A long-running family farm pairing cut-your-own trees with an on-site vineyard, but its hours and even its street address conflict across sources, so a confirming call matters more here than at most farms in this batch.
Powell Tree Farm & Vineyard in Sneads has been family-run by Mark and Kay Powell since 1981, which puts it among the longer-established operations in this Panhandle batch. What sets it apart isn’t just the tenure, though — it’s the combination on offer: a choose-and-cut Christmas tree field alongside an actual working vineyard and a gift/craft shop, a pairing that doesn’t show up elsewhere in this dataset.
The farm grows Virginia Pine, Red Cedar, Leyland Cypress, and Carolina Sapphire for cutting — a broader species lineup than many single-crop Panhandle farms. Virginia Pine has a stiffer, more open branch structure than the softer cypress varieties; Red Cedar is genuinely aromatic in the way older Southern households associate with cut evergreens; Leyland Cypress and Carolina Sapphire both offer a softer, feathery look with a milder scent. None of these are true firs, which simply reflects North Florida’s climate rather than any shortcoming on the farm’s part — Fraser and Balsam firs don’t grow reliably this far south, so farms here build their cut-your-own crop around species that actually thrive in the region.
Here’s the thing worth flagging clearly rather than smoothing over: two different sources describe genuinely different operating schedules for this farm. The farm’s own directory listing gives a six-day week — Monday through Saturday, 9am-5pm, with Sunday hours 1-5pm CST. A separate source instead describes a weekend-only operation, Friday through Sunday, 8am-5pm, tied to a specific past season running Nov 29 through Dec 21. These aren’t a rounding difference — one describes the farm as open most days, the other as open three days a week. This research could not determine which is currently accurate, or whether the farm’s schedule has simply changed between the years these two sources were describing. Either way, showing up on a Tuesday expecting the farm to be open, or showing up on a Friday expecting it might not be, both carry real risk of a wasted trip.
There’s a smaller, similar discrepancy with the street address itself — one source lists 7593 Old Spanish Trail (used for this listing’s coordinates), another lists 7509. If you’re driving any real distance, confirm the address along with the hours when you call.
Nothing in the sources checked gives even a rough sense of what cutting a tree here costs, whether it’s priced per foot or flat-rate, or whether netting and a stand are included. That’s a real gap for trip planning — budget flexibly and ask directly rather than assuming.
Powell offers something genuinely distinct among Panhandle tree farms — the vineyard pairing alone makes it worth a look if you’re in the area — but the unresolved hours conflict means a phone call to 850-593-0350 isn’t optional here the way it might be for a farm with one clean, consistent schedule on record. Confirm the day and the address before you commit to the drive.
No confirmed 2025 or 2026 season dates were found. Given the region's typical pattern of opening around Thanksgiving weekend and running through Christmas, the weeks bracketing Thanksgiving are a reasonable general assumption for North Florida — but that's an inference from regional norms, not a confirmed date for this specific farm.
Not stated directly, but with both a tree field and a vineyard/gift shop on-site, plan for more than a quick in-and-out stop if you want to see both.
Not stated in the record.
Not described in the record. As a working farm with a vineyard and tree field, expect an unpaved lot.
Not addressed in the record.
Skip Powell Tree Farm & Vineyard until you've called 850-593-0350 to confirm current hours, since two sources give conflicting schedules — one lists Mon-Sat 9am-5pm and Sun 1-5pm, the other says weekends-only 8am-5pm — and the research notes could not resolve which is correct.
Not available in the record.
Sources disagree. The farm's own directory listing gives Mon-Sat 9am-5pm and Sun 1-5pm CST. A separate secondary source instead describes weekend-only hours, 8am-5pm Friday through Sunday, tied to a past season's Nov 29-Dec 21 window. These weren't resolved against each other, so call 850-593-0350 to confirm before visiting.
Virginia Pine, Red Cedar, Leyland Cypress, and Carolina Sapphire are all listed as available. None are firs — all four are species suited to the Panhandle's climate, with different textures and scents from a classic Fraser or Balsam fir.
Yes, per the research notes: the farm has combined a choose-and-cut Christmas tree operation with an on-site vineyard and gift/craft shop since it was founded by Mark and Kay Powell in 1981.
No pricing was found in any source checked for this farm. Ask directly when you call, and don't assume a specific per-foot or flat rate going in.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: General hours per the farm's directory listing: Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 1pm-5pm CST. A separate secondary source instead describes weekend-only hours (8am-5pm Fri-Sun, Nov 29-Dec 21 in a past season) — these two descriptions conflict and were not resolved.. Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own.
7593 Old Spanish Trail, Sneads, FL 32460, in Jackson County. It is one of 5 farms we track in Panhandle FL.
We track 5 farms in Panhandle FL, 5 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.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 2 of the 5 farms we track in Panhandle FL had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 8 other farms we track in Jackson County. All Panhandle FL farms →
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Checked September 2026.