Where To Find Your Fresh-Cut Christmas Tree | Metro East IL

 

Where to Buy A Fresh-Cut Christmas Tree

 

Alton

Tangled Tinsel Christmas Tree Farm

The Farms’ season is Thanksgiving Day until Christmas Eve or sold out.

Choose and cut your own tree or pick an already cut from their large tree selection.

• Free hayrides
•  Free shaking and baling of your tree
• As well as wrapping it in netting for ease of transporting.

Stop by the heated Gift Shop for a Free Complimentary cup of Hot Chocolate.

Hours:   Thanksgiving & Black Friday 10 am – 6 pm

Monday – Wednesday 3 pm – 6 pm

Thursday & Friday 3 pm – 6 pm

Saturday 10 am – 6 pm

Sunday 11 am – 6 pm

5 Christmas Tree Lane, Alton,  IL 62002

618-465-7036

Located approximately 5 miles North of Alton, IL, off of Fosterburg Road.

website: Tangled Tinsel

 

Millstadt

Eckert’s

Over 40 acres of evergreen forest to search for the perfect Christmas Tree. Free shaking and bailing of your tree are provided. Pre-cut trees are also available.

Location: 2719 Eckert Orchard Lane

Millstadt, IL 62260

618-233-0513

website: Eckerts’s Millstadt

 

 

Pocahontas

Daniken Tree Farm

Opens Saturday before Thanksgiving, 9 am – 7 pm (Closed Thanksgiving Day)

Many trees are harvested to be displayed and sold in indoor and outdoor displays. Other trees are left in the field to be freshly harvested by individual customers.

The trees and customers are given a wagon ride back to the tree barn, where all the trees get the dead needles shaken out of them and are prepared for tree stands. Before a staff member loads the trees into the customer’s vehicle, they are baled.

•  70 Acres of trees to choose from
• Free hayride to and from fields
•  All trees shook and baled
•  Wreaths, garlands & decorations
•  Indoor display area
•  Gift Shop
•  Bonfire every day

Location: 781 IL Rt. 140, Pocahontas, IL 62275

618-664-4067

website: Daniken Tree Farm

 

 Already Cut Trees

 

Garden Center at The Home Depot

Located in: The Home Depot

Hours: Monday – Saturday Opens 6 am | Closes 9 pm & Sunday Opens 8 am | Closes 7 pm

 

Address: 1049 Collinsville Xngs, Collinsville, IL 62234

Phone: 618-344-9022

 

Address: 2500 Troy Road, Edwardsville, IL 62025

Phone: 618-650-8404

 

Walmart Garden Center

Located in: Walmart Supercenter

Address: 379 W Pontoon Rd, Granite City, IL 62040

Hours: Opens Monday – Sunday 6 am | Closes 12 pm

Phone: 618-451-4201

 

Address: 1040 Collinsville Crossing Blvd, Collinsville, IL 62234

Hours: Opens Monday – Sunday | 24 hours

Phone: 618-344-4480

 

Address: 12495 State Route 143, Highland, IL 62249

Hours: Hours: Opens Monday – Sunday | 24 hours

Phone: 618-654-4596

 

Address: 610 Wesley Dr, Wood River, IL 62095

Hours: Opens Monday – Sunday | 24 hours

Phone: 618-259-0290

 

Garden Center at Lowe’s

Located in: Lowe’s

Hours: Monday – Saturday Opens 6 am | Closes 10 pm & Sunday Opens 8 am |Closes 8 pm

 

Address: 1619 Homer Adams Pkwy. Alton, IL

Phone: 618- 474-9900

 

Address: 159 Whistle Stop Dr, Glen Carbon, IL

Phone: 618-656-2140

 

Tree Types

The following Christmas Tree species or types are sold and grown in the United States.

 

Leyland Cypress – Cypress ocyparis leylandii – the foliage is dark green to gray color; has upright branches with a feathery appearance; has a light scent; good for people with allergies to other Christmas tree types. One of the most sought-after Christmas trees in the Southeastern United States.

