A 71-year, third-generation family U-cut farm that hands you a saw and does the finishing work for free, though you'll pay a 2.6% surcharge if you use a card instead of cash.
Vormittag has been in the same family for three generations – 71 years by the farm’s own count – on 63 acres west of Grand Rapids proper. That kind of tenure tends to mean a farm has its process dialed in, and the offer here backs that up: you get a saw, you cut, and the farm shakes, bales, and drills the trunk for you at no extra charge. It’s a clean, service-included version of the cut-your-own experience rather than a bare-bones bring-your-own-gear operation.
The farm lists three tree types: Fraser fir, Blue spruce, and White pine. That’s a tighter menu than some nearby farms that stock seven or more varieties, which is worth knowing if you have a specific species in mind that isn’t on this list – Fraser fir is the most needle-retentive of common Christmas tree choices, a widely known horticultural fact, so if that’s your priority, this farm’s lineup covers it directly.
No tree pricing shows up on the farm’s own site or in anything else we found, so we can’t tell you what a Fraser fir here actually costs – that’s a genuine information gap, not something we’re willing to paper over with a guess. What we can tell you concretely: paying by credit card adds a 2.6% convenience fee on top of whatever the total comes to. If you’re paying, say, a $70 total, that fee would run under $2; the exact dollar impact depends entirely on a price we don’t have, so budget the cash-versus-card decision knowing the percentage but not the base number until you call or arrive.
The farm runs weekdays 3pm to 5:30pm and weekends 9am to 5:30pm, and it’s closed on Thanksgiving Day itself. That weekday window is short – just two and a half hours – so if you’re coming after work, plan to arrive close to opening rather than risk running out of daylight before you’ve finished cutting and hauling your tree out. Weekends give you a much wider 9am-5:30pm window, at the likely cost of more company in the field, especially right after the holiday.
The farm’s 2026 season opening date wasn’t posted at the time of research – the 2025 season opened the Saturday after Thanksgiving, but a repeat schedule isn’t guaranteed. No closing date was found either. If your visit depends on a specific date late in the season, confirm the farm is still open and still has trees in your preferred size before making the drive.
This is a well-established, service-included U-cut farm with a straightforward three-species selection and genuinely helpful included labor (saw, shaking, baling, drilling). The dog-friendly policy and family pedigree are real positives. The gaps – no published price, no confirmed 2026 dates – are the kind you close with a phone call rather than a guess, and we’d rather tell you that plainly than invent a number to make this page feel more complete.
Weekday afternoons (3pm-5:30pm) for a quieter cut; weekends open at 9am and run to 5:30pm, giving you the most daylight but also the most company on the property.
1-1.5 hours for cutting, shaking, baling, and drilling, given the farm provides saws and handles the finishing steps for you
Closed on Thanksgiving Day itself. Weekend hours start at 9am versus a 3pm weekday start, which concentrates weekend visitors into a longer window but also likely means more people on-site overall -- the Saturday and Sunday right after Thanksgiving are the probable peak.
Not specified in available sources. Expect a field or gravel area typical of a working 63-acre U-cut farm rather than a paved lot.
Not specified. Assume uneven field terrain given the working-farm setting.
you specifically want a species outside Fraser fir, Blue spruce, or White pine, or you're set on paying by card without a fee.
Bosch's Countryview Nursery and Lenderink Tree Farm are both in the broader Kent/Ottawa County U-cut cluster if you're comparing multiple farms in one trip, though we haven't confirmed exact drive times between them.
Yes, saws are provided, along with complimentary shaking, baling, and trunk drilling once you've cut your tree.
The farm's own site lists Fraser fir, Blue spruce, and White pine.
Yes, a 2.6% convenience fee applies to card payments. Many visitors pay cash or check to avoid it.
The farm describes itself as family-owned for three generations, 71 years, on 63 acres.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Mon-Fri 3pm-5:30pm, Sat-Sun 9am-5:30pm; closed Thanksgiving Day (2025 pattern). Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own, and a saw is provided.
9921 Linden Dr NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49534, in Kent County. It is one of 14 farms we track in West Michigan.
We track 14 farms in West Michigan, 12 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 free netting/baling, which most West Michigan farms on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 0 of the 14 farms we track in West Michigan had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
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vormittagtreefarm.com
Checked August 2026.