Ben's Christmas Tree Farm

08/28/2026

We cannot wait to see you guys in a few months, but in the mean time check out our friends at Royal Oak Farm Orchard to pick some delicious apples. We have been going there for years and it's always a great time :-)

08/22/2026

125 days until Christmas... but for now, late summer peacefulness reigns on the farm.

08/15/2026

Training our junior shearing crew on junior-sized trees :-)

08/09/2026

We are excited to announce the launch of our new website!
It is the first total redesign in 15 years, and should actually load properly on mobile devices. Better late than never! 🤦‍♂️😂

We are hard at work preparing our fields for the upcoming harvest! All of our trees, including over 10,000 Fraser Firs, are 100% herbicide and pesticide-free. We provide the saws, the twine, and free wagon rides into the fields—you just bring the family and dress for the weather.

07/25/2026

Merry Christmas... in July! ☀️
Yes, this was our actual family tree from last December (we may have left it up a little too long).
Merry Christmas from all of us at Ben's! Who else is counting down the days? We're over halfway there! 🎄

We are hard at work preparing our fields for the upcoming harvest! All of our trees, including over 10,000 Fraser Firs, are 100% herbicide and pesticide-free. We provide the saws, the twine, and free wagon rides into the fields—you just bring the family and dress for the weather.

06/19/2026

This has been in the works for a while... we can now officially say that we are the first and only Certified Naturally Grown Christmas tree farm in the Midwest! Certified Naturally Grown farms must follow the same (or higher) standards as the USDA's organic certification, but are certified by independent inspectors as opposed to larger paid agencies.
Ben started farming this way long before either CNG or the USDA's Organic program existed, so it was just a matter of finally getting our practices officially recognized and certified. We're so happy to be part of the CNG community!

06/12/2026

Our "office" at the farm - planning the next phase of irrigation!

06/05/2026

Here's one last planting montage now that the spring 2026 planting is wrapped up. At least Justin didn't cause the outtake this time!😅

06/03/2026

Retroactively adding some drip line for irrigating our newly planted trees. Unfortunate timing for a dry spell, and the trees are thirsty!

05/29/2026

Trying a power planter auger with a 60V drill to plant the last of the trees for this spring. This allows us to plant in between existing trees where the mechanical transplanter won't fit.