A well-stocked cut-your-own farm with six fir and spruce species, free baling, and even live trees for replanting -- but prices are set tree-by-tree rather than by a flat rate or size chart.
Trees are individually priced with an in-field tag; price varies by the farm's own quality judgment of each tree, per Sewell's own site.
Sewell’s Farm, in Taneytown, stands out in this research for two things: a genuinely wide species lineup, and a pricing approach that works differently than most flat-rate or per-foot farms nearby.
Rather than a flat rate by height, Sewell’s prices each tree individually, tagged in the field based on the farm’s own quality assessment of that specific tree. That’s worth understanding before you go, because it means two trees of similar size standing next to each other in the field could carry different price tags depending on fullness, shape, or condition as judged by farm staff – not an arbitrary policy, but a genuine departure from the simpler per-foot math you can do at some other farms in this research. No dollar figures were found in the sources checked, so this record can’t tell you what range to expect, only how the system works.
Six species are listed: Fraser fir, blue spruce, Canaan fir, white pine, concolor fir, and Douglas fir. That’s a broader lineup than many farms in this batch, which often carry two or three varieties. If you have a specific preference – Fraser fir for its longer needle retention, for instance, a well-known general fact about the species – Sewell’s gives you a real chance of finding it alongside other options to compare.
Beyond cut trees, Sewell’s sells live, balled trees suitable for replanting after the holidays. That’s not something every farm in this research offers, and it’s worth knowing about if you like the idea of a tree that continues on rather than one that goes out with the recycling in January. The record doesn’t say anything about size limits or pricing for live trees specifically, so ask directly if this interests you.
Rather than a single continuous season, the 2025 dates found for Sewell’s ran in two blocks: November 23-26 (with the farm closed on Thanksgiving Day itself), then a second stretch from November 28 through December 21. That’s a distinctive pattern – most farms in this research either open the day after Thanksgiving or run a single unbroken season – and it’s not automatically confirmed to repeat exactly in 2026. If you were hoping to visit the Sunday or Monday before Thanksgiving, based on 2025’s early opening block, check directly rather than assuming the pattern holds this year.
A Christmas store on the property sells wreaths and greens, saws are provided for cutting, and baling is offered free, per the record – a reasonably complete setup for a visitor who wants everything handled in one stop beyond just the tree itself.
Not confirmed for 2026. The 2025 season ran in two blocks -- November 23-26 (closed Thanksgiving Day) and November 28-December 21 -- daily, 9am-4:30pm, but this exact calendar should be reconfirmed for 2026.
Not documented directly, but with saws provided and free baling, a visit shouldn't require bringing much of your own gear.
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Not described in the record.
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Skip if you want predictable, size-based pricing you can budget for in advance, since Sewell's prices each tree individually by its own quality assessment rather than by a flat per-foot rate.
Not specified in the record.
Each tree is individually priced with an in-field tag, based on the farm's own quality judgment of that specific tree, per the farm's own site -- not a flat per-foot or per-size rate. Expect some price variation between similar-looking trees.
Fraser fir, blue spruce, Canaan fir, white pine, concolor fir, and Douglas fir, per the record.
Yes. The farm sells live, balled trees in addition to cut ones, a distinguishing feature for buyers who want a tree they can replant after the holidays.
Two blocks: November 23-26 (closed Thanksgiving Day itself) and November 28-December 21, daily, 9am-4:30pm. These are 2025-specific dates and should be reconfirmed for 2026.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Daily (per 2025 season dates below). Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked. Trees are individually priced with an in-field tag; price varies by the farm's own quality judgment of each tree, per Sewell's own site.
Yes. It's cut-your-own, and a saw is provided.
3400 Harney Rd, Taneytown, MD 21787, in Carroll County. It is one of 9 farms we track in Baltimore Region.
We track 9 farms in Baltimore Region, 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.
What sets it apart locally: it has free netting/baling, which most Baltimore Region farms on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 2 of the 9 farms we track in Baltimore Region had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
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sewellsfarm.com
Checked September 2026.