One of Delaware's oldest tree farms, growing an unusually wide variety of nine species since the early 1960s, with saws provided free and free shaking and baling — a strong choice if you want options beyond the usual Douglas and Fraser fir.
Schreppler’s has been growing Christmas trees in Magnolia since the early 1960s under the Schreppler family, making it one of the oldest continuously operating tree farms in Delaware. That kind of longevity tends to show up in the details, and here it shows up mainly in variety: nine documented tree species, which is a noticeably broader lineup than most farms in this state guide offer.
Alongside the usual Douglas fir and Canaan fir, Schreppler’s also grows Concolor fir, red cedar, white pine, Norway spruce, white spruce, blue spruce, and balsam fir. If you’ve got a specific species in mind — maybe you grew up with balsam fir and want that classic scent, or you’re curious about a less common option like Concolor fir — this is one of the few farms in the Delaware batch where that’s a realistic possibility rather than a long shot. The tradeoff is that more variety means more decisions in the field, so budget a bit more browsing time than you would at a single-species lot.
The farm also removes a couple of small frictions that other places charge for or skip: saws are provided at no extra cost if you want to cut your own tree, and staff will shake and bale the tree for free once it’s cut. Free trimmings are offered as well, a nice touch if you want greenery for a mantel or wreath-making beyond the tree itself. Wreaths are also sold on site if you’d rather buy one ready-made.
The season is expected to run from the Saturday after Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve — Nov 28 through Dec 24, 2026, based on the farm’s usual pattern rather than a confirmed 2026 posting — open weekends only, 9am-5pm. That’s a fuller season window than several other farms in this guide, which reduces (though doesn’t eliminate) the risk of showing up too late for good selection, especially given the wide variety on offer.
The one genuine gap in this record is pricing. No starting price and no pricing note were found from any source, including the growers association listing and the local blog writeup used to build this profile. That’s not unusual for a farm without its own website, but it does mean cost is the one variable you can’t plan around here — a phone call to 302-697-7396 before you go is the only honest way to close that gap, rather than assuming a number that isn’t documented anywhere.
The season is expected to run Nov 28 through Dec 24, 2026 (the Saturday after Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve), weekends only, 9am-5pm. With a defined end date and no reported early sellout risk, later weekends should still have selection, but the first Saturday after Thanksgiving remains the busiest day at most farms with a season this length.
With saws provided, free shaking and baling, and nine tree species to consider, plan for more browsing and decision time than a farm with a narrower selection — likely more than an hour once you factor in walking the fields.
Not documented directly, but weekends-only hours across a roughly four-week season concentrate all visitors into eight or fewer open days, which typically makes the first Saturday after Thanksgiving the single busiest day of the entire run.
Not documented in the record.
Not documented. As a working farm with fields for both cutting and staff-cut service, expect grass or dirt terrain rather than paved, level paths.
Skip Schreppler's if you're hoping for a farm with a gift shop, hayride, or refreshment stand — the documented activities here are tree-focused (shaking, baling, trimmings, wreaths), not a broader family outing.
Gaines Christmas Tree Farm in Harrington and Spence's Tree Farm in Frederica are both in Kent County, offering choose-and-cut alternatives if you want to compare Schreppler's wide species selection against other nearby options.
Not documented. No pricing was found for this farm from any source; call 302-697-7396 to ask before you go.
Nine types: Douglas fir, Concolor fir, white pine, red cedar, Norway spruce, white spruce, blue spruce, Canaan fir, and balsam fir — an unusually wide selection for a Delaware farm.
No. Saws are provided on site for customers who want to cut their own tree; staff will also cut for you if you prefer.
The season is expected to run Nov 28 through Dec 24, 2026, weekends only (Saturday and Sunday), 9am-5pm — though this is derived from the farm's usual pattern rather than a confirmed 2026 posting.
November 28 – December 24, 2026. Saturday and Sunday. Hours: 9am-5pm.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you), and a saw is provided.
2216 Woodlytown Road, Magnolia, DE 19962, in Kent County. It is one of 13 farms we track in Delaware.
We track 13 farms in Delaware, 6 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 27 days against a regional average of 27, so it is broadly in line with the rest of the region.
What sets it apart locally: it has free netting/baling, which most Delaware farms on our list do not.
There are 13 other farms we track in Kent County. All Delaware farms →
Checked September 2026.