat. Hours: Mon-Fri 1-6pm; Sat 8am-6pm.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
7596 Highway 284, Forrest City, AR 72335, in St. Francis County. It is one of 1 farms we track in East Arkansas/Delta.
newcastlefarms.com
Checked September 2026.