A choose-and-cut farm paired with an on-site winery and tasting room, mostly larger trees, but with a track record of selling out some seasons before Christmas since it only opens weekends after Black Friday.
Vandervalk Farm & Winery in Mendon combines a choose-and-cut Christmas tree operation with an on-site winery and tasting room, an unusual pairing among the farms in this batch. Most trees available run 7-9 feet, with a few reaching 10 feet, which skews larger than the typical range at many smaller farms nearby, useful if you have the ceiling height for a genuinely tall tree.
The farm’s stated pattern is to open on the day after Thanksgiving, which in 2026 falls on Friday, November 27. After that opening day, it runs weekends only, and the farm’s own description notes it operates “weekends until sold out.” That phrasing is worth taking literally: this is a farm that has sold out some seasons before reaching Christmas, according to sources reviewed. Combined with the limited weekends-only schedule, waiting until later in December meaningfully raises the risk of showing up to find the good trees, especially the larger 9- and 10-footers, already gone.
A saw, a cart, and twine are all supplied on site, covering the full process of cutting your tree, hauling it out of the field, and tying it down for the drive home. That’s a genuinely convenient setup if you don’t own or want to transport your own equipment. What isn’t provided in the sources reviewed is any pricing information: no dollar figure for a tree appears anywhere checked for this research, so call (508) 478-9463 if cost factors into your decision.
Because Vandervalk operates a working winery and tasting room on the same property, this is one of the few farms in this batch where the trip could reasonably extend beyond the tree itself into an actual outing for the adults in the group. The record doesn’t detail tasting room hours or whether they align with tree-farm hours, so if pairing both is the plan, a call ahead to confirm timing makes sense.
Vandervalk offers something distinctive, larger trees and a winery pairing, but it comes with a real, sourced risk of selling out before the season’s traditional end. If you’re the type to leave tree shopping until the second or third week of December, this may not be the farm to count on this year. If you can get there on opening weekend or shortly after, the combination of size options and included equipment makes for a solid visit.
Beyond pricing, hours, parking, and accessibility aren’t addressed in the record. None of that changes the core recommendation here: go early, or accept the real chance that this farm’s most appealing trees won’t be waiting for you in late December.
As early as possible. Vandervalk opens Friday, November 27, 2026 (the day after Thanksgiving), then runs weekends only, and the farm has sold out some seasons before Christmas — waiting increases your risk of finding limited or no trees left.
Not documented specifically, but pairing a tree cut with a stop at the tasting room suggests this could be a longer outing than a typical farm visit if you plan to do both.
Not documented directly, but opening day (the day after Thanksgiving) combined with a weekends-only schedule after that suggests concentrated demand on the limited days the farm is open.
Not documented in the record.
Not documented in the record.
Skip a late-season visit here if you specifically want a large tree, since the farm has sold out some seasons before Christmas and only opens weekends after its initial Black Friday opening.
Vandervalk is in Mendon, in Worcester County. Doe Orchards in Harvard pairs a Christmas tree field with pick-your-own fruit rather than a winery, another dual-purpose option in this directory worth comparing.
Not published in sources reviewed. Call (508) 478-9463 to ask before planning your budget.
Mostly 7-9 feet, with a few 10-footers, based on the farm's own description — larger than the typical range at many nearby farms.
Yes. Vandervalk operates an on-site winery and tasting room alongside its tree farm.
It's possible. The farm sells out some seasons before Christmas since it only opens weekends after its initial Black Friday opening, so an early visit is safer if a large tree matters to you.
Opens November 27, 2026 (closing date not published). Opening day, then Sat & Sun. Hours: 8am-4pm.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you), and a saw is provided.
25 Lovell St, Mendon, MA 01756, in Worcester County. It is one of 8 farms we track in Central Massachusetts.
We track 8 farms in Central Massachusetts, 8 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.
There are 6 other farms we track in Worcester County. All Central Massachusetts farms →
vandervalkfarm.com · upickfarmsusa.com
Checked September 2026.