A working nursery farmed by the same family since 1790, with a documented Nov 27-Dec 23 season, free tree shaking, and both true cut-your-own and staff-cut options - though pricing itself isn't published anywhere.
Patterson Greenhouses is a working nursery first and a seasonal tree lot second - the family has farmed this land since 1790, and outside of the Christmas season it runs five greenhouses growing its own annuals and perennials. That long-term, working-farm character shows up in a few practical details: restrooms on-site, school tours offered, and both a true cut-your-own option and a staff-assisted “choose and we cut” alternative for visitors who’d rather not do the sawing themselves.
A direct fetch of the farm’s own Christmas page returned a 404 during this research, so the season window here - November 27 through December 23, 9am-4pm daily - comes from a local news roundup and aggregator listings describing the farm as open “after Thanksgiving to Dec 23.” That phrasing doesn’t carry an explicit year, and it reads as the kind of description that could be repeated nearly identically from season to season. It’s a reasonable, well-sourced estimate rather than a farm-confirmed date, so build in a call-ahead if your schedule is tight around the edges of that window.
One thing that stands out in the record: the farm offers tree shaking at no charge, which mechanically removes loose needles before you take the tree home. That’s a small but genuinely practical service that saves you a mess in your car and living room, and it’s not something every farm bothers to offer.
Because both cut-your-own and staff-cut options are available, this is a farm that accommodates different comfort levels - if you want the full experience of picking a spot in the field and doing the cutting yourself, you can, and if you’d rather point at a tree and let someone else handle the saw, that’s on the table too. School tours being explicitly offered suggests the farm is set up to handle groups, which is worth knowing if you’re hoping for a quieter, less group-heavy weekday visit during the part of the season overlapping school field trips.
Pricing isn’t published anywhere in the available sources, and neither is a species list or payment method. Given the farm’s long history and clearly active operation (working greenhouses, restrooms, tours), this doesn’t read as a fly-by-night listing - it’s simply that the specific numbers a visitor would want (cost, species) haven’t made it into what’s publicly available. A phone call closes that gap faster than guessing.
The season is documented as running November 27 through December 23, 2026, 9am-4pm daily - though this window was resolved from recurring relative phrasing ('after Thanksgiving to Dec 23') rather than a dated 2026 posting, so treat it as likely rather than certain.
A standard cut-your-own visit, plus extra time if you want the farm to shake loose needles off your tree before you leave.
Not documented directly, but the farm explicitly offers school tours, which suggests added weekday group traffic during that part of the season - a reasonable inference from the offering itself, not a confirmed crowd report.
Not documented.
The farm has restrooms on-site, which is worth noting since many smaller tree lots don't. Field terrain itself isn't described, so assume unpaved ground.
Skip if you need confirmed 2026 pricing before you go, since none has been published, or if you're visiting on a weekday during school-tour season and prefer a quieter, less group-oriented visit.
None documented in this record.
Documented as November 27 through December 23, 9am-4pm daily, though this comes from a description of 'after Thanksgiving to Dec 23' rather than a dated 2026 posting from the farm itself.
No. The farm offers both a true cut-your-own option and a staff-cut 'choose and we cut' option.
Yes, restrooms are listed among the farm's on-site amenities.
The family has farmed this land since 1790, and the farm also runs five greenhouses growing its own annuals and perennials.
November 27 – December 23, 2026. Daily. Hours: 9am-4pm.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
636 Adelphia Road, Freehold, NJ 07728, in Monmouth County. It is one of 9 farms we track in Central NJ.
We track 9 farms in Central NJ, 7 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.
Its season runs about 27 days against a regional average of 27, so it is broadly in line with the rest of the region.
What sets it apart locally: it has free netting/baling, which most Central NJ farms on our list do not.
There are 3 other farms we track in Monmouth County. All Central NJ farms →
pattersongreenhouses.com · patch.com · njfamily.com
Checked September 2026.