Confirmed as a real, currently listed grower through both the state association directory and Cornell Cooperative Extension's local tree list, but with no public hours, pricing, or tree-buying details found anywhere — a call-first listing, not a plan-your-day one.
Southwind Tree Farms is another of the thinner records in this research, and the responsible way to present a record this sparse is to say so directly. What’s confirmed: this is a real, currently listed Christmas tree grower in Ithaca, appearing with an address and phone number in the state tree-farm growers’ association’s own directory and cross-referenced in Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County’s local Christmas tree list. Two independent sources confirming the same business is a meaningfully stronger signal than a single listing, and it rules out the possibility this is a stale or defunct entry.
Beyond that basic confirmation, nothing else turned up in either source checked. No hours. No season start or end date. No pricing, flat or per-foot. No confirmation of whether visitors cut their own tree, choose one for staff to cut, or select from a pre-cut lot. No tree species, no activities, no notes on cash-only status. There’s no dedicated website for the farm, which suggests a smaller operation with limited public-facing presence rather than anything more concerning.
The single most useful thing this record offers is a verified way to reach the farm directly at 607-272-8398. If Southwind is a name that’s come up locally, or you’re specifically interested in a Tompkins County farm, the sensible next step is a call before making a trip out of it. Ask about current-year hours, the tree-buying format, and pricing — a short conversation will tell you more than anything published online could at this point.
It would be straightforward to write a more complete-sounding page here by assuming typical hours or a plausible price range based on nearby Finger Lakes farms, but doing so would present a guess as though it were confirmed fact — exactly the kind of padding this research is built to avoid. This page’s honest value is narrower: it verifies Southwind is a real, currently operating grower, hands you a confirmed phone number, and points toward better-documented nearby farms in this directory if you’d rather have a full plan in hand before you leave.
Without making any claim specific to Southwind, it’s fair to note that Tompkins County and the broader Central New York/Southern Tier area typically see local tree farms open in the days immediately following Thanksgiving and run into the third or fourth week of December, mirroring the pattern common across upstate New York generally. Cornell Cooperative Extension’s own local tree list — one of the two sources that confirms Southwind exists — is compiled to help residents find active local growers each season, which is itself a sign that Tompkins County has an organized, ongoing community of small tree farms rather than just a scattered handful. That context doesn’t tell you anything specific about Southwind’s calendar this year, but it does suggest that a farm appearing on that list is genuinely active and worth a call rather than a name left over from a prior season.
Because so little is confirmed here, it’s worth going into a call to 607-272-8398 with a backup plan in mind. If the farm turns out to be closed for the season, sold out, or otherwise not what you’re looking for, several other Central New York and Finger Lakes farms in this directory publish considerably more detail about hours, pricing, and species, and may be the more reliable choice if you’re working with a tight schedule for your holiday shopping.
Not documented anywhere in the sources checked. No season dates, days, or hours were found for this farm.
Not documented in the record.
Not documented in the record.
Skip driving out here without calling first, since no hours, pricing, or details about whether trees are cut-your-own or pre-cut were found anywhere in the sources checked.
Located in Ithaca, Tompkins County, in the Central New York/Southern Tier region, near several other, better-documented farms in this directory that publish more complete hours and pricing information.
Yes. It's listed with address and phone in the state tree-farm growers' association farm locator and cross-referenced in Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County's local Christmas tree list, confirming it as a real, currently listed grower.
Not published anywhere in the sources checked. No dedicated website, hours, or season dates were found for this farm.
Not published in the record. No pricing information was found in any source checked.
Not confirmed. The record does not specify the tree-buying format for this farm.
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.
260 Ridgecrest Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, in Tompkins County. It is one of 2 farms we track in Central New York.
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
Checked September 2026.