A choose-it-staff-cuts-it farm with an unusually well-defined season (through December 18, then appointment only) and six species including Fraser fir, but cash-only and no price figure was published.
Cash only. This farm doesn't take cards, based on what we found — bring cash or confirm ahead if that's changed.
Rosebud Christmas Trees, run by contact Larry Massey in Walnut Grove, operates differently from many farms in this batch in one specific and important way: it’s a choose-it-staff-cuts-it operation rather than a true cut-your-own farm. The record marks cut_your_own false and choose_and_cut true — you select the tree in the field, and farm staff handles the actual cutting. That’s worth knowing if you were expecting to bring your own saw or do the physical cutting yourself, since neither is the model here.
Unlike most farms in this batch, where season dates are either entirely absent or loosely described as “until sold out,” Rosebud has an unusually specific stated pattern: Thanksgiving through December 18. That resolves to November 26 through December 18, 2026 following the site’s date convention. The December 18 end date in particular is stated directly by the farm rather than being a vague relative phrase, which gives it more weight than the November 26 start estimate — though neither has been independently reconfirmed by the farm for this specific year. What’s especially useful here is the clear statement that after December 18, visits switch to appointment-only rather than remaining open to casual walk-ins. If you’re a last-minute shopper hoping to grab a tree the week before Christmas, plan on calling 601-253-2285 first rather than just showing up.
The farm grows five species on-site — Arizona cypress, Carolina Sapphire, Eastern red cedar, Leyland cypress, and Virginia pine — and brings in precut Fraser fir for buyers who want a traditional fir rather than a warm-climate substitute. That’s a solid selection for a choose-and-cut farm, giving visitors real variety without needing to visit multiple farms.
The farm offers pre-tagging, letting customers reserve a specific tree in the field ahead of the main season rush. Given the hard December 18 cutoff for walk-in access, pre-tagging earlier in the season is a genuinely useful option if you have a specific size or species in mind and don’t want to risk it being gone or requiring an appointment-only pickup later.
Payment here is cash only, per the record — worth planning for, since there’s no card backup mentioned. As with most farms in this batch, no price_from or price_note exists, so there’s no honest dollar figure to write here; bring enough cash to cover whatever the farm quotes when you select your tree.
The honest bottom line: Rosebud offers a clearer, more specific season window than most farms in this file, plus real species choice including a Fraser fir option, but remember this is choose-and-cut rather than cut-your-own, bring cash, and don’t wait past December 18 expecting normal walk-in hours.
The farm's stated season is Thanksgiving through December 18, resolved here to November 26-December 18, 2026 based on the farm's own recurring pattern — a resolved estimate, not a farm-confirmed date, but a specific one worth planning around. After December 18, visits are by appointment only rather than walk-in, so don't wait until the last week before Christmas expecting normal hours.
Because this is a choose-and-cut operation (you pick, staff cuts) rather than a true cut-your-own farm, and pre-tagging is available, a visit here can be relatively quick once you've selected a tree — no long field-walking-with-a-saw process is implied.
Not stated directly, but a well-defined season with a hard end date (December 18) suggests visitors compressing their trips into a shorter window than farms that stay open loosely 'until sold out,' which could mean busier weekends within that window.
Not described in the record.
Not addressed in any source checked.
Skip Rosebud if you don't have cash or a checkbook, since it's confirmed cash-only, and skip a visit after December 18 without calling ahead first, since the farm switches to appointment-only after that date rather than staying open to walk-ins.
Not available in the record checked.
No — this is a choose-it-staff-cuts-it operation. You select the tree in the field, and farm staff does the cutting, unlike a true cut-your-own farm.
The stated pattern is Thanksgiving through December 18, resolving to November 26-December 18, 2026. After December 18, the farm switches to appointment-only visits rather than staying open to walk-ins.
Six species: Arizona cypress, Carolina Sapphire, Eastern red cedar, Leyland cypress, and Virginia pine for choose-and-cut, plus precut Fraser fir for those wanting a traditional fir.
Cash only, per the record. Pre-tagging is available if you want to reserve a specific tree before the main season crowds arrive.
November 26 – December 18, 2026. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1pm-5pm; after Dec 18 by appointment only. Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Sunday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you), and a saw is provided.
5819 Gunter Road, Walnut Grove, MS 39189, in Leake County. It is one of 5 farms we track in Central MS.
We track 5 farms in Central MS, 4 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 23 days against a regional average of 23, so it is broadly in line with the rest of the region.
What sets it apart locally: it has wreaths and garland for sale, which most Central MS farms on our list do not.
rosebudchristmastrees.jsmassey.com · pickyourownchristmastree.org · mschristmastrees.com
Checked September 2026.