A newer, amenity-rich farm near Harrodsburg that's upfront about its own trees not being ready to cut until around 2027 — a genuinely honest business, selling pre-cut Fraser and Balsam fir in the meantime, but with no hours or season dates published yet.
Sherwood Acres is a newer operation near Harrodsburg that’s doing something worth noting on its own terms: being transparent about what it can’t yet offer. The farm’s own materials state plainly that its planted trees — a genuinely varied lineup of Norway spruce, Canaan, Concolor, Korean, and Turkish fir, and Scottish pine — won’t be mature enough to cut until around 2027. In the meantime, it sells pre-cut Fraser and Balsam fir instead. That’s a more honest posture than farms that go quiet about their choose-and-cut timeline, and it’s worth crediting.
While the choose-and-cut side is still a few years off, Sherwood Acres has clearly invested in the rest of the visitor experience already. The record documents hayrides, Santa visits, a full gift shop, wreath-making classes, and a concession stand selling cider, hot chocolate, donuts, and pastries. That’s a noticeably fuller slate than most farms in this Kentucky batch, many of which are basic fields with a checkout table. If you’re looking for more of a half-day family outing than a quick tree run, this is one of the more promising options here on paper — “on paper” being the key qualifier, since none of this has been confirmed by an actual visit.
Here’s the honest problem: despite all the amenity detail, no hours or season dates for Sherwood Acres turned up anywhere in the sources checked, including the farm’s own website. For a business this seemingly built-out, that’s a notable absence — it may simply mean the season schedule hadn’t been published as of this research, which happens even at well-developed farms early in the year. Either way, this isn’t a farm you can plan a specific weekend around without calling first or checking sherwoodacreschristmastrees.com directly.
If you visit and want a tree, expect pre-cut Fraser or Balsam fir rather than a field to walk and cut in. Both are reasonably well-regarded species, but neither is grown on this specific property yet — they’re brought in while the farm’s own stock matures.
Sherwood Acres reads like a farm worth watching, and possibly worth an early call this season given how much it’s building out. Its honesty about its own trees maturing on a multi-year timeline is a good sign for trusting the rest of what it says, but until hours or dates surface, treat this as a “call before you plan around it” listing rather than a locked destination.
Not documented. No hours or season dates were found for this farm from any source.
Not documented, though a farm offering hayrides, wreath-making classes, and a gift shop suggests a longer, more destination-style visit than a quick tree pickup.
Not documented.
Not documented.
Restrooms are available on-site, per the record.
Skip this one if you specifically need known hours or season dates before you'll commit to a visit, since none were found in any source checked.
In Harrodsburg, Mercer County, in the Bluegrass region of this directory — a good pairing with Barker's or Christmas Memories near Lexington if you want to compare a full-amenity newer farm against smaller, more traditional choose-and-cut operations.
Not yet, based on the farm's own materials. The farm states its own planted Norway spruce, Canaan, Concolor, Korean, and Turkish fir, and Scottish pine won't be ready to cut until around 2027, so it currently sells pre-cut Fraser and Balsam fir instead.
Hayrides, Santa visits, a gift shop, wreath-making classes, and a concession stand with cider, hot chocolate, donuts, and pastries — a fuller slate of amenities than most farms in this batch.
Not documented. No hours or season dates were found from any source, including the farm's own website.
Not documented. No pricing was found in any source checked.
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.
No — this farm sells pre-cut trees it grew itself; you don't cut your own here.
1263 Paradise Camp Rd, Harrodsburg, KY 40330, in Mercer County. It is one of 11 farms we track in Lexington/Bluegrass Region.
We track 11 farms in Lexington/Bluegrass Region, 7 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 a hayride or sleigh ride, wreaths and garland for sale, a gift shop or farm market, which most Lexington/Bluegrass Region farms on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 3 of the 11 farms we track in Lexington/Bluegrass Region had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 2 other farms we track in Mercer County. All Lexington/Bluegrass Region farms →
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sherwoodacreschristmastrees.com · kychristmastreefarms.com
Checked September 2026.