A San Antonio-area farm with an unusually wide pricing spread -- per-foot field trees, a premium precut fir, and even living potted trees -- backed by simple daily hours running longer than most weekend-only competitors.
Choose & cut field trees (Afghan pine, Leyland cypress, Arizona cypress) approx. $15/ft; precut Fraser Fir from $95; living potted trees (15-gallon) $179
Pipe Creek Christmas Tree Farm offers a genuinely wider spread of pricing and tree formats than most other farms surveyed in this Hill Country research, and the numbers are specific enough to actually compare rather than just note as missing.
Choose-and-cut field trees – Afghan Pine, Leyland Cypress, or Arizona Cypress – run about $15 per foot. Precut Fraser Fir starts at $95. And for visitors who want something more permanent, 15-gallon living potted trees are available at a flat $179, meant to be planted after the holidays rather than discarded like a cut tree.
Doing the math with only these real numbers: a 6-foot field-cut tree at $15/ft would run around $90, which lands close to the $95 starting price for a precut Fraser Fir. That’s a genuinely useful comparison to make before you decide – cutting your own doesn’t necessarily save much money over a similarly sized precut fir here, so the choice may come down more to which species you want and whether you enjoy the cutting experience itself, rather than assuming the field option is the clear budget pick. The living tree, by contrast, is a different kind of purchase entirely: $179 is a real premium over either cut option, but it’s the only one of the three that can outlive the holiday season if you actually plant it afterward.
Unlike many farms in this research that split their week into shorter weekday hours and longer weekend hours, Pipe Creek runs the same 11am-5:45pm schedule every day of the week. That simplicity is a real convenience if you’re trying to fit a visit into an unpredictable schedule – there’s no need to check whether today’s hours are the short version or the long version.
The farm’s own pricing page states the season begins “the Monday of Thanksgiving week,” which resolves to November 23, 2026 – earlier than the common day-after-Thanksgiving pattern seen at many other Texas farms, giving an extra few days of access before the traditional holiday-weekend rush.
The farm also runs a fall pumpkin patch as a separate seasonal business on the same property, consistent with the dual-season pattern seen at several other farms in this research.
Pipe Creek’s real, comparable pricing across three tree formats is a genuine planning advantage over farms with no published cost at all, and the daily hours make scheduling simple – just do the per-foot-versus-precut math for your specific desired size before assuming cutting your own is automatically cheaper.
The season starts the Monday of Thanksgiving week, resolving to Nov 23, 2026, with daily hours of 11am-5:45pm -- no separate weekday/weekend schedule to navigate.
Not stated in the record, though choosing among field-cutting, a premium precut option, and living trees suggests taking some time to compare before committing to one.
Not stated in the record. Daily hours running seven days a week likely spread visitor traffic more evenly across the week than a farm limited to Friday-Sunday, though the first Saturday after Thanksgiving remains a reasonable bet for the single busiest day.
Not described in the record.
Not addressed in the sources reviewed.
Skip Pipe Creek if you're looking for a bargain-basement precut tree, since the precut Fraser Fir here starts at $95, a premium price point compared to some regional competitors' unlisted or lower-tier offerings.
No specific nearby-farm comparison is available in this record. The farm also runs a fall pumpkin patch as a separate seasonal business on the same property.
Choose-and-cut field trees run about $15 per foot. Precut Fraser Fir starts at $95. Living potted trees (15-gallon) are a flat $179.
Afghan Pine, Leyland Cypress, and Arizona Cypress are the choose-and-cut field options.
Yes -- 15-gallon living potted trees are available for $179, for anyone who wants to plant it after the holidays rather than dispose of a cut tree.
11am-5:45pm daily, with the 2026 season expected to start Nov 23, the Monday of Thanksgiving week.
Opens November 23, 2026 (closing date not published). Daily. Hours: 11am-5:45pm daily.
Trees start at $15. Choose & cut field trees (Afghan pine, Leyland cypress, Arizona cypress) approx. $15/ft; precut Fraser Fir from $95; living potted trees (15-gallon) $179
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
805 Phil's Rd, Pipe Creek, TX 78063, in Bandera County. It is one of 4 farms we track in Texas Hill Country.
We track 4 farms in Texas Hill Country, 2 of which let you cut your own tree. At $15 to start this one sits right on the regional median of $15.
What sets it apart locally: it has cut-your-own trees, which most Texas Hill Country farms on our list do not.
pipecreekchristmastrees.com
Checked September 2026.