A genuinely large, long-running operation with real tree variety and a budget option most farms don't offer, but confirm 2026 hours and saw availability before you drive out — neither was posted as of this research.
Charlie Brown trees $6-$19; full-size cut-your-own/pre-cut trees $20-$85+ depending on height/species (2025 pricing).
Timbuk Farms is one of the bigger, older operations in Central Ohio — 300 acres, dating to 1952 — and it shows in the range of what’s on offer. Rather than just a field of trees and a checkout table, this is a farm set up to handle a full day out: a lodge with a fireplace and hot chocolate, a hay stack kids can climb, and a “magic bus” ride around the property. If you’re bringing a family and want the visit to be an event rather than an errand, this is one of the more built-out options in the region.
Most of the farms in this research price full-size trees only. Timbuk explicitly sells small “Charlie Brown”-style trees at $6-$19, separate from full-size cut-your-own or pre-cut trees at $20-$85+ depending on height and species (2025 pricing). That’s a genuinely useful option if you want a second tree for a kid’s room, an office, or an apartment where a 7-footer doesn’t make sense, and you don’t want to pay full-size prices for it. The gap between the two tiers is wide enough that it’s worth deciding which one you actually need before you get there, since a full-size tree at the top of that range ($85+) is a meaningfully bigger purchase than the low end.
The farm lists six named varieties — Blue Spruce, Canaan Fir, Concolor Fir, Douglas Fir, White Pine, and White Spruce — which is more variety than most farms in this dataset publish. What isn’t stated anywhere in the sources checked is whether a saw is provided for cut-your-own trees or whether you need to bring your own. That’s a real gap if you’re planning to cut your own tree rather than buy pre-cut; call ahead rather than assuming either way, and don’t be the person who shows up expecting a handsaw at the gate and finds none available.
The farm’s Christmas-tree page, as of this research, still reflects the 2025 season: it opened November 28 and ran through December 21, 2025, with hours of Mon-Sat 9am-6pm and Sun 10am-5pm. No 2026 dates have been posted. That’s normal this early in the year and not a sign the farm is closing — a 300-acre, 70-plus-year operation with this much built-out infrastructure isn’t likely to disappear — but it does mean you shouldn’t assume the 2026 season will open on the exact same date, or that hours will be identical. Check the farm’s own site or call closer to Thanksgiving.
Given the size of the property and the range of activities, this reads as a farm built to absorb a busy Saturday rather than one that will feel deserted on a weekday. If you have flexibility, a weekday morning based on the 2025 hours pattern (9am start Monday through Saturday) is a reasonable bet for shorter lines at the lodge and gift shop, especially compared with the first weekend after Thanksgiving, which tends to be the busiest single stretch at any farm running a multi-week season. Bring layers, bring a backup payment method since the record doesn’t confirm card acceptance, and confirm the saw situation and current hours by phone before you commit a Saturday to the drive.
2025 hours ran Mon-Sat 9am-6pm and Sun 10am-5pm; a weekday morning would beat the crowds if 2026 keeps that pattern, though 2026 hours and season dates have not been published yet.
1-1.5 hours if you're cutting a tree and stopping at the lodge; longer if kids want the hay stack and the magic bus ride too.
Not documented directly, but a 300-acre operation running a bus ride, gift shop, and lodge is built for volume, and the record's 2025 dates suggest a season that runs from the day after Thanksgiving into late December — so the first Saturday of that stretch is the safest bet for it being busy.
Not specified in the record. A farm of this scale almost always has a dedicated lot rather than roadside parking, but that's an inference, not a confirmed fact — call if accessible parking matters to your visit.
Not addressed in any source reviewed. If mobility is a concern, ask when you call about surface conditions between the lot, the lodge, and the tree fields.
Skip if you need saw availability or a firm 2026 opening date confirmed before you commit to the trip, since the farm's site was still showing 2025-season information as of this research.
Timbuk Farms also runs a well-known u-pick flower field in warmer months, per the farm's own history, so if the property appeals to you, it's worth a return visit outside the holiday season too.
Almost certainly, given its size and history, but the farm's website was still showing 2025-season dates (opened Nov 28, closed Dec 21) as of this research, with no 2026 dates posted yet. Check timbuk.com or call (740) 587-2178 before planning a specific trip.
Not documented. Neither the farm's own page nor other sources reviewed said whether saws are provided or must be brought — ask when you call.
2025 pricing had small 'Charlie Brown' trees at $6-$19 and full-size cut-your-own or pre-cut trees at $20-$85+ depending on height and species. No 2026 pricing has been published.
Blue Spruce, Canaan Fir, Concolor Fir, Douglas Fir, White Pine, and White Spruce, per the farm's site — a wider lineup than many Ohio farms in this research.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Monday-Saturday; Sunday (2025 season). Check with the farm before driving out.
Trees start at $6. Charlie Brown trees $6-$19; full-size cut-your-own/pre-cut trees $20-$85+ depending on height/species (2025 pricing).
Yes. It's cut-your-own.
2030 Timbuk Road, Granville, OH 43023, in Licking County. It is one of 9 farms we track in Central Ohio.
We track 9 farms in Central Ohio, 6 of which let you cut your own tree. At $6 to start this one sits below the regional median of $60, undercutting 2 of the 3 priced farms we track here.
What sets it apart locally: it has a gift shop or farm market, which most Central Ohio farms on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 1 of the 9 farms we track in Central Ohio had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
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timbuk.com · pickafarm.com
Checked September 2026.