Balsam Fir – Abies balsamea – ¾” to 1 ½” short, flat, long-lasting needles that are rounded at the tip; nice, dark green color with silvery cast and fragrant. Named for the balsam or resin found in blisters on the bark.

Resin is used to make microscope slides and was sold like chewing gum; used to treat wounds in Civil War. Abies ancient name – rising or tall tree, the name for the European fir, balsamea balsam-producing.

Douglas-Fir – Pseudotsuga menziesii – good fragrance; holds blue to dark green; 1″ to 1 ½” needles; needles have one of the best aromas among Christmas trees when crushed. Named after David Douglas, who studied the tree in the 1800s, good conical shape; can live for a thousand years.

Douglas-fir is considered the second tallest tree in North America, after redwood, and can grow over 300 ft. tall.

Fraser Fir – Abies fraseri – dark green, flattened needles; ½ to 1 inch long; good needle retention; nice scent; pyramid-shaped strong branches which turn upward. Named for a botanist, John Fraser, who explored the southern Appalachians in the late 1700s.

Growing Fraser fir for Christmas trees and wreaths is a multi-million dollar business in the southern Appalachians.

Grand Fir – Adies grandis – shiny, dark green needles about 1″ – 1 1/2 ” long; the needles, when crushed, give off a citrusy smell. On Mt. Hood, Oregon, early settlers tied ropes around grand firs to slow down and control their descent.

Rope-burned trees from this era are still standing. Grand fir’s sweet pitch was once chewed by Native Americans.

Noble Fir – Abies procera – one-inch long, bluish-green needles with a silvery appearance; has short, stiff branches; great for heavier ornaments; keeps well; is used to make wreaths, door swags, and garland.

White Fir or Concolor Fir – Abies concolor – blue-green needles are ½ to 1½ inches long; nice shape and good aroma, a citrus scent; good needle retention. In nature, can live to 350 years.

White Fir is an excellent ornamental tree and is widely planted in the eastern United States.

Scots or Scotch Pine – Pinus sylvestris – most common Christmas tree; stiff branches; stiff, dark green needles one inch long; holds needles for four weeks; needles will stay on even when dry; has an open appearance and more room for ornaments; keeps aroma throughout the season; introduced into the United States by European settlers.

Virginia Pine – Pinus virginiana – dark green needles are 1 ½” – 3″ long in twisted pairs; strong branches enabling it to hold heavy ornaments; strong aromatic pine scent; a popular southern Christmas tree.

The Virginia pine is an aggressive pioneer that produces pulpwood more rapidly than most pines on poor sites. It is also useful for mine land reclamation.

White Pine – Pinus strobus – soft, blue-green needles, 2 to 5 inches long in bundles of five; retains needles throughout the holiday season; very full appearance; little or no fragrance; less allergic reactions as compared to more fragrant trees.

The largest pine in the United States, the state tree of Michigan & Maine, slender branches will support fewer and smaller decorations as compared to Scotch pine. Its wood is used in cabinets, interior finish, and carving.

Native Americans used the inner bark as food. Early colonists used the inner bark to make cough medicine. White pine (also called ship-mast pine) had a pivotal role in the American Revolution and provided lumber for colonial expansion westward.

Blue Spruce – Picea pungens – dark green to powdery blue; very stiff needles, ¾” to 1 ½” long; good form; will drop needles in a warm room; symmetrical; but is best among species for needle retention; branches are stiff and will support many heavy decorations. State tree of Utah & Colorado.

And, can live in nature for 600-800 years.

 

Sources

Virginia Tech: Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation

Oregon State University: Department of Horticulture

National Christmas Tree Association

North Dakota State University

See the full list of Christmas Tree Types at the University of Illinois Extension. Credits to: Ron Wolford, Extension Educator, Horticulture

Cook County Unit|8753 South Greenwood Avenue Suite 100, Chicago, Illinois 60619

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