There’s nothing like the tradition of picking out the perfect Christmas tree — the scent of fresh pine, the holiday excitement, the memories created with friends and family. But this year, skip the big-box stores and roadside lots. Buying your Christmas tree directly from a local farm in Florida, Georgia, or Alabama offers fresher quality, better sustainability, and stronger support for local communities.

Whether you want a choose-and-cut Christmas tree, a potted live tree you can plant afterward, or a farm filled with holiday experiences, your best options are right in your backyard.

A locally grown Christmas tree is cut days (or even hours) before you take it home.
Trees shipped from out of state may have been cut 2–5 weeks earlier.

When you choose a Christmas tree from a local Southeast farm, you get:

• Stronger fragrance

• Better needle retention

• Healthier, more vibrant color

• Fewer chemicals or preservatives

• Trees suited to your climate

In warm-weather states like Florida and Alabama, farms grow varieties that thrive in Southern soil, increasing freshness and reducing the risk of early drying.

Local Christmas trees are far more environmentally friendly than imported or artificial trees.

When you purchase locally:

• Transportation emissions are dramatically reduced

• Farmland stays protected from development

• Farms replant every year (most plant 1–3 new trees for every one harvested)

• Trees are biodegradable, unlike plastic artificial trees

• Buying potted trees allows you to plant them after the holidays

In Florida especially, potted Christmas trees are becoming a popular choice — many families plant them in their yard and enjoy them year-round.

Instead of spending your holiday dollars with big chains, choosing a local tree farm supports:

• Family-owned farms

• Veteran and multi-generational growers

• Seasonal farm jobs

• Local economies and rural communities

• Agricultural land preservation

Every tree purchased helps farmers continue doing what they do best — growing for their communities.

Local Christmas tree farms offer experiences big stores never will:

• Hayrides

• Hot cocoa stands

• Petting zoos

• Holiday shops

• Wreath making

• Photo ops

• U-cut and pre-cut options

• Fresh baked goods or farm markets

For many families across Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, visiting a local farm is the start of the holiday season.

Real trees:

• Contain no plastics or toxic flame retardants

• Are fully recyclable and compostable

• Are grown on renewable farmland

• Help clean the air as they grow

Artificial trees, by contrast, are typically made from PVC plastics and end up in landfills for centuries.

🌴 Florida Christmas Tree Farms (Choose-and-Cut & Potted Trees)

Central Florida

• Ergle Christmas Tree Farm – Dade City
  Oldest/largest Florida farm offering choose-and-cut and live potted trees.

• The Lazy Acres Family Farm – Dade City

• Gibbs Christmas Tree Farm – Citra

• David's Christmas Trees – Fort McCoy

• Nicholas’s Tree Farm – Summerfield

• Songer’s Christmas Tree Farm – Middleburg

• Holly Jolly Meadows Christmas Tree Farm – Mims

• Santa’s Farm – Eustis
  Choose-and-cut plus zip lines, petting zoo, and family activities.

North Florida / Panhandle

• Havana Christmas Tree Farm – Havana (Opens Nov. 22)

• Bavarian Christmas Tree Farm – Tallahassee

• Powell Tree Farm – Sneads

• Bledsoe Family Farms Christmas Tree Farm – Live Oak

• Griffin Farm Fresh Christmas Trees – Callahan

• A Southern CHRISTmas Tree Farm – Hilliard

• Kandy Kane Christmas Treeland – Anthony

🍑 Georgia Christmas Tree Farms (Cut-Your-Own, Pre-Cut & Farm Experiences)

North Georgia

• Moss Family Christmas Tree Farm – Adairsville

• Kittle Christmas Tree Farm – Ringgold

• Sleepy Hollow Farm – Powder Springs

• Kinsey Family Farm – Gainesville

• Silver Creek Christmas Tree Farm – Silver Creek

• Wheeler’s Christmas Tree Farm – Tunnel Hill

• Barn Hill Tree Farm – Dahlonega

Central Georgia

• Roberts Christmas Tree Farm – Byron

• Skipper Family Farms (Est. 1912) – Macon

• Minter's Farm – Inman

• Wheeler Creek Christmas Tree Farm – Maysville

• Southern Cypress Christmas Tree Farm – Dublin

South Georgia

• Tom’s Christmas Trees – Glennville

• Rushings Ole Mill Farms – Register

• Hubbard Christmas Tree Farm – Thomasville

• Rutland Farms – Tifton

• Jake's Christmas Tree Farm – Waynesboro

• Scott Family Farm – Waynesboro

• Silver Bells Christmas Tree Farm – Worth

East & West Georgia

• Gay's Christmas Tree Farm – Augusta

• Savage Farms – Clermont

• Berry's Tree Farm – Covington

• Bottoms Christmas Tree Farm – Cumming

• Stapleton Legacy Farms – Lumber City

• Days of Creation Christmas Tree Farm – Jesup

• Rahn Farms – Springfield

• Yule Forest – Stockbridge

• Pospisil Christmas Tree Farm – Ellijay

• Tree Top Christmas Farm – Hazlehurst

• SouthernTree Christmas Tree Farm – Cordele

• Barnard & Thompson CHRISTmas Tree Farm – Pitts

• Wheeler’s Christmas Tree Farm – Maysville

🐘 Alabama Christmas Tree Farms (Choose-and-Cut, Pre-Cut & Potted Options)

North Alabama

• Sokoll's Christmas Tree Farm – Florence

• The Littlest Christmas Tree Farm – Hartselle

• Heritage Corner Farm – Hazel Green

• Clear Creek Christmas Trees – Jasper

• Pinetucky Farm – Nauvoo

• Moody Farms – Oneonta

• Beavers Christmas Tree Farm – Trafford

• Murphy's Christmas Tree Farm – Tuscaloosa

Central Alabama

• Old Baker Farm – Harpersville

• Johnson Christmas Tree Farm – Selma

• Neely Farms – Thorsby

• Spring Creek Farm – Wedowee

• Wadsworth Christmas Tree Farm – Wetumpka

South Alabama

• Southern Hollow Christmas Tree Farm – Bay Minette

• Shell's Christmas Tree Farm – Citronelle

• Back Home Christmas Tree Farm – Cottonwood

• Gilberts Christmas Tree Farm – Lanett

• Austill's Christmas Trees – Mobile

• Fish River Trees – Summerdale

🌟 Support Local Farmers This Christmas Season

Buying your Christmas tree from a local farm in Florida, Georgia, or Alabama isn’t just a purchase — it’s a way to:

✔ Create lasting holiday memories
✔ Support family farms
✔ Reduce environmental impact
✔ Enjoy a fresher, healthier, longer-lasting tree
✔ Keep money in your community

This holiday season, take a stand for local agriculture.
Find farms and local producers near you at FarmPixie — your home for discovering what your community grows, raises, and makes.