A genuinely small, low-key family operation near Lennox that draws roughly 400 visitors a season -- a real alternative if you want to avoid crowds, though pricing isn't published anywhere.
Tannenbaum Tree Farm has been growing trees since 1987, run by owners Tim and Claudia Wassom, and it’s a genuinely small operation by the standards of this list: about 7 acres, with roughly 1,000 seedlings planted per acre and new ones replanted after each tree is cut down. That’s a working cycle, not a one-time planting that gets thinner every year – a detail that says something about how the farm intends to keep operating long-term.
Public radio reporting on the farm describes something worth taking seriously if you dread crowded tree lots: roughly 400 visitors across an entire season, with families typically spending 30-45 minutes picking a tree. Compare that to a farm running a full agritourism operation with hayrides and a lodge, and the contrast is real. If your ideal Christmas tree outing is a calm walk through a field rather than a event with lines, this is one of the more credible options in the area for that specifically.
The tree list itself is solid without being unusual: Scotch pine, White pine, Fraser fir, Colorado blue spruce, Black Hills spruce, Meyer spruce, and Serbian spruce – seven varieties, including a couple (Meyer spruce, Serbian spruce) that don’t show up often elsewhere in this region. Beyond the tree itself, the farm sells handmade wreaths, door swags, and winter planters, which points to some genuine craft investment beyond just growing and cutting trees.
Regular hours are Friday 12pm-5pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, and Sunday 12pm-5pm, with weekday visits available by appointment – useful if a weekend trip doesn’t work for your schedule. Sales begin the Friday after Thanksgiving, which resolves to November 27, 2026, but no confirmed end date has been published, so don’t assume the farm stays open through a specific date late in December without checking.
One piece of history matters for anyone cross-referencing older listings: this farm moved from a Sioux Falls location on 57th Street to its current Lennox address sometime around 2009-2011, after the original site was sold to the Sioux Falls school district for an elementary school. If you find an old directory listing a Sioux Falls address for “Tannenbaum,” that’s outdated – the current address is 27628 468th Ave, Lennox.
No pricing information turned up anywhere in the sources checked – not a base rate, not a per-foot charge. That’s a genuine gap, and rather than guessing, the honest answer is to call ahead and ask, or expect to find out when you arrive. The record also doesn’t confirm whether saws are provided or whether the farm takes cash, card, or both, so those are worth a quick question before you drive out, especially since this is a small operation where showing up with the wrong payment method could be more of an inconvenience than at a larger farm with more staff on hand.
If a low-key, small-scale, family-run tree farm with a genuine multi-decade history appeals to you more than a big production with hayrides and a gift shop, Tannenbaum is a strong candidate – just go in knowing the price isn’t published anywhere, so you’ll need to ask.
Sales begin the Friday after Thanksgiving (resolved to November 27, 2026), with no confirmed end date published, so the opening weekend is the one date you can plan around with confidence.
Not stated directly, but reporting on this farm says families typically spend 30-45 minutes picking a tree, which is a useful planning number even though it comes from a news feature rather than the farm itself.
Described in a public radio feature as drawing roughly 400 visitors across an entire season, with families spending 30-45 minutes selecting a tree -- a genuinely small, low-traffic operation compared to larger tree farms in the region.
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Skip this farm if you need weekday access without planning ahead, since regular hours run Friday through Sunday only with weekday visits by appointment, and skip it if you need confirmed pricing before you commit, since no dollar figures for trees were found anywhere in the sources checked.
No specific nearby-farm comparison is available in this record.
About 7 acres, with roughly 1,000 seedlings planted per acre and new seedlings replanted after each tree is harvested, according to public radio reporting.
No. Reporting describes roughly 400 visitors across an entire season, with families typically spending 30-45 minutes picking a tree -- a small, low-key operation.
Regular hours are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, but the record also lists weekday appointments as an option, so a weekday visit is possible if arranged in advance.
No pricing was found in any source checked for this farm. Ask directly when you call or visit.
Opens November 27, 2026 (closing date not published). Friday, Saturday, Sunday (plus weekday appointments). Hours: Friday 12pm-5pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 12pm-5pm.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
27628 468th Ave, Lennox, SD 57039, in Lincoln County. It is one of 7 farms we track in South Dakota.
We track 7 farms in South Dakota, 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.
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Checked September 2026.