A six-plantation family operation with a confirmed 2026 start date and a side of farm antiques to browse, but hours are informally described as "or by chance," so calling ahead matters more here than at most farms.
Tester’s Vermont Christmas Trees is a family-owned operation spread across six plantations within a 50-mile radius of Barton, in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, growing Fraser fir, balsam fir, and fir hybrids for both wholesale and choose-and-cut customers. That spread across multiple plantations is a bit different from a single-field farm, and it may explain the wider species selection — hybrids in particular aren’t something every farm in this research offers.
The 2026 season is confirmed to open November 27, with a core schedule of Friday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4pm. What’s worth noting carefully is the record’s own description of hours outside that window as “or by chance” — in other words, the farm may be open and staffed at other times, but it’s not guaranteed the way the Friday-Sunday schedule is. If you’re hoping to swing by on a random Tuesday, call 802-525-3814 first rather than assuming the gates will be open.
Beyond the fields, the farm doubles as a small farm-antiques display — an unusual combination that’s worth mentioning to anyone who enjoys browsing old equipment or collectibles while they’re out tree shopping. Tractor rides and hot cocoa and cider round out the visit, and handmade wreaths are sold if you want to add one to your trip. None of this comes with published pricing, so treat the extras as things to ask about rather than assume are free or included.
No tree pricing turned up anywhere in the record for this farm, despite the confirmed season dates and detailed species list. That’s a real gap if budget matters to your decision between farms — three species options (Fraser, balsam, and hybrids) is genuinely useful information, but it doesn’t tell you what any of them will cost. A quick call ahead of your visit is the only reliable way to close that gap, and it’s also the way to confirm whether the farm will actually be open if you’re not visiting during the core Friday-Sunday window.
Growing across six separate plantations within a 50-mile radius is a different model than a single-field farm, and it likely explains why this operation supplies both wholesale customers and walk-in choose-and-cut visitors rather than focusing on one or the other. For a visitor, that scale could mean a more reliable supply of trees later in the season compared to a smaller, single-field farm that might sell through its best stock earlier — though the record doesn’t confirm which specific plantation choose-and-cut customers actually visit, so ask when you call. Maple Hill Farm, also in Barton, is close enough that comparing the two on the same trip is a reasonable way to see which farm’s selection and informal hours work better for your schedule.
The 2026 season is set to open November 27, running Friday through Sunday, 9:30am-4pm — though the record notes hours can run "or by chance" outside that core window, so weekends are the safer bet.
About 45 minutes to an hour, longer if you want a tractor ride out to the fields or time to browse the farm antiques on display.
Not documented directly, but a schedule built around Friday-Sunday with informal hours otherwise suggests weekends are the reliable, and likely busier, time to visit.
Not described in the record.
Not addressed in the source.
Skip an off-schedule weekday visit without calling first — hours outside the core Friday-Sunday window are described as "or by chance," meaning the farm may or may not be staffed and open.
This farm is in Barton, Orleans County; Maple Hill Farm, also in Barton, is the closest option in this research batch and worth checking on the same trip.
Not published in the record. Call 802-525-3814 to ask about current pricing.
Fraser fir, balsam fir, and fir hybrids, grown across six plantations within a 50-mile radius of Barton.
Friday through Sunday, 9:30am-4pm is the core schedule for the 2026 season starting November 27, though the record notes hours can run "or by chance" outside that window — call ahead if visiting another day.
Yes — tractor rides, hot cocoa and cider, handmade wreaths for sale, and a small farm antiques display.
Opens November 27, 2026 (closing date not published). Fri-Sun (or by chance). Hours: 9:30am-4pm.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
2317 Roaring Brook Road, Barton, VT 05822, in Orleans County. It is one of 6 farms we track in Northeast Kingdom.
We track 6 farms in Northeast Kingdom, 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 a cocoa or cider stand, which most Northeast Kingdom farms on our list do not.
There are 3 other farms we track in Orleans County. All Northeast Kingdom farms →
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Checked September 2026.