A free-entry, 40-acre farm operating since 1996 with a wide size-to-price range and ticketed rides on the side -- but the pricing figures found are from a Houston-area roundup, not the farm's current price page, so treat them as reference rather than confirmed.
Trees range from about $85 (5ft) to $379+ (12ft); farm entry is free
Old Time Christmas Tree Farm has been family-owned since 1996, working a 40-acre property in Spring that offers both Texas-grown choose-and-cut trees and precut trees brought in from northern growers and kept in water on-site. Nearly three decades of continuous operation gives this farm more of an established track record than many of the newer or less-documented listings in this Greater Houston batch.
One structural detail worth calling out: farm entry itself is free. You’re not paying a general-admission fee just to walk the property and look at trees. Rides – a train ride, a petting zoo, a giant slide, and a bounce house – are available, but each requires a separate ticket rather than being bundled into a mandatory admission charge. That’s a genuinely flexible cost structure: families who just want a tree and nothing else can visit without paying for attractions they won’t use, while those who want the full experience can add rides individually.
A Houston-area media roundup put tree prices at roughly $85 for a 5-foot tree, scaling up to $379 or more for a 12-footer. That’s a genuinely wide range, and it does at least establish that cost climbs substantially with size here – useful context even without a precise per-foot rate. But this figure came from a third-party roundup rather than the farm’s own current price page, so it should be treated as a reference point from a recent season rather than a guaranteed current rate. If a specific number matters for your budget, confirming with the farm directly before you go is the safer move.
Texas-grown trees are available for choose-and-cut, meaning you pick the tree in the field, potentially with staff handling the actual cutting – the record doesn’t specify whether visitors do the cutting themselves. Precut trees from northern growers round out the selection for anyone who wants a different look or simply doesn’t want to deal with cutting at all.
Santa makes appearances on weekends and Thanksgiving, adding a family-friendly touch beyond the tree-buying itself.
Old Time Christmas Tree Farm brings real longevity, a flexible free-entry-plus-a-la-carte-rides structure, and a wide range of tree sizes to this Houston-area research – but the pricing figures available are a season or two old rather than freshly confirmed, so verify current rates before you commit to a specific budget.
No specific season start or end date was found beyond general 'Christmas season' framing. Weekday hours are 1pm-5pm; weekend hours are 9am-5pm, daily.
Not stated directly, but with a train ride, petting zoo, giant slide, and bounce house available (each ticketed separately), planning for a longer family visit makes sense if you intend to use the rides.
Not stated in the record. A 40-acre, free-entry farm established since 1996 likely draws a broad regional crowd around Houston, especially on weekends when Santa makes appearances, though this is an inference based on scale and longevity rather than a documented crowd count.
Not described in the record.
Not addressed in the sources reviewed.
Skip Old Time Christmas Tree Farm if you need current confirmed pricing before committing to a budget, since the $85-$379+ figures found come from a Houston-area roundup rather than the farm's own current price page.
No specific nearby-farm comparison is available in this record.
No -- farm entry is free. Rides (train, giant slide, bounce house) require separate tickets, and the tree itself is priced on its own.
A recent Houston-area roundup reported prices from about $85 (5-foot) to $379+ (12-foot), but this wasn't sourced from the farm's own current price page, so confirm before you go.
Yes -- Texas-grown choose-and-cut trees are available, alongside precut trees brought in from northern growers and displayed in water.
Yes, on weekends and Thanksgiving, per the record.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Daily. Check with the farm before driving out.
Trees start at $85. Trees range from about $85 (5ft) to $379+ (12ft); farm entry is free
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
7632 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77379, in Harris County. It is one of 6 farms we track in Greater Houston.
We track 6 farms in Greater Houston, 6 of which let you cut your own tree. At $85 to start this one sits above the regional median of $80.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 2 of the 6 farms we track in Greater Houston had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
oldtimechristmastree.com
Checked September 2026.