A small, primarily summer blueberry farm that adds a modest Canaan fir choose-and-cut operation in December, with conflicting hours across sources and no season dates confirmed.
Ratliff’s is primarily known as a summer pick-your-own blueberry farm - July and August is its main season - that also grows a modest planting of Canaan fir and opens for choose-and-cut Christmas tree sales in December. That dual identity explains why information about the tree side of the operation is thinner than for farms built around Christmas trees as the main event.
Two different sources give genuinely conflicting information about when the farm is open in December. One lists it as open daily, 9am until dark. Another lists Monday through Thursday only, from noon to 5pm. These aren’t close variations of the same schedule - they contradict each other on which days the farm is even open. Rather than guess which is current, the honest answer is that neither can be confirmed for 2026, and a phone call to 540-896-2431 is the only reliable way to know before you drive out.
Canaan fir is the only tree type listed in the record - no White Pine or spruce options here, just the one species. There’s no mention of wreaths, hot cocoa, a gift shop, or any other on-site extras; this reads as a straightforward, no-frills stop for a single tree rather than a destination outing. That’s not a criticism, just a fact worth setting expectations around before you go.
Nothing in the sources reviewed gives a price for the Canaan fir trees, so this page can’t offer even a rough number. Given the farm’s small, low-key scale, it wouldn’t be surprising if pricing is handled informally on-site rather than published anywhere - but that’s an inference, not a confirmed fact, so budget with some flexibility.
Farms this size in the Shenandoah Valley that pair a summer specialty (blueberries, in this case) with a small December tree operation often run on a shorter, less rigid schedule than larger, dedicated tree farms - sometimes literally “until the trees run out,” rather than a fixed calendar window. That’s a general pattern worth knowing, not a confirmed fact about this specific farm, but it helps explain why the available information here reads thinner and less structured than at bigger operations.
This is a genuine, real farm - not a scam or an abandoned listing - but it’s a small operation without a dedicated Christmas-specific web presence, and the information available about it is noticeably thinner than for bigger Shenandoah Valley farms in this same research batch. If a single Canaan fir tree from a low-key, locally known farm is exactly what you want, it’s worth the call. If you want confirmed hours, published pricing, and extras like wreaths or a hayride, look at one of the more built-out farms in this directory instead.
Unknown. Two sources give conflicting hours (daily 9am until dark vs. Monday-Thursday 12-5pm) and no season start or end date is published, so call before making a plan.
Likely a quick stop for a single fir tree, given the small, low-key scale described in the record.
Not documented. A small, low-key operation without a dedicated Christmas-specific website suggests a modest, local customer base rather than a big destination draw.
Not described in the record; expect a small farm lot.
Not addressed in the source.
Skip if you need confirmed hours or dates before you leave the house, since two sources conflict on both points and neither is confirmed for 2026.
Other Rockingham County choose-and-cut farms in this directory, like Ostlund Christmas Tree Farm in Singers Glen, offer a bigger activity list if a bare-bones single-species stop isn't what you want.
Canaan fir, choose-and-cut, according to the record.
Unclear. One source lists daily, 9am until dark; another lists Monday-Thursday only, 12-5pm. These conflict and neither is confirmed for 2026.
No - the record describes it as primarily a pick-your-own blueberry farm in July and August that adds Canaan fir Christmas trees seasonally in December.
A basic site exists (ratlifftreefarm.weebly.com), but the record notes information is thinner than for larger farms, so calling ahead is recommended.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Daily (per pickyourownchristmastree.org); an alternate listing gives Mon-Thu only. Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
19101 Ratliff Lane, Timberville, VA 22853, in Rockingham County. It is one of 7 farms we track in Shenandoah Valley VA.
We track 7 farms in Shenandoah Valley VA, 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 7 farms we track in Shenandoah Valley VA had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 5 other farms we track in Rockingham County. All Shenandoah Valley VA farms →
ratlifftreefarm.weebly.com · pickyourownchristmastree.org
Checked September 2026.