Nichols Trees

Our take

Nichols Trees sits on Route 10 about 8 miles north of Hanover, making it a convenient option for Upper Valley and Dartmouth-area visitors who don’t want to drive far into the White Mountains for a tree. The record here is more useful on logistics than on atmosphere: daily hours, a real price range, and confirmed sizing, but almost nothing on what species are grown or what else there is to do on site.

Cutting or choosing, your call

This is one of the few farms in this batch that clearly offers both options: cut your own tree in the field, or pick one that’s already been cut and is waiting on site. That flexibility is worth knowing if you’re bringing kids who’d rather not wait around while someone saws down a tree, or if the weather that day makes trudging into a field less appealing.

What it actually costs

Prices run from $25 up to $125 or more, scaled to tree size, with trees available as tall as 12+ feet for people who need something for a high-ceilinged room. That’s a wide enough range to work whether you want a small tabletop tree or something substantial, and the low end at $25 keeps this an affordable stop even before you consider bigger sizes.

Tools and rules

Saws are provided, or you can bring your own hand saw - either way works. Chainsaws and other power tools are explicitly not allowed, which is standard at cut-your-own operations but worth knowing if you were planning to speed things up. Twine for securing the tree to your car roof is provided as well, one less thing to bring from home.

Daily hours, a real advantage

Nichols Trees is open daily, 9am to 4:30pm, for the length of its season - not restricted to weekends the way several other farms in this batch are. If your schedule doesn’t line up with a Saturday or Sunday, that daily availability is a genuine practical edge over farms that only open Friday through Sunday.

What’s missing

Tree species aren’t listed anywhere in the sources checked for this record, which is unusual for a farm this well-documented on price and hours. If you have a specific type of fir or spruce in mind, particularly one known for good needle retention, it’s worth calling ahead rather than assuming Nichols Trees grows it.

Bottom line

This is a solid, no-frills, well-timed option for Upper Valley visitors who know roughly what they want and don’t need a day’s worth of extra activities to go with it. The season is expected to run Nov 27 through Dec 24, 2026, based on the farm’s stated recurring pattern, though a direct confirmation from the farm wasn’t possible during this research due to a site access issue.