One of the largest, longest-running farms in this research, with a genuine on-site restaurant in a historic barn — but no pricing is published, and a widely repeated White House tree claim couldn't be independently reconfirmed.
Roan Valley is described as one of the largest and longest-running tree operations covered in this research, reportedly maintaining more than 25,000 trees across eight species and offering choose-and-cut, pre-cut, and wholesale trees — a broader set of purchase options than nearly any other farm in this batch.
Eight named species appear in this record: Fraser fir, Concolor fir, Korean fir, Nordmann fir, Canaan fir, Grand fir, Colorado blue spruce, and Balsam fir. That range gives visitors genuine choice beyond the two-or-three-species lineup typical of smaller farms in this research, whether you’re after a specific look, a particular needle type, or simply want to compare a few species side by side before cutting.
Beyond the trees, the farm is reported to run an “Ole Barn Restaurant” inside a cantilever barn roughly 200 years old, open weekends for family-style food alongside the more typical hot cider and cocoa. If that’s accurate, it’s a genuinely stronger built-in attraction than most farms in this research offer — a reason to plan a full outing around the visit rather than a quick in-and-out tree pickup. That said, the farm’s own website returned an error on the specific page checked during this research, so this detail comes from a general search summary rather than something independently confirmed live; it’s worth treating as likely but not certain until you see it yourself or hear it confirmed by the farm.
Some sources describe the farm having won a 1992 national Christmas tree contest and having supplied the 1993 White House Christmas tree. That’s a notable claim, and it may well be true — but it couldn’t be independently reconfirmed on the farm’s live site during this research, so it’s presented here explicitly as a reported, unverified historical claim rather than an established fact. If that history matters to your interest in visiting, it’s a good thing to ask staff about directly.
No pricing was found anywhere in the sources reviewed, which is a real gap for a farm this large and feature-rich — with three different purchase paths (choose-and-cut, pre-cut, wholesale) potentially priced quite differently from one another, there’s no way to responsibly estimate a number here.
If the species variety and the historic-barn restaurant hold up, Roan Valley looks like one of the more substantial farms in this entire research batch. Go early, since choose-and-cut inventory is reported to sell out quickly over Thanksgiving weekend, and call ahead if you want pricing or want to confirm the restaurant and historical claims before you build a trip around them.
No confirmed season dates were found, but choose-and-cut inventory is reported to sell out quickly over Thanksgiving weekend, so the earliest days of the season are the clear priority if a specific species or size matters to you.
An hour or more if you're eating at the on-site restaurant on a weekend, in addition to selecting and cutting a tree.
Not documented with exact numbers, but a farm this large, with a described sell-out pattern over Thanksgiving weekend specifically, likely sees its heaviest crowds concentrated in that opening window rather than spread evenly across the season.
Not specified in the record.
Not addressed in the sources reviewed.
Skip waiting past Thanksgiving weekend if you want a specific species or size — choose-and-cut inventory here is reported to sell out quickly during that opening stretch.
Not documented in the record.
Not published in any source reviewed for this research. With reportedly over 25,000 trees across eight species and multiple purchase options (choose-and-cut, pre-cut, wholesale), pricing likely varies by species and size — ask directly.
Eight, per the record: Fraser fir, Concolor fir, Korean fir, Nordmann fir, Canaan fir, Grand fir, Colorado blue spruce, and Balsam fir — one of the widest selections in this research.
Yes, reportedly — an 'Ole Barn Restaurant' inside a roughly 200-year-old cantilever barn, open weekends for family-style food, though this wasn't independently re-confirmed on the farm's live site during this research pass.
It's reported, but not independently confirmed, that the farm won a 1992 national Christmas tree contest and supplied the 1993 White House tree. Treat this as an unverified historical claim rather than a confirmed fact until the farm confirms it directly.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. 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).
440 Okolona Road, Johnson City, TN 37601, in Washington County. It is one of 2 farms we track in Northeast Tennessee.
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roanvalleyfarms.com
Checked September 2026.