Yonkey Pine

Our take

Yonkey Pine, south of Lincoln in Hickman, is a straightforward cut-your-own operation: you select a tree in the field and cut it yourself, with staff available to help if you need it and a tree baler/shaker on site to knock loose needles and wrap the tree for transport. That’s a different visit than the full-service farms elsewhere in this research — bring the willingness to do some physical work, or at least supervise it, rather than expecting staff to hand you a finished tree.

The season here is one of the more clearly defined in this batch: open from the day after Thanksgiving through December 25, which for 2026 works out to Nov 27 through Dec 25. That’s a full four-week window, longer than several farms in the area that close after just two or three weekends. Hours run 9am-6pm on weekends and 1pm-6pm on weekdays, giving you daily access rather than a weekends-only schedule. Trees are reported to run 5 to 12 feet across fir, spruce, Scotch pine, and white pine — a solid range if you need something taller than the typical 6-to-7-foot living-room tree, or something small enough for a tight space.

The one detail that could stop your visit cold

Yonkey Pine is cash or check only. No pricing is published anywhere, which is a real information gap on its own, but combined with the payment restriction, it means you genuinely can’t plan your budget in advance the way you can at a farm with published per-foot rates — and you can’t fall back on a card if you show up short on cash. If you’re driving out from Lincoln or Omaha specifically for this farm, stop at a bank or ATM first. Bring more cash than you expect to need, since there’s no way to know the price until you’re standing in front of the register with a cut tree.

What a longer season means for selection

Because this farm runs the full stretch from Black Friday through Christmas rather than a compressed set of weekends, the general dynamic that applies to popular cut-your-own farms elsewhere applies here too: the best trees in desirable sizes tend to go first, even though the farm itself stays open much later. If you want the widest choice among the 5-to-12-foot range, or you have a specific size in mind, earlier in the season is the safer bet. If you’re flexible on size and just want a tree before Christmas, the long window works in your favor.

Extras and what’s missing

Wreaths and garland are sold on site alongside the trees, giving you a one-stop option beyond just the tree itself. Beyond that, the record doesn’t address parking, restrooms, or accessibility, and no dedicated, verified farm website was found — only directory listings, a Facebook page, and an unverified Google Sites page. That means less to browse ahead of a visit than farms with an active site, so a phone call to (402) 791-5833 is the more reliable way to confirm current details before you drive out.

The honest bottom line

Yonkey Pine offers a genuinely long season and a true hands-on cutting experience, but the complete lack of published pricing paired with a cash-or-check-only policy means you’re walking in without a budget number and without a card as backup. Plan your cash accordingly